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| The process by which people use signs, symbols, and behaviors to exchange information and create meaning. |
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| The essential elements people seek in their relationships with others. |
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| Practical, everyday needs. |
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| A formal description of a process. |
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| A model describing communication as a one-way process. |
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| The originator of a thought or an idea. |
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| To put an idea into language or gesture. |
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| Verbal and nonverbal elements of communication to which people give meaning. |
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| A pathway through which messages are conveyed. |
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| The party who interprets a massage. |
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| To interpret or give meaning to a message. |
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| Anything that interferes with the encoding or decoding of a message. |
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| A model describing communication as a process shaped by feedback and context. |
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| Verbal and nonverbal responses to a message. |
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| The physical or psychological environment in which communication occurs. |
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| A model describing communication as a process in which everyone is simultaneously a sender and a receiver. |
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| Communication environments involving many channels at once. |
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| Communication environments involving few channels at once. |
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| A representation of an idea. |
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| Literal information that is communicated by a message. |
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| Signals about the relationship in which a message is being communicated. |
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| Communication about communication. |
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| Rules that have been clearly articulated. |
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| Rules that have not been clearly articulated but nonetheless understood. |
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| Intrapersonal Communication |
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| Communication with oneself. |
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| Interpersonal Communication |
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| Communication that occurs between two people in the context of their relationship. |
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| Small Group Communication |
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| Communication occuring within small groups of three or more poeple. |
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| Commmumication directed at an audience that is larger than a small group. |
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| Communication to a large audience that is transmitted by media. |
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| Communication that is effective and appropriate for a given situation. |
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| Awareness of ones behavior and how it affects others. |
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| The ability to think and feel as others do. |
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| The ability to understand a given situation in multiple ways. |
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| Principles that guide judgements about whether something is morally right or wrong. |
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| The Process of Communication |
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An Exchange of Ideas
A Creation of Meaning |
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| The place where communication is happening. |
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| The indivduals involved in communication. |
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