mmc 2000-chapter 1 exam questions and answers

mmc 2000-chapter 1 examfeedback - correct answer any response interpersonal communication - correct answer communication between two or a few people encoding - correct answer the process of transforming a message into an understandable sign and symbol system decoding - correct answer the signs and symbols that have been encoded are now interpreted medium - correct answer the means of sending information mass medium - correct answer carries messages to a large number of people media - correct answer radio, tv, books, magazines, etc. mass communication - correct answer the communication of a concept or message to large audiences inferential feedback - correct answer in the mass communication process, feedback is typically indirect rather than direct; that is, it is inferential cultural definition of communication - correct answer "communication is a symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired, and transformed."