COMM 291 FINAL STUDY PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
⩥ linear communication model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as a one-way event in which a message flows from
sender to receiver.
⩥ Sender. Answer: The creator of the message
⩥ encode. Answer: the process of putting thoughts into symbols, most
commonly words
⩥ message. Answer: information sent from a sender to a receiver
⩥ channel. Answer: the medium through which the message passes from
sender to receiver
⩥ receiver. Answer: the person who decodes a message, notices and
attends to it
⩥ decode. Answer: the process in which a receiver attaches meaning to a
message. aka interpretation
,⩥ noise. Answer: any distraction that reduces the effectiveness of the
communication process. external, physiological, psychological
distractions
⩥ transactional communication model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages
in an ongoing, irreversible process.
⩥ environment. Answer: the field of experiences that lead to a person to
make sense of another's behavior
⩥ interpersonal communication. Answer: the exchange of thoughts,
feelings, and beliefs between two or more people who occupy different
but overlapping environments
⩥ content message. Answer: a message that communicates information
about the subject being discussed
⩥ relational message. Answer: a message that expresses the social
relationship between two or more individuals
⩥ quantitative definition of interpersonal communication. Answer:
Impersonal communication, usually face to face, between two
individuals.
, ⩥ dyad. Answer: two people interacting
⩥ impersonal communication. Answer: Communication that treats
people as objects or that responds only to their roles rather than to who
they are as unique people.
⩥ Qualitative definition of interpersonal communication. Answer:
Communication in which the parties consider one another as unique
individuals rather than as objects. Such communication is characterized
by minimal use of stereotyped labels; by unique, idiosyncratic rules; and
by a high degree of information exchange.
⩥ content message. Answer: a message that communicates information
about the subject being discussed
⩥ affinity. Answer: the degree to which people like or appreciate one
another
⩥ immediacy. Answer: the degree of interest and attention that we feel
toward and communicate to others
⩥ respect. Answer: the social need to be held in esteem by others
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
⩥ linear communication model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as a one-way event in which a message flows from
sender to receiver.
⩥ Sender. Answer: The creator of the message
⩥ encode. Answer: the process of putting thoughts into symbols, most
commonly words
⩥ message. Answer: information sent from a sender to a receiver
⩥ channel. Answer: the medium through which the message passes from
sender to receiver
⩥ receiver. Answer: the person who decodes a message, notices and
attends to it
⩥ decode. Answer: the process in which a receiver attaches meaning to a
message. aka interpretation
,⩥ noise. Answer: any distraction that reduces the effectiveness of the
communication process. external, physiological, psychological
distractions
⩥ transactional communication model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages
in an ongoing, irreversible process.
⩥ environment. Answer: the field of experiences that lead to a person to
make sense of another's behavior
⩥ interpersonal communication. Answer: the exchange of thoughts,
feelings, and beliefs between two or more people who occupy different
but overlapping environments
⩥ content message. Answer: a message that communicates information
about the subject being discussed
⩥ relational message. Answer: a message that expresses the social
relationship between two or more individuals
⩥ quantitative definition of interpersonal communication. Answer:
Impersonal communication, usually face to face, between two
individuals.
, ⩥ dyad. Answer: two people interacting
⩥ impersonal communication. Answer: Communication that treats
people as objects or that responds only to their roles rather than to who
they are as unique people.
⩥ Qualitative definition of interpersonal communication. Answer:
Communication in which the parties consider one another as unique
individuals rather than as objects. Such communication is characterized
by minimal use of stereotyped labels; by unique, idiosyncratic rules; and
by a high degree of information exchange.
⩥ content message. Answer: a message that communicates information
about the subject being discussed
⩥ affinity. Answer: the degree to which people like or appreciate one
another
⩥ immediacy. Answer: the degree of interest and attention that we feel
toward and communicate to others
⩥ respect. Answer: the social need to be held in esteem by others
