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The linear model of communication - Answer A simple exchange between 2
people includes:
1. Deciding on the message
2. Encoding the message
3. Transmitting the message
4. Perceiving the message
5. Decoding and assigning meaning to the message
Transactional Model - Answer Feedback, along with consideration of the factors
that make accurate decoding of messages difficult, transforms the linear model.
Stages of Perception - Answer The way we assign meaning to messages and
events is uniquely our own, and it occurs in three stages
1) Selection
2) Organization
3) Interpretation
Selective exposure - Answer This principle of selection (one of the stages of
perception) states that we will attend to information that reinforces existing
beliefs and disregard information that is at odds with our current position
Selective attention - Answer This principle of selection (one of the stages of
perception) states that once we are engaged in a particular interaction, we focus
on certain information and ignore other information
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Selective recall - Answer This principle of selection (one of the stages of
perception) states that we remember things that we agree with rather than things
that are contrary to our beliefs
Organization - Answer A communicator's efforts to group information into
meaningful units to make further sense out of the information.
Interpretation - Answer Assign meaning to stimuli
Identity - Answer The ways in which you express your cultural and group
affiliations. A factor affecting perception.
Current internal state - Answer How people perceive stimuli involves how they
are feeling. A factor affecting perception.
Locus of causation - Answer Refers to whether the communicator's behavior
was motivated by an internal state (such as intelligence, compassion, or
honesty) or an external factor (such as resources, luck, favoritism, or the
situation).
Self-presentation - Answer The strategic development and use of verbal and
nonverbal messages that result in others making conclusions about the kind of
individual you are
Impression management - Answer Deliberate use of verbal/nonverbal messages
to create a particular impression among others
Plan for Effective Self-presentation - Answer Due to the importance of making
positive, appropriate first impressions you would follow this plan:
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1) Set a goal
2) Create a strategy
3) Execute the strategy and evaluate the results
4) Modify negative perceptions
Co-Culture - Answer Reflects the unique beliefs, ways of thinking,
communication patterns and styles, and customs of members of particular
groups that exist within the umbrella culture. Ex. Marines, college students,
crossfit, pet owners
Individualism - Answer Values people who are assertive and speak for
themselves, independent and not reliant on others. Remain somewhat
emotionally distant from others.
Collectivism - Answer Value their membership in their particular in-group to
such an extent that they place a greater importance on their role within the
group.
High context communication - Answer Rely more on nonverbal communication
than straightforward verbal messages.
Low context communication - Answer Require explicit or clean verbal
messages. Spoon feed what is expected
Feminine - Answer Nurturing, friendly, affectionate, compassionate, warm,
supportive
Masculine - Answer Assertive, ambitious, success-oriented, competitive, cold
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The linear model of communication - Answer A simple exchange between 2
people includes:
1. Deciding on the message
2. Encoding the message
3. Transmitting the message
4. Perceiving the message
5. Decoding and assigning meaning to the message
Transactional Model - Answer Feedback, along with consideration of the factors
that make accurate decoding of messages difficult, transforms the linear model.
Stages of Perception - Answer The way we assign meaning to messages and
events is uniquely our own, and it occurs in three stages
1) Selection
2) Organization
3) Interpretation
Selective exposure - Answer This principle of selection (one of the stages of
perception) states that we will attend to information that reinforces existing
beliefs and disregard information that is at odds with our current position
Selective attention - Answer This principle of selection (one of the stages of
perception) states that once we are engaged in a particular interaction, we focus
on certain information and ignore other information
,WGU C464 - Introduction to Communication
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Selective recall - Answer This principle of selection (one of the stages of
perception) states that we remember things that we agree with rather than things
that are contrary to our beliefs
Organization - Answer A communicator's efforts to group information into
meaningful units to make further sense out of the information.
Interpretation - Answer Assign meaning to stimuli
Identity - Answer The ways in which you express your cultural and group
affiliations. A factor affecting perception.
Current internal state - Answer How people perceive stimuli involves how they
are feeling. A factor affecting perception.
Locus of causation - Answer Refers to whether the communicator's behavior
was motivated by an internal state (such as intelligence, compassion, or
honesty) or an external factor (such as resources, luck, favoritism, or the
situation).
Self-presentation - Answer The strategic development and use of verbal and
nonverbal messages that result in others making conclusions about the kind of
individual you are
Impression management - Answer Deliberate use of verbal/nonverbal messages
to create a particular impression among others
Plan for Effective Self-presentation - Answer Due to the importance of making
positive, appropriate first impressions you would follow this plan:
, WGU C464 - Introduction to Communication
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1) Set a goal
2) Create a strategy
3) Execute the strategy and evaluate the results
4) Modify negative perceptions
Co-Culture - Answer Reflects the unique beliefs, ways of thinking,
communication patterns and styles, and customs of members of particular
groups that exist within the umbrella culture. Ex. Marines, college students,
crossfit, pet owners
Individualism - Answer Values people who are assertive and speak for
themselves, independent and not reliant on others. Remain somewhat
emotionally distant from others.
Collectivism - Answer Value their membership in their particular in-group to
such an extent that they place a greater importance on their role within the
group.
High context communication - Answer Rely more on nonverbal communication
than straightforward verbal messages.
Low context communication - Answer Require explicit or clean verbal
messages. Spoon feed what is expected
Feminine - Answer Nurturing, friendly, affectionate, compassionate, warm,
supportive
Masculine - Answer Assertive, ambitious, success-oriented, competitive, cold
