Chapter 1
Noise
Anything that interferes with the transmission and reception of a message
Masspersonal communication
Communication involving the use of a traditionally mass communication channel for interpersonal interactions, or vice versa.
The explicit, dictionary definition of a message is referred to as...
Content dimension
True or False: Cognitive complexity is the term describing the process of paying close attention to one's behavior
False
Environment (or context)
Fields of experience that helps communicators make sensor of other's behavior
Transactional Communication
The dynamic process in which communicators create meaning together through interaction
True or false: Communication is the process in which messages are generated to create meanings
True
True or false: Feedback is the listener's verbal and/or nonverbal response to messages received from the speaker
True
Communication
Using messages to generate meanings
Feedback
a response to a previous message, can be verbal or nonverbal
hyper-personal communication
an acceleration of the discussion of personal topics and relational development
An emailed love letter not having the same impact as a handwritten one is related to the ______ of the message
channel
Asynchronous communication
communication such as email in which the message and the response do not occur at the same time
synchronous communication
communication that occurs in real time
Lean
describes a message that carries less info due to a lack of non-verbal cues
rich
describes a message that is abundant in non-verbal cues that adds clarity to a message
relational dimension
expressions of how you feel about the other person
Interpersonal Communication
interaction distinguished by the qualities of uniqueness, interdependence, self disclosure, and intrinsic rewards
multimodality
the ability and willingness to use multiple channels of communication
Communication competence
the ability to achieve goals in a manner both effective and appropriate
cognitive complexity
the ability to construct a variety of different frameworks for viewing an issue
content dimension
the information being explicitly discussed (pass the salt, I'm tired, etc.)
self-monitoring
the process of paying close attention to one's own behavior and using these observations to shape it
disinhibition
the tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences
social media
the term that describes all communication channels that allow community based input, interaction, sharing, and collaboration
Channel
the way a message is delivered; face to face, email, text, phone, letter, etc.
