CMN 10V UC DAVIS TEST 1 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
communication definition Answer - a process of sharing meaning
Laswell 1948 linear model of communication Answer - Who -> what -> channel
-> whom _. effet
Shannon & Weaver 1949 model Answer - speaker -> message -> channel ->
receiver -> effect
noise Answer - any disturbance that interferes with the transmission of a
message
David Berlo's SMCR Model Answer - speaker -> message -> channel -> receiver
(-> feedback loop). Message is encoded then sent through the channel as
symbols (like words, music, pictures) then decoded by the receiver back into
concepts.
reception and audience theories Answer - messages are polysemic - multiple
meanings. There are factors that predict why receivers receive the message
they do
, Stuart Hall: Encoding and Decoding Answer - production (encoding) -
circulation - use (consumption and decoding) - reproduction (application or
effects of the message received)
modes of encoding (Hall) Answer - dominant (decoding matches encoding),
negotiating (shares some traits with dominant meaning but differs with the
receiver's experiences),
oppositional (the opposite of the intended meaning)
Nature of Interpersonal Communication Answer - 1. occurs among
interdependent individuals
2. inherently relational
3. exists on a continuum
4. involves choices
5. inevitable and irreversible
6. verbal and nonverbal
role relationship Answer - Two people who share some degree of behavioral
interdependence; although people in such relationships are usually
interchangeable and are not psychologically or behaviorally unique.
interpersonal relationship Answer - two people who share repeated
interactions over time, can influence one another, and have unique interaction
patterns
close relationship Answer - two people in an interpersonal relationship
characterized by enduring bonds, emotional attachment, personal need
fulfillment, and irreplaceability
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
communication definition Answer - a process of sharing meaning
Laswell 1948 linear model of communication Answer - Who -> what -> channel
-> whom _. effet
Shannon & Weaver 1949 model Answer - speaker -> message -> channel ->
receiver -> effect
noise Answer - any disturbance that interferes with the transmission of a
message
David Berlo's SMCR Model Answer - speaker -> message -> channel -> receiver
(-> feedback loop). Message is encoded then sent through the channel as
symbols (like words, music, pictures) then decoded by the receiver back into
concepts.
reception and audience theories Answer - messages are polysemic - multiple
meanings. There are factors that predict why receivers receive the message
they do
, Stuart Hall: Encoding and Decoding Answer - production (encoding) -
circulation - use (consumption and decoding) - reproduction (application or
effects of the message received)
modes of encoding (Hall) Answer - dominant (decoding matches encoding),
negotiating (shares some traits with dominant meaning but differs with the
receiver's experiences),
oppositional (the opposite of the intended meaning)
Nature of Interpersonal Communication Answer - 1. occurs among
interdependent individuals
2. inherently relational
3. exists on a continuum
4. involves choices
5. inevitable and irreversible
6. verbal and nonverbal
role relationship Answer - Two people who share some degree of behavioral
interdependence; although people in such relationships are usually
interchangeable and are not psychologically or behaviorally unique.
interpersonal relationship Answer - two people who share repeated
interactions over time, can influence one another, and have unique interaction
patterns
close relationship Answer - two people in an interpersonal relationship
characterized by enduring bonds, emotional attachment, personal need
fulfillment, and irreplaceability
