LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy the end of this section, you will be able to: Show
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communication study, are you able to develop a simple definition of communication? Try to write a one-sentence definition of communication! Communication Study ThenAristotle The Communication ResearcherAristotle Aristotle said, “Rhetoric falls into three
divisions, determined by the three classes of listeners to speeches. For of the three elements in speech-making -- speaker, subject, and person addressed -- it is the last one, the hearer, that determines the speech's end and object.” We recognize that there are countless good definitions of communication, but we feel
it’s important to provide you with our definition so that you understand how we approach each chapter in this book. We are not arguing that this definition of communication is the only one you should consider viable, but you will understand the content of this text better if you understand how we have come to define communication. For the purpose of this text we define communication as the process of using symbols to exchange meaning. • A channel is the method a sender uses to send a message to a receiver. The most common channels humans use are verbal and nonverbal communication
which we will discuss in detail in Chapters 2 and 3. Verbal communication relies on language and includes speaking, writing, and sign language. Nonverbal communication includes gestures, facial expressions, paralanguage, and touch. We also use communication channels that are mediated (such as television or the computer) which may utilize both verbal and nonverbal communication. Using the greeting example above, the channels of communication include both verbal and nonverbal
communication. The Transactional Model of Communication adds to the Linear Model by suggesting that both parties in a communication exchange act as both sender and receiver simultaneously,
encoding and decoding messages to and from each other at the same time. Licenses and AttributionsCC licensed content, Shared previously
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Which model considers both people in a conversation to be senders and receivers simultaneously action transaction interaction encoding?Instead of labeling participants as senders and receivers, the people in a communication encounter are referred to as communicators. Unlike the interactive model, which suggests that participants alternate positions as sender and receiver, the transaction model suggests that we are simultaneously senders and receivers.
In which communication model the sources can be both sender and receiver?The interaction model of communication describes communication as a two-way process in which participants alternate positions as sender and receiver and generate meaning by sending and receiving feedback within physical and psychological contexts.
What maintains both people in a conversation are simultaneously sources and receivers?Interpersonal communication is transactional in nature. It is a process in which transmission and reception occur simultaneously and source and receiver continually influence one another.
What type of communication takes place any time we evaluate or attempt to understand the interaction occurring within us?Because intrapersonal communication occurs within us rather than between us and someone else, it may seem less effective than other forms of talking—but this is rarely true! Intrapersonal conversations are very effective because they happen inside our own minds; we use them all day long without even realizing it.
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