COM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Human Communication, Stress Management, Relativism
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Human communication- a transactional process in which people generate meaning through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages in specific contexts, influenced by individual and societal forces and embedded in culture. Encoding- taking ideas and converting them into messages. Decoding- receiving a message and interpreting its meaning. Symbol- something that represents something else and conveys meaning. Content meaning- the concrete meaning of the message and the meanings suggested by or associated with the message and the emotions triggered by it. Relationship meaning- what a message conveys about the relationship between the parties. Setting- the physical surroundings of a communication event. Human communication in society model- transactional model of communication that depicts communication as occurring when two or more people create meanings as they respond to each other and their environment. Field of experience- the education, life events, and cultural background that a communicator possesses. Ethics- standards of what is right and wrong, good and bad, moral and immoral.
