COMM212 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Amplitude Modulation, Eye Contact, Vacuum
12 Oct 2018
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COMM212
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Terms to know
Source
Who is sending the message
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Eg professor is the source when she tells us things
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Encoding
Process of how you send the message through
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Eg. When she tells us something she has to think it and then say it
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Message
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Channel
Method/medium which you are delivering the message through
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Receiver
Who is receiving the message, the audience
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Decoding
Receiver decodes the message - tries to make sense of it
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Noise
Background noise
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Anything that can disrupt the audience from grasping the message
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3 diff kinds;
Physical noise - external
Distractions in the room
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Sounds/visual barriers
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Psychological noise - internal
Preoccupation with other thoughts
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Unwillingness to listen
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Semantic noise
Noise caused by the sender (word choice, or visuals used)
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Communication models
Linear model of communication
One way
Views communication as something that one person does to another
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Flows in one direction only
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Example - source encodes the message, sends it through the channel an
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Chapter 1 - Understanding Public Communication
Friday, August 31, 2018
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Document Summary
Eg professor is the source when she tells us things. Process of how you send the message through. When she tells us something she has to think it and then say it. Method/medium which you are delivering the message through. Receiver decodes the message - tries to make sense of it. Anything that can disrupt the audience from grasping the message. Noise caused by the sender (word choice, or visuals used) Views communication as something that one person does to another. Example - source encodes the message, sends it through the channel an el and the receiver gets it and decodes - no feedback. Example - source encodes the message, sends it through the channel an. Causes problems within the communication process - think of triangle drawin. Adds the concept of feedback - the receiver"s response. Takes into account that messages flow back and forth. **major component that is missing is the idea that receivers and sende.
