Decoding Refers to

question 72

Multiple Choice

Decoding refers to

• A) receiving a message within a common field of experience and breaking down that information into small usable units to better interpret its meaning.
• B) having a receiver take a set of symbols, the message, and transform them into an idea.
• C) receiving a message that requires integration of new information to fully understand the intended meaning.
• D) having the sender transform an abstract idea into a set of symbols that can be universally understood.
• E) having a sender take a set of symbols, the message, and transform them into an idea.

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