Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.