CHAPTER ONE

1. Something or someone who takes a message in one form (for example, nerve impulses) and translates it into another form (for example, sound waves)
3. The principle of verbal interaction that claims that communication takes place only to the extent that the parties communicating share the same system of signals.
6. The vehicle or medium through which signals are sent.
8. A message that makes reference to another message. For example, comments like “Did I make myself clear?” or “That’s a lie” refer to other messages and are therefore considered metamessages.
10. A set of symbols used to translate a message from one form to another.
11. Uncertainty of meaning; the possibility of interpreting a message in more than one way.
13. The process of extracting a message from a code—for example, translating speech sounds into nerve impulses.
16. Communication that takes place between or among persons of different cultures or persons who have different cultural beliefs, values, or ways of behaving.
19. A particular form of interpersonal communication in which two persons interact largely in a question-and-answer format for the purpose of achieving specific goals.
21. A principle of communication stating that communication cannot be avoided; all behavior in an interactional setting is communication.

2. A systematic search for information; an investigation of the relevant information on a topic; an inquiry into what is known or thought about a subject.
4. Characterizing the relationship among elements whereby each influence and is influenced by each other element; communication, in which no element is independent of any other element, is a transactional process.
5. Something or someone who takes a message in one form (for example, sound waves) and translates it into another form (for example, nerve impulses) from which meaning can be formulated (for example, in vocal–auditory communication).
7. Communication among humans (as opposed to animal communication, for example).
9. Information that is sent prior to a regular message telling the listener something about what is to follow.
12. The process of putting a message into a code—for example, translating nerve impulses into speech sounds.
14. The physical, social–psychological, temporal, and cultural environment in which communication takes place.
15. Principle of communication stating that no communication can ever be re-created in quite the same way because circumstances are never the same.
17. The outcomes or consequences of an action or behavior; communication is assumed always to have some effect.
18. Thinking The process of logically evaluating reasons and evidence and reaching a judgment on the basis of this analysis.
20. Information that is given back to the source.