COM 107 - SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FINAL EXAM PROFESSOR PIKE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

COM 107 - SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FINAL EXAM -
PROFESSOR PIKE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
Communication
Answer:
The transmission of meaning from one entity to another.
Question:
The Linear Model of Communication
Answer:
A model of transmission of meaning from one entity to the other
Question:
Feedback
Answer:
Communication from the receiver back to the sender, indicating the degree to
which the meaning transmission was successful.
Question:
Encoding
Answer:
Translating meaning into symbols
Question:
Decoding
Answer:
Constructing meaning from symbols
Question:
Culture
Answer:
The sum of our shared (and contested) meanings, experiences, and practices.
Question:
What does Communication contribute to?
Answer:
Communication contributes to shared meaning and experience by distributing
the texts from which we construct meaning.
Question:
Media
Answer:
Reflects culture and construct culture by the choices they make in what they
distribute.
Question:
What is the Skyscraper analogy?
Answer:
The skyscraper analogy is cultural hierarchy; high vs. low culture.