Speech Ch 1 Study Guide

Front 1

What are the four needs?

Back 1

Physical needs, identity needs, social needs, practical needs

Front 2

how does each of them affect our communication?

Back 2

physical- can affect one's health. Talking about problems/tragedies relieves stress/anxiety.

identity-communication is the major way we learn who we are. -we decide who we are by how others react to us.

social- communication is the principle way relationships are created. - link btwn quality of communication and success of relationship.

practical -communication is the tool that lest us function normally. ex: direct the doctor to "where it hurts"

Front 3

How have communication models changed over time?

Back 3

The early 1950 models were simplistic & better for explaining mass communication than interpersonal. Represented a one-way process

-Later- they represented communication like a ping-pong game w/nonverbal/verbal feedback in response.

-now-models are sophisticated & attempts to represent all factors of communication

Front 4

Define: encoding, decoding, and feedback

Back 4

encoding- putting a meaning in your messages

decoding: taking apart all the meaning in a message

FEEDBACK: A DISCERNIBLE REPSPONSE OF A RECEIVER TO A SENDER'S MESSAGE

Front 5

What are the 4 insights from the communication model??

Back 5

-communicator
-channels
-noise
-environment

Front 6

Define:
communicator, environment, three types of noise, and channel

Back 6

Noise: anything that interferes w/transmission and reception of the message. (external, physiological, and psychological)

environment- fields of experience that help them make sense of others' behavior. refers to a person's background, experiences, & location