COM 103 CROSSWORD

2. This theory, people usually prefer to seek out information and ideas that are consistent with their beliefs, attitudes and behavior, and tend to avoid information that is inconsistent.
3. Holds that we expose ourselves to information that reinforces rather than contradicts our beliefs or opinions.
4. Culture initially originates in the elite class (wealthy. Educated, influential people).
5. Two or three people talking with one another in close proximity.
9. Refers to external interference in the communication process.
10. Is a progression cycle framework designed to explain how culture varies between classes in the society.
12. The message gets through as sent but you don’t understand what it means.
13. Is the person who shares information, ideas or attitudes with another person.
14. We tend to see, hear and believe only what we want to see, hear and believe.
16. The person with whom the message is intended to be shared.
18. These contributions usually come from our formal institutions, such as churches, the state, and now, the media, mores, or standards of behavior: laws, and conventional practices and customs.
19. The stage where cultural content becomes segmented and tailored to specific niche audiences with particular interests, values, or needs.
20. Is the way in which we send our message.

1. Means that we tend to remember those things that reinforce our beliefs better than those that oppose them.
6. The process by which individuals share information, ideas and attitudes.
7. Internal factors that lead to misunderstandings in the communication.
8. It is whatever the source attempts to share with someone else.
11. Can be defined as the culture of everyone in a society.
15. Over time, elements of elitist culture may be adapted or simplified for mass consumption.
17. It is when the receiver or audience the communication process transmits back to the source.