When a communicator expresses an idea with words or images, they ...

[jwb375]

When a communicator expresses an idea with words or images, they are doing which of the following?
 
  A) Encoding the idea as a message
  B) Writing the idea into a message
  C) Sharing the idea as a message
  D) Transmitting the idea to the audience
  E) Developing the idea they want to communicate in the message

Question 2

The ability of the receiver to determine the main idea of the message is known as what?
 
  A) Encoding
  B) Channel
  C) Medium
  D) Reading
  E) Decoding

[sylvia]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) When someone puts an idea into a message, he or she is encoding it, or expressing it in words or images.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E
Explanation: E) When receiving a message, the receiver needs to extract the idea from the message, a step known as decoding.

[jwb375]

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[peter]

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