C464 WGU | 83 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Linear Model - Basic components of a simple exchange between 2 people. Straight forward process Phases of Linear model -Phase 1 Deciding on message Phase 2 Encoding the message Phase 3 Transmitting the message Phase 4 Perceiving the message Phase 5 Decoding and assigning the meaning to the message Transactional Model - More realistic then the linear model. Transactional Model is - Dependent on many factors such as context, relationship between communicators, socio-cultural situation Stages of Perception - Selection Organization Interpretation Selective exposure - attend info that reinforces existing belief and disregard info that is at odds with our current positon Selective attention - once we are engaged in a particular interaction we focus on certain info and ignore other info Selective recall - we remember things that we agree with rather then things that are contrary to our beliefs Organization - Figure/groundClosure-fill in missing info Proximity/physical closeness Similarity Interpretation - We can assign meaning to stimuli Identity - You express your cultural and group affiliation