MC 2000 Lecture : MC2000 Lecture 2
Document Summary
Weaknesses in the linear model: reality #1: the medium matters, reality #2: sender can be entire teams of people plus gatekeepers, reality #3: communication involves feedback, reality #4: interference can make the communication process difficult. The girl talking on her cell phone in the movie theatre is environmental noise. The man speaking to the clear speaking workshop is semantic noise. Example: cookie monster singing a cookie song to the tune of call me maybe . Need to know a) who cookie monster is b) that he loves cookies c) know the song call me maybe by carly rae jepson d) jimmy fallon"s parody of call me maybe . Psychological filters: experiences and beliefs that impact how we understand or accept a message, selective attention (what you look for) conscious, selective retention (what you remember) unconscious. That he loves her and wants to know he is the only man in her world.
