CHAPTER 1.1

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms related to communication studies as presented in the lecture notes.

Communication

The process of generating meaning by sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs influenced by multiple contexts.

Onomatopoeia

Words that sound like what they refer to, e.g., boing, drip, and gurgle.

Rhetoric

The art of speaking well and persuasively; often associated with public communication.

Intrapersonal Communication

Communication with oneself that occurs internally, using internal vocalization or reflective thinking.

Interpersonal Communication

Communication between people whose lives mutually influence one another, typically occurring in pairs.

Group Communication

Communication among three or more people interacting to achieve a shared goal.

Organizational Communication

The process whereby organizational stakeholders attempt to stimulate meaning in the mind of another stakeholder through the use of verbal, nonverbal, and/or mediated messages.

Public Communication

A sender-centered form of communication in which one person conveys information to an audience.

Mass Communication

Communication transmitted to many people through print or electronic media, requiring technology to deliver the message.

Manuscript Era

A period (around 3500 BCE to 1450) characterized by the shift from oral to written culture.

Print Era

A historical period from 1450 to 1850 marked by the invention of the printing press and mass production of written texts.

Audiovisual Era

The period from 1850 to 1990 characterized by radio, telegraph, telephone, and television advancements.

Internet Era

The current period that began in 1990, marked by the rapid dispersion of communication through the Internet and digital media.

Communication

The process of generating meaning by sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs influenced by multiple contexts.

Onomatopoeia

Words that sound like what they refer to, e.g., boing, drip, and gurgle.

Rhetoric

The art of speaking well and persuasively; often associated with public communication.

Intrapersonal Communication

Communication with oneself that occurs internally, using internal vocalization or reflective thinking.

Interpersonal Communication

Communication between people whose lives mutually influence one another, typically occurring in pairs.

Group Communication

Communication among three or more people interacting to achieve a shared goal.

Organizational Communication

The process whereby organizational stakeholders attempt to stimulate meaning in the mind of another stakeholder through the use of verbal, nonverbal, and/or mediated messages.

Public Communication

A sender-centered form of communication in which one person conveys information to an audience.

Mass Communication

Communication transmitted to many people through print or electronic media, requiring technology to deliver the message.

Manuscript Era

A period (around 3500 BCE to 1450) characterized by the shift from oral to written culture.

Print Era

A historical period from 1450 to 1850 marked by the invention of the printing press and mass production of written texts.

Audiovisual Era

The period from 1850 to 1990 characterized by radio, telegraph, telephone, and television advancements.

Internet Era

The current period that began in 1990, marked by the rapid dispersion of communication through the Internet and digital media.

Transmission Model

A linear, one-way process in which a sender encodes a message and transmits it through a channel to a receiver who decodes it.

Interaction Model

A process in which participants alternate positions as sender and receiver and generate meaning by sending messages and receiving feedback within physical and psychological contexts.

Transaction Model

A process in which communicators generate social realities within social, relational, and cultural contexts.

Channel

The sensory route on which a message travels, such as sound or light.

Noise

Anything that interferes with a message being sent or received, which can be physical, semantic, or psychological.

Feedback

Messages sent in response to other messages, turning communication into a two-way process.

Physical Context

Environmental factors such as size, layout, temperature, and lighting that influence a communication encounter.

Psychological Context

Mental and emotional factors like moods, stress levels, and preoccupation that affect how a person communicates.