The cognitive processes that occur in the mind of the person who sends the message are referred to as:
a. decoding.
b. encoding.
c. transmission.
d. symbolic code.
b
Encoding refers to the cognitive processes that occur
in the mind of the person who sends the message. These
thoughts must be translated into a code, such as verbal language, to be transmitted to the person who receives the
message.
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