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TEXT COMPARISON
ESSAY QUESTIONS
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11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
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Chapter 1—Launching Your Study of Communication Theory
- Communication theorists differ in how they define communication. How important is it that this term is universally understood by communication researchers? By communication students? By the public?
- Griffin, Ledbetter, and Sparks’ working definition of communication is: "The relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response." What do you appreciate most about this definition? What part of the definition would you change?
- In order to consider how communication scholars study messages, pick a song that you like. What would it look like to study the creation of the song? The characteristics of the song? The interpretation and response to the song? What insights would you gain from studying each of these things?
- Explain what Burgoon means by her use of the term "hunches" to describe communication theory.
- Compare and contrast two of the theory metaphors mentioned by Griffin, Ledbetter, and Sparks. In what ways are the metaphors similar? How are they different? Which do you think most accurately represents the nature of communication theory?
You can access the Essay Questions for a particular chapter in several ways:
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11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
List mode: Normal (click on theory name to show detail) | Show All details | Clear details
Chapter 1—Launching Your Study of Communication Theory
- Communication theorists differ in how they define communication. How important is it that this term is universally understood by communication researchers? By communication students? By the public?
- Griffin, Ledbetter, and Sparks’ working definition of communication is: "The relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response." What do you appreciate most about this definition? What part of the definition would you change?
- In order to consider how communication scholars study messages, pick a song that you like. What would it look like to study the creation of the song? The characteristics of the song? The interpretation and response to the song? What insights would you gain from studying each of these things?
- Explain what Burgoon means by her use of the term "hunches" to describe communication theory.
- Compare and contrast two of the theory metaphors mentioned by Griffin, Ledbetter, and Sparks. In what ways are the metaphors similar? How are they different? Which do you think most accurately represents the nature of communication theory?
You can access the Essay Questions for a particular chapter in several ways:
- Switch to View by Theory, then select the desired theory/chapter from the drop-down list at the top of the page. Look in the list of available resources.
- To quickly find a theory by chapter number, use the Table of Contents and link from there. It will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
- You can also use the Theory List, which will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
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