Identify the correct sequence of the following elements in the communication…
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Identify the correct sequence of the following elements in the communication process:
Answer: D. Source, message, channel, receiver — ConceptIn a basic linear communication process, a source first formulates or encodes a message. The message then travels through a channel to a receiver, who…
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Source, channel, message, receiver
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Source, receiver, channel, message
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Source, message, receiver, channel
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Source, message, channel, receiver
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Correct answer: D
Concept
In a basic linear communication process, a source first formulates or encodes a message.
The message then travels through a channel to a receiver, who receives and decodes it. Thus the abstract flow is source to message to channel to receiver.
Application
Map the four elements to their roles: the source is the origin, the message is the content, the channel is the route, and the receiver is the destination.
Place the message after the source because the source creates or encodes the content.
Place the channel after the message because the channel carries that content.
Place the receiver after the channel because the receiver obtains the content through that route.
Cross-check
A postal analogy gives the same order: a sender prepares a letter, the postal service carries it, and the addressee receives it.
Therefore, the sequence is Source, message, channel, receiver.