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Intro to Communication
Intro to Communication Test 1
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Undergraduate 4
07/18/2006

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Process
Definition
A continuous interaction among an indefinite number of variables
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What makes for successful commmunication?
Definition
Measuring what the receiver understood out of what the sender intended the receiver to understand
Term
Parts of SMCR model
Definition
Source, Message, Channel, Receiver, Encoding, Decoding
Term
Noise
Definition
Things that get in the way of this communication
Term
Types of Noise
Definition
Physical, Semantic, Psychological, Physiological
Term
Ways we deal with Psychological noise
Definition
Selective attention
Selective Perception (refs call for your team - good)
Selective Recall
Term
History of Communication
Definition
1)Age of signs and signals
2)Age of speech and Language
3)Age of writing - rock tablets, clay
4)Age of printing - Johann Gutenberg 1455 Printing Press
5)Age of Mass Communication - Martin Luther, Industrial revolution 1830
6)Age of computers - 1940's
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Medium
Definition
A device placed in the communication process that copies or multiplies messages
Term
Can we not communicate?
Definition
Some say communication is intentional, others say "you cannot not communicate"
Term
Ivor Armstrong Richards
Definition
The semantic Triangle
3 parts - Reference, Referent, Symbol
Term
Feedforward
Definition
Thinking about how your message will be received
Term
Curricula Codes
Definition
LCC - Public and Interpersonal Communication
LCD - Communication Disorders
LCM - Communication Media
LCP - Public Relations and Organizational Communication
Term
Epistemology
Definition
A branch of philosophy which studies ways of knowing. Study of how we know what we know.
Term
Method of Tenacity
Definition
We hold firmly to the truth. We know it is thruth because we hold firmly to it. We have always known it to be true.
Term
Method of Authority
Definition
Esablished belief. If God says it, it is so.
Term
Faith
Definition
Combination or mixture of methods
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Method of Intuition
Definition
Mankind can reach truth because we are naturally inclined to find truth.
Truth is self evident.
Examples - Learning hard subjects trains the mind and builds moral character.
American education is inferior to European education.
Term
Common Sense
Definition
Whatever you want it to be.
Often used in appeals to ignorance.
Term
Method of Science
Definition
Concerned with the things that can be observed and tested.
Systematic & Controlled
Term
Scientists
Definition
Assume that truth is singular
Attempt to build theories
Seek conclusions based on logic and evidence (Rationalism)
Term
Humanists
Definition
Truth is subjective; Meaning is interpretive.
Cannot separate the knower from the known.
Term
Ontology
Definition
Study of reality
Term
Axiology
Definition
Study of Values.

"Science should be value free"
Term
Axiology
Definition
Study of Values.

"Science should be value free"
Term
Ways of Evaluating Theories
Definition
Scope
Logical Consistency
Parsimony
Utility
Testability
Heurism
Test of Time
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Scope
Definition
How broad is it? Does it cover many people? Few?
Term
Logical Consistency
Definition
Does it hold together? Do all concepts work correctly?
Term
Parsimony
Definition
Is it stated in its simplest terms?
Term
Utility
Definition
Is it useful?
Term
Testability
Definition
Can it be tested? Must be something that you can test.
Term
Heurism
Definition
How much research interest does this theory attract?
Term
Test of time
Definition
Do things stand up over time?
Term
Research methods
Definition
Experiments
Surveys
Textual Analysis
Term
Ethnography
Definition
Depth interviews. Almost like living with them.
Term
Cultivation Theory
Definition
George Gerbner
Televised violence convinces viewrs taht our society is more dangerous than it really is. It causes viewers to perceive that "It is a jungle out there."

