Communication Models

Which statement best defines communication?

• It is the exchange of messages through common systems of signs and symbols.

• It is the use of language in sharing information.

• It involves at least two persons.

• It is the art of creating ideas.

When does encoding take place?

• When the receiver interprets the message

• When the sender translates ideas into perceivable messages

• When both sender and receiver want to exchange messages

• When the sender recognizes the communication style of the other

May be an illustration, picture, or graphical representation of an object, process, or event.

It is a communication pattern alteration factor like culture, social, psychology, situation and channels used, which once overlaps will initiate conversation.

• Symbolic interactions

• Context

• Field of experience

• Social system

Feedback is given by the encoder. It is based on the decoded message received. Which statement is correct?

• The first statement is correct while the other is not.

• The second statement is correct while the first one is incorrect.

• Both statements are correct.

• Both statements are incorrect.

Which statement does NOT describe decoding process?

• It is deciding on the medium to use in transmitting a message.

• It involves interpretation.

• It is assigning meaning to the message.

• It is usually done by the receiver in a communication process.

Which model does NOT demonstrate the linearity of communication process?

• Berlo’s SMCR Model

• Aristotle’s Linear Model

• Lasswell’s Model

What model emphasizes the linear flow of communication within a particular event or occasion?

• Aristotle’s Linear Model

• Berlo’s SMCR Model

• Lasswell’s Model

It is the sixth element, the dysfunctional factor, included in Shannon and Weaver’s Transmission Model?

• Transmitter

• Noise

• Context

• Signal

Student A and B are classmates who converses and acts as both communicators. What model is this context considered?

• Linear Model

• Interactive Model

• Transactional Model