Chapter 1 Terms

2. communication in which the sending and receiving of a message takes place at the same time
4. communication between two persons or among a small group of persons and distinguished from public or mass communication
6. communication in which sending and receiving of a message takes place at different times
9. communication about communication
10. any person or thing that takes in messages
11. the physical, social-psychological, temporal, and cultural environment in which communication takes place
14. the skills needed to understand, influence, and create media messages
17. a message that makes reference to another message
19. the possibility of interpreting a message in more than one way
20. communication among a collection of individuals small enough in number that all members may interact

1. the study of the processes involved in the sending and receiving of a message
3. characterizing the relationship among elements whereby each influences and is influenced by each other element
5. the process of putting a message into a code
7. the process of logically evaluating reasons and evidence and reaching a judgment on the basis of analysis
8. a set of symbols used to translate a message from one form to another
12. communication with yourself
13. a particular form of interpersonal communication in which two persons interact largely in a question-and-answer format
15. information that is given back to the source
16. the process of extracting a message from a code
18. the rightness or wrongness of actions