Gerbner believes this perception of violence in our society:
1)Makes people prisoners in their own homes
2)Changes the way they vote
3)Affects how they feel about themselves
4)Lowers their quality of life
Term
Five Canons of Rhetoric
Definition
Aristotle

1)Invention
2)Arrangement
3)Style
4)Memory
5)Delivery
Term
Canons of Rhetoric - Invention
Definition
Ocerarching theme/concept you have of your speech
Term
Canons of Rhetoric - Arrangement
Definition
Introduction, body, conclusion.
Term
Canons of Rhetoric - Style
Definition
How you tell the audience your message
Diction, Metaphor,
Term
Canons of Rhetoric - Memory
Definition
Research
Term
Canons of Rhetoric - Delivery
Definition
How you deliver the speech - amplification
Term
Martin Luther King
Definition
August 28, 1963
Lincoln Memorial
"I have a dream" full of metaphors
Term
Speech Codes Theory of Gerry Philipsen
Definition
Speaking like a man in Teamsterville

"Talk is not everywhere valued equally; nor is it anywhere valued equally in all social contexts"
Term
The Nacirema
Definition
The dominant, but not universal, speech code in our society. There are many speech codes
Term
Payne Fund Studies
Definition
Sought to assess the influence of movies on children
1930's
Term
Albert Bandura
Definition
Social Learning Theory - "We can learn by observing others
Term
Modeling
Definition
Behaving in ways one has observed others behave

Both actions and reactions (responses)
Term
3 Steps of Causal Link between TV Violence and Actual Violence
Definition
Attention: Violence is attractive because it's simple, distinctive, prevalent, useful, positive

Retention: We remember violence visually and verballly

Motivation: Expectations for rewards or punishment. Crime may not pay on TV, but physical force does
Term
Bandura's Violence Theory
Definition
About learning violence

3 groups kids - woman beat up doll and praised or punished.
Term
Stages in Relationships
Definition
Proximity and Chance
Attraction
Disclosure and Risk Taking
Trust and Intimacy
Balance
Dissolution of Relationship
Term
Managing Conflict
Definition
Avoidance
Accomodation
Competition
Compromise
Collaboration
Term
What is needed for Effective Interpersonal Relations?
Definition
Positive Self-Regard
Effective Listending
Openness to change and diversity
Empathy
Assertiveness
Communication Competency
Term
Homophone
Definition
Words that sound the same, spelled differently, and have a different meaning
Term
George Herbert Mead
Definition
Philosophy Professor
His students published "Mind, Self, & Society"

Coined Term "Symbolic Interactionism"
Term
Symbolic Interactionism
Definition
George Herbert Mead

Deals with socialization and the creation of self
Term
3 parts of Symbolic Interactionism
Definition
Meaning - Behavior toward people or things dependent upon the meanings we assign to them.

Language - Meaning is negotiated through the use of language (Extent of knowing is dependent upon the extent of naming)

Thought - Interpretation of symbols modified by thought processes
Term
The Looking Glass Self
Definition
"Me" is the sum of responses & expectations that we pick up from the people around us.

It's the image of self seen in the mirror of other people's reactions.
Term
Language
Definition
System of symbols used to communicate

Not just written or spoken language
-Morse Code
Non-Verbal
Term
Paralanguage
Definition
Non-content speech behaviors
Tone of Voice
Volume
Rate
Pauses
Dialect
Term
Grammar
Definition
Collection of rules and patterns for using symbols

May be "official" or "unofficial"

Different settings may require the sue of different grammars
Term
Idea Systems
Definition
Sharing Meaning
Term
Non-Verbal Communication
Definition
Kinesics
-Affect displays - emotional display - facial expressions
-Emblem - Symbol that everyone understands (Wink, etc.)

Proxemics
Term
Proxemics
Definition
Public Space - Over 12 feet
Social Space 12-4 feet
Personal Space 4feet-18 inches
Intimate Space 18inches-0inches
Term
Haptics
Definition
Communication through touching
Term
Chronemics
Definition
Study of Communication as time
Term
Artifacts
Definition
Stuff we carry around us - Cars, boats, sofa in house, etc.
Term
EVT Core Concepts
Definition
When it's ok to break proximity rules

1)Expectancy - Context (cultural norms), Relationship (familiarity),Communicator Characteristics (appearance, personality)

2)Communicator Reward Valence - Mental audit of likely gains and losses. Positive and negative attributes plus the potential to reward or punish in the future.

3)Violation Valence - Positive or negative value we place on unexpected behavior.
Evaluation mode - we try to interpret meaning of the violation, then figure out whether we like it.
Term
Unexpected Actions
Definition
These get attention
Can be good or bad
Term
Should you communicate in an Unexpected way?
Definition
Yes if you are certain that the novelty will be a pleasant surprise.

No if you arent.
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