COMM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Synchronicity, Mass Communication, User-Generated Content

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Communication Studies Courses
• Course: COMM 101
• Professor: Lindholm Charmin

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Relational (transactional) communication is a unique creation that arises out of the ways in which partners interact; it varies with di erent partners. in uences one another"s behaviors cause and e ect. Modeling communication (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) Linear model: a sender encodes ideas and feelings into some sort of message and then conveys them to a receiver, who decodes them. (person a says something to person b wh then understands what person a is saying). Impt element: is the communication channel-the method by which a method is conveyed between people. ex: face to face contact, writing. Mediated communication: messages are re ectd through some sort of communication medium ex: telephone, email, instant messaging, faxes, voice mail, videoconferencing. Elds of experience that help them understand others" behaviors. environment: physical location and the personal experiences and cultural backgrounds that participants bring to a conversation. (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254) (cid:12254)