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comm 101
communication mosaics 5th ed.
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
04/18/2010

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Guidlines for effective nonverbal comm
Definition

-Monitor-

 

-Interperet others' nonverbal Comm tentatively-

a.)Personal Qualifications

b.)Contextual qualifications

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message complexity
Definition
messaging may also be impeded by ______, which exsists when a message we are trying to understand is highly ________, is packed with detailed info, or involves itricate reasoning.
Term

situational obsticle #2

environmental distractions

Definition
These are occurrences in the communication setting that interfere with effective listening.
Term

Internal Obstacles #1

Preoccupation

Definition
when we are absorbed in our thoughs, and concerns, we cant focus on what someone else is saying.
Term

Internal Obstacle #2

 

 Pre Judgement

Definition
The tendencey to judge others or their ideas before weve heard them
Term

Internal obstacle #3 & 4

 

Definition

-Lack of effort -

-Not recognizing diverse listening styles -

Term

Forms of ineffective listening #1

Pseudolistening

Definition
Is pretending to listen, we appear attentive, but our minds are really elsewear
Term

Forms of ineffective listening #2

Monopolizing 

Definition
hogging the state by continuously focusing communication on ourselves instead of on the person who is talking
Term

Forms of Ineffective Listening #3

Selective Listening

Definition
involves focusing only on particular parts of communication
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Forms of ineffective listening #4

Defensive listening

Definition
involves perceiving a personal attack, criticism, or hostile environment
Term

Forms of ineffective Listening #5

Ambushing

Definition
is listening carefully for the purpose of gathering ammunition to use in attacking a speaker.
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Forms of ineffective listening #6

Literal listening  

Definition
Involes listening only to the content leve of meaning and ignoring the relationship level of meaning
Term
Develop Skills for informational and Critical Listening
Definition

*Be mindful

*Control Obstacles

*Ask Questions

*Use aids to recall

*Organize Information

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Develop skills for relationship listening
Definition

*be mindful

Suspend Judgement

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Minimal Encouragers
Definition
these are responses that gently ivite another person to elaborate
Term
paraphrasing
Definition
we reflect our interpretations of others' communication back to them
Term
Relationship Listening
Definition
listening to support another person or to understand how another person thinks , feels. or perceives  some situation, event, or other phenomenon
Term
Communication Climate
Definition
Which is the emotional tone of a relationship between people
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Interpersonal Confiramtion
Definition
the expressed valuing of another person
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recognition
Definition
the expression of awareness of another persons existence
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Acknowledgement
Definition
attentiveness to what a person feels, thinks, or says
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endorsement
Definition
accepting a persons feelings or thoughts as valid
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Conflict
Definition
Exists when people who depend on each other have different views, interests,values, responsibilities, and perceive their differences as incompatible.
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Overt Conflict
Definition
exist when people express differences in a straight  forward manner
Term
Conflicts of interests
Definition
the first component of conflict is goals, interests, or views that are perceived as incompatible.
Term
Conflict orientations
Definition

How you perceive conflicts

lose-lose

win-lose

win-win

Term
Conflict responses
Definition
How we respond to a conflict
Term
Conflict Outcomes
Definition
how the conflict ends up
Term
Conflict responses
Definition

Exit response

Neglect response

Loyalty response

Voice

Term
Guidlines for creating and sustaining healthy communication climates
Definition

Communicate in ways that confirm others

communicate in ways that confirm yourself

Respect diversity among people

Time conflict effectively

Term
Bracketing
Definition
which marks off peripheral issues for later discussions
Term
Grace
Definition
granting forgiveness, putting aside our own differences