CMST 2010 : EXAM 1 Notes.
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Interpretation- does it really matter: accuracy, how accurate must communication be, how do we view different meanings to the same message, conduit paradigm- something electrical, if i do something, this response will happen, people insert thoughts into words. Its not done automatically but it serves as a blueprint in that it is generally the same (look into these): it isn"t one size fits all (unlike the conduit paradigm) Theory- an organized framework that attempts to provide in depth understanding. You create theory everyday informal theory formal theory- careful, systematic, analysis of a communication: table 1. 5 in book! Know that: scientific theory- provable, true, communication is ruled by rules, not laws, cause-effect describe, explain, predict, control generalization, interpretive theory- discovering meaning, don"t like generalizations, can be constructed at an individual level, critical theory- create change. Message processing: hearing- you have to hear what the message is in order to process it.
