1. Which statement best describes the classic communication model?
2. Which type of noise comes from mismatched language or jargon?
3. What does bottom-up processing do first in communication perception?
Communication process — definition?
An ongoing interaction sharing meaning through encoding, sending, receiving, decoding, and feedback.
Communicators — role?
Participants who send and receive verbal and nonverbal messages.
Encoding and decoding — mechanism?
Encoding transforms thoughts into symbols; decoding assigns meaning to received symbols.
Channel — function?
Medium carrying messages to sensory receptors.
Classic communication model — focus?
Linear transmission of information from source to passive receiver.
Perception — role?
Interpreting incoming cues into meaning for communication success.
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