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The linear model of communication ✔✔A simple exchange between 2 people includes: 1. Deciding on the message 2. Encoding the message 3. Transmitting the message 4. Perceiving the message 5. De... coding and assigning meaning to the message Transactional Model ✔✔Feedback, along with consideration of the factors that make accurate decoding of messages difficult, transforms the linear model. Stages of Perception ✔✔The way we assign meaning to messages and events is uniquely our own, and it occurs in three stages 1) Selection 2) Organization 3) Interpretation Selective exposure ✔✔This principle of selection (one of the stages of perception) states that we will attend to information that reinforces existing beliefs and disregard information that is at odds with our current position Selective attention ✔✔This principle of selection (one of the stages of perception) states that once we are engaged in a particular interaction, we focus on certain information and ignore other information [Show More]

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