Communication Theories (Chapter 1) - Major Concept

A transactional process is one in which those communicating are individually responsible for what occurs.

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Two important aspects of context are historical and psychological.

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The people in a communication transaction play the roles of sender and receiver, sometimes simultaneously.

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The process of changing ideas and feelings into symbols is called decoding.

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The channel of communication is essentially the same thing as noise.

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Internal noises are the thoughts and feelings that interfere with meaning.

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Experiments have shown that communication improves when the situation moves from zero feedback to complete interaction

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A psychological function of communication is to exchange information

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The primary goal of interpersonal communication is to develop, maintain, or improve relationships.

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Silence in communication generally has no meaning.

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