Modes of Communication in Psychology

As both a communication studies and psychology major, I believe that there are numerous topics in Principles of Media that apply to these fields. One of my favorite topics we discussed was modes of communication and how the media functions. I think that it is really important to understand how the media operates and relates to the fields of psychology and communications. I also feel that analyzing the communication cycles connects to media psychology, which is integrated in my two areas of study.

Learning the various models of communication that have been improved and examined throughout the years was beneficial to understand the psychology behind communication. It took years for social psychologists and communication theorists to determine how people communicate, which is interesting because it created a historical timeline for us to follow and observe why former models of communication were incorrect.

Each style of communication paved the way for the next improved model. For example, the Shannon-Weaver Model allowed people to begin thinking about how communication functioned. This model also brought attention to the various types of noise, which were determined through people studying how confusion appears when people are in conversation. There is a great deal of analyzing others that contribute to creating communication models and this research is largely done by social psychologists.

I am really interested in social psychology, which has an obvious presence in communications as a whole, especially analyzing media. Studying Meredith Davis’ Message Cycle was also intriguing because it allowed me to think about how the media has reinvented a multitude of things such as records. It was also fascinating to determine how many popular terms have gone through the message cycle.

Overall, I think that I could make an argument for every topic we discussed in class this semester. Communication studies and Principles of Media are universal in the sense that molded to fit a variety of topics, especially psychology. I had no issues connecting a great deal of the topics we discussed to my future career, which was very nice.

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