Chronologically arrange the following communication models: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1.Westley and Maclean's Communication Model

2.Osgood's Communication Model

3.Harold D. Lasswell's Communication Model

4.Theodore M. Newcomb's Communication Model

5.Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver's Communication Model

A1, 2, 3, 4, 5

B5, 4, 3, 2, 1

C4, 2, 1, 5, 3

D3, 5, 4, 2, 1 ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1

Explanation

The earliest of these models is Harold D. Lasswell's of 1948, which opens the order as statement 3.

Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver's model, of 1949, follows as statement 5.

Theodore M. Newcomb's model, of 1953, comes next as statement 4.

Osgood's model, of 1954, takes the fourth place as statement 2.

Westley and MacLean's model, of 1957, is the most recent and closes as statement 1.

Westley and MacLean built their model by extending Newcomb's earlier ABX scheme.

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