Swapping of encoder-decoder roles in communication happens due to
Feedback analysis
In the communication process the encoder (sender) converts ideas into a message and the decoder (receiver) interprets it. In a two-way, interactive exchange these roles keep alternating: the receiver responds, and in doing so becomes the sender, while the original sender now receives. This reversal, or swapping, of encoder and decoder roles is driven by feedback.
Feedback analysis is the process by which the receiver interprets the message and formulates a response, then transmits that response back. When the receiver analyses what was communicated and reacts, they take on the encoder's role, and the original sender takes on the decoder's role. Thus the continuous analysis and return of feedback is exactly what causes the encoder-decoder roles to be swapped.
Why the other options are wrong:
Cognitive disruptions refer to breakdowns in thinking or processing that hinder understanding; they are barriers, not the cause of role reversal.
Semantic noise is interference arising from differences in meaning or interpretation of words; it distorts a message rather than causing sender and receiver to exchange roles.
Weak channelisation refers to a poor or inadequate transmission channel, which weakens communication rather than swapping the communicating roles.
Only feedback analysis explains the swapping of encoder and decoder roles.
Correct answer: Feedback analysis
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Wilbur Schramm's model of communication had interpreters acting as both encoders and decoders.
Statement II: Wilbur Schramm was one of the first scholars to consider communication as an interactive process.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The types of power as related to communication in sequence are:
A. Referent
B. Reward
C. Coercive
D. Persuasive
E. Legitimate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A study of the communicator in the communication process leads us to content analysis.
Statement II: An analysis of 'says what' (the message) is control analysis.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : The linear model of communication is used for generating intentional results.
Statement II : The linear model of communication was the basis of propaganda during the World War II.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The mechanical model of communication is characterised by:
A. Multiple-way flow
B. One-way flow
C. From one-to-many
D. Anonymity
E. Active audience.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
| List I Communication concept | List II Description |
| A. Referents | I. It structures human experiences |
| B. Constructs | II. Experience in relation to objects |
| C. Symbol | III. Gesture representing an agreed upon phenomenon |
| D. Language | IV. Objects of orientation |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following set of statements is correct for describing the human communication process?
(a) Non-verbal communication can stimulate ideas.
(b) Communication is a learnt ability.
(c) Communication is not a universal panacea.
(d) Communication cannot break-down.
(e) More communication means more effective learning by students.
(f) Value of what is learnt through classroom communication is not an issue for students.
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In a classroom, the probability of message reception can be enhanced by:
In the communication process, signs derive meanings through:
Match the following.
| Set – I (Communication elements) | Set – II (Description of process part) |
| (a) Sender | (i) Brain |
| (b) Receiver | (iv) Sensory organs |
| (c) Message | (ii) Electro-magnetic impulses |
| (d) Medium | (iii) The central nervous system |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which type of communication is followed by video conferencing?
The sequencing of the communication process in an organization is:
Which among them is the tool generally used for Asynchronous Interaction?
Which one of the following is not the tool for Synchronous Interaction?
In the process of two-way communication, 'sender' is at one end while ______ is at the other end.