Correct Answer - Option 3 : Decoding
Elements of the communication process:
It has been defined as a process. It involves elements like source, encoding, media/channel, receiver, decoding, noise, and feedback.
Elements:
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Sender: Sender means that person conveys his thoughts or ideas to the receiver. He represents a source of communication.
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Message: Message is the content of ideas, feelings, suggestions, order, etc., intended to be communicated.
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Encoding: Encoding is the process of converting the message into communication symbols such as words, pictures, gestures, etc.
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Media: Media is the path through which an encoded message is transmitted to the receiver. This channel may be in written form, face to face, phone call, Internet, etc.
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Decoding: Decoding is the process by which the receiver interprets the symbols used by the source of the message.
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Receiver: He is the person who receives communication from the sender.
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Feedback: Feedback includes all those actions of the receiver indicating that he has received and understood the message of the sender.
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Noise: This means some obstruction or hindrance to communication. This hindrance may be caused to the sender, message, or receiver.
Therefore, from the above explanation, we can conclude that decoding is the process by which the receiver interprets the symbols used by the source of the message.
