Communication Processes and Media Literacy

These flashcards cover key concepts related to communication processes, media literacy, and cultural definitions as highlighted in the lecture notes.

Communication is the process of creating __ meaning.

shared meaning

The steps of the communication process include Message, __, Interpreter, __, and then these steps repeat.

Encoder; decoder

The steps of the communication process include ___, encoder , _____, decoder and then these steps repeat.

Message, Interpreter

In communication, feedback is defined as __ given from communication.

the response

Interpersonal communication refers to communication between __people.

two or a few

__________ refers to communication between two or a few people.

Interpersonal communication

__ is the act of transforming ideas into an understandable sign/symbol system.

Encoding

In communication, __ refers to interpreting the sign/symbol system.

Decoding

__ is anything that interferes with successful communication.

Noise

The __ is the means of sending information, such as sound.

Medium

A ______ carries a message to a large number of people, for example, radio.

Mass medium

_____ is the process of creating a shared meaning between mass media and their __.

Mass communication, audiences

_______ in mass communication is typically indirect rather than direct.

Inferential feedback

The cultural definition of communication describes it as a symbolic process where reality is __, maintained, repaired, and transformed.

produced

Culture can limit and __ our experiences and identity.

liberate

_____ can limit and liberate our experiences and identity.

culture

_______ encourages the view that beauty comes in all color, shapes, and sizes.

The body positivity movement

______ is the belief that others are influnced by media messages but we are not.

The third person effect

The _____ suggests that people see media coverage as hostile to their point of view.

hostile media effect

______ refers to intentionally and verifiably false news stories designed to deceive.

Fake news

_______ is the tendency to accept info that confirms one’s beliefs while dismissing contradictory info.

Confirmation bias

_______is the ability to effectively and efficiently comprehend any form of mediated communication.

Media literacy

______ is the idea that machines and their development drive economic and cultural change.

Technological determinism

a culture that holds sway with a large group of people that which is

normative

Dominant culture/ mainstream culture

groups with specific but not dominant cultures

Bounded cultures/co cultures

______ refers to viewing five or more episodes of a TV series in one sitting.

Binge watching

Genre

a form of media content w/ a standardized, and distinctive style

multiple points of access

ability of a media-literate consumer to access or approach media content from a variety of personally satisfying directions

Production values

media contents internal language and grammar, its style and quality