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| The process of creating or sharing meaning in informal conversation, group interaction or public speaking |
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| Individuals who assume the roles of senders and receivers during an interaction |
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| Verbal utterances, visual images and nonverbal behaviors to which meaning is attributed during communication |
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| Thoughts in our minds and interpretations of others' messages |
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| Words, sounds, and actions that are generally understood to represent ideas and feelings |
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| The process of putting our thoughts and feelings into words and nonverbal cues |
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| The process of interpreting another's message |
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| Psychological Interference |
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| Internal distractions based on thoughts, feeling or emotional reactions to symbols |
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| Thoughts and feelings that compete for attention and interfere with the communication process |
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| Distractions aroused by certain symbols that take our attention away from the main message |
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| Reactions and responses to messages |
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| The different communication environments within which people interact, characterized by the number of participants and the extent to which the interaction is formal or informal, also called communication context |
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| Intrapersonal Communication |
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| The interactions that occur in a person's mind when he or she is talking with himself or herself |
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| Interpersonal Communication |
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| Informal interaction between two people who have an identifiable relationship with each other |
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| Small Group Communication |
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| Two to 20 people who come together for the specific purpose of solving a problem or arriving at a decision |
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| One participant, the speaker delivers a prepared message to a group or audience who has assembled to hear the speaker |
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| Messages without much conscious thought |
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Phrasings learned from past encounters that we judge to be appropriate to the present situation
Example: "Please pass the sugar." Followed by "Thank You." |
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| Messages put together with careful though when we recognize that our known scripts are inadequate for the situation |
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| The degree of liking or attractiveness in a relationship |
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| The degree to which one participant is perceived to be more dominant or powerful |
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| Systems of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people |
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| A set of moral principles that may be held by a society, a group or an individual |
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| A choice involving two unsatisfactory alternatives |
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| The impression that communicative behavior is both appropriate and effective in a given situation |
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| A perception of a speaker's knowledge, trustworthiness, and warmth |
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| Communicating without appearing anxious or nervous |
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| Communication Apprehension |
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| Fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication with others |
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| The setting which communication occurs, including what precedes and follows what is said |
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| A communication encounter's location, environmental conditions (temperature, lighting , noise level) distance between communicators, seating arrangements and time of day |
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| The nature of the relationship that exists between the participants |
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| The background provided by previous communication episodes between the participants that influence understanding in the current encounter |
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| The mood and feelings each person brings to a conversation |
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| The values, attitudes, beliefs, orientations, and underlying assumptions prevalent among people in a society |
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| Both the route traveled by the message and the means of transportation |
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| Sometimes referred to as noise it is any stimulus that interferes with the process of sharing meaning |
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| Sights, sounds, and other stimuli in the environment that can draw people's attention away from intended meaning |
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