User:Shannonrr/sandbox

Peer review- Alex
Hi Shannon, I like that you choose this topic to write about. It is very important for communication majors to understand the Communication theory. I think this will be a great article for you to write on. I would recommend explaining more about the beginning of the Communication theory and how it has developed.

Peer Review Response - Shannon
Hey Alex, thank you for reviewing my edits even though I know you know very little about communication let alone communication theory. Communication theory encompasses many different theories that evaluate how we interact with others. I plan on expanding more to the beginning and adding hyperlinks.

Article Selection and Sources
I could not find the original article I looked at and reviewed. I have decided to instead choose Communication Theory. Communication theory. I feel that this page can go more in depth leading readers to discover more about specific theories. I chose this because Communication Theory is important to understanding communication as a major as well as how we interact with others. I think it is important to study Communication theory because the theories apply to everyday life even though some may be outdated. I hope to add to this theory so that those unfamiliar with the study of communication will understand what it is.

Article Entry
Communication Theory seeks to explain the nature of human interaction and patterns that emerge in social connection. Humans engaged in transactions with others daily. These transactions can be studied to understand the unconscious and conscious biases that occur during daily activities. Studying human communication can be broad and complex so communication theory is the "umbrella" for many theories that seek to understand nonverbal and verbal cues. Communication theory itself can not explain human connection and interaction as one simple theory. Theories of communication seek to understand all perspectives and the various modes of communication.

Wilbur Schramm moved to Washington D.D during World War II and worked on propaganda research.There he worked with Lasswell, Lazarsfeld, and Hovland. Carl Hovland, a trained theorist and researcher, was curious how Hitler had convinced so many to turn to hate and murder. World War II sparked the interests of many to continue the research of communication. Schramm formed Iowa’s communication research institute that brought together Journalism scholars.

Concepts develop from research of psychological factors, social influences, physical environment, and culture. Theories in communication go on to explain how we perceive interactions, how they make us perceive others, how media impacts our way of thinking and many other translation of human interaction.

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