COM EXAM 1

Communication

Process through which people create messages, using differnet modalities and sensory channels- There are five features

Message

the information or content that is being delivered.

interaction

the exchange of a series of messages

Channels

The sensory dimension along which communicators transmit information: Auditory, Visual, Tactile, Olfactory

Meaning

What is maded understandable in the message

Impact

How participants thoughts or emotions might change due to the conversation

Linear Model

Information flows in one direction from sender to receiver. Message may be impeded by noise factors.

Interactive Model

transmission his influenced by two additional factors, feedback of verbal and nonverbal messages. Recipients process to indicate their reaction. Field of experience- beilefs, attitudes, values, and experiences

Transactional Model

each participant equally influences the communication behavior

I-Thou

approaching others with empathy, honesty, kindness