Communication is. - Answer a systemic process in which people interact with and
through symbols to create and interpret meanings
Content level of meaning - Answer contains the literal message.
EX: "May I come in" literally means if they can come in
Feedback is. - Answer the response to a message
Homeostasis - Answer Systems strive for but cannot sustain absolute balance;
equilibrium or homeostasis
Meanings - Answer Meanings are the meaning we give to a phenomena or what they
mean to us.
Noise is. - Answer anything that impairs the intended meaning of communication
Openness is. - Answer the degree to which a system influences and is influenced by
external factors and processes
Process - Answer Communication is a process, meaning it is continuous and dynamic.
Relationship level of meaning - Answer communicates the relationship between the
communicators.
symbol - Answer Communication is symbolic. We use symbols, which are abstract
representations of other things which are arbitrary, ambiguous. Example: say "I love
, you" through giving a ring, a hug, or through words.
system - Answer Communication occurs within systems. A system is interrelated parts
which impact each other.
Critical research Answer scholars identify and challenge communication practices that
oppress, marginalize, or otherwise harm individuals and social groups
Ethics Answer the branch of philosophy that focuses on moral principles of human
interaction
Ethos Answer Based on the speaker's credibility trustworthiness, expertise, and good
will
interpersonal communication Answer communication between people. not a single
thing but rather a continuum that ranges from quite impersonal to highly interpersonal
InTRApersonal communication - Answer Communication with oneself, through self talk
(thoughts)
Logos is. - Answer Logic and reasoning
Organizational communications - Answer understandings about an organization's
identity and codes of thought and action that members of an organization share.
Pathos - Answer Appeals to listener's emotions
Qualitative research is. - Answer provides nonnumerical knowledge about
communication
QuANtitative research - Answer research that collects and reports data primarily in
numerical form
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