Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8-9: Intrapersonal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, The Sender

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Communication can be defined as the system and process of sending, receiving, and interpreting messages that have meaning. Your personal thoughts have meaning, but when you talk to yourself you are engaging in intrapersonal communication. Interpersonal communication - the transmission of meaning between two or more people, as an interactional process in which one person sends a message to another. At least two people must be involved. Need to pay attention to speaking and listening if you want to be an effective communicator. Components and features of the communication process. The person whom the message is sent. The channel through which the message is sent. The medium through which the message is sent. Any stimulus that interferes with accurately expressing or understanding a message. The context in which the message is communicated. The environment in which communication takes place. Electronically mediated communication is interpersonal communication that takes place via technology.