Spc 1017 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The process of putting our thoughts into words and nonverbal behaviors is called a. encoding b. decoding c. feedback d. semantics correct answers a. Encoding At dinner, you ask your father's advice on whether you should take an economics class or a political science class to meet a requirement. The next day when you see your father, you say "I decided on economics." Your dad says, "Good choice son. I can tell you've thought about what we discussed." His response indicates that he...

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Communication correct answers any process in which people, through the use of symbols, verbally and or nonverbally, consciously or not consciously, intentionally or not unintentionally, generate meaning (information, ideas, feelings, and perceptions) within and across various contexts, cultures, channels and media. What percent of communication is nonverbal? correct answers 67-93% 3 principles of communication as a transaction correct answers 1. continuous/simultaneous: cannot not communic...

Persuasion correct answers The process of trying to get others to change their attitudes or behavior. Occurs when communicator (sender)influences values, beliefs, and attitudes/behaviors of another person(receiver). -requires that sender, message, and reciever are all working together Influence correct answers The power of a person or thing to affect others Social Influence correct answers Occurs when a person's values beliefs and attitudes are changed because of the behavior or presenc...

Denotative meaning - the dictionary definition of a word Connotative meaning - the feelings or associations each individual has about a word Semantic triangle - used to explain the relationship between symbols (words) and thoughts three parts of semantic triangle - 1. symbol: first peak 2. thought:at second peak, the words we use to think about the symbol 3. referent: third, the image we create in our minds as a result of the symbol Ladder of abstraction - a diagram of how we abstr...

Perception correct answers • Occurs when sense data—what we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch—is transmitted to the brain • The brain almost instantly transforms the sensory messages into conscious perceptions by attaching meaning to the sense data Perception & Communication's Relationship correct answers Communication influences perception and perception influences communication Stages of Perception correct answers Selection, Organizing, and Interpreting Selection [Salient &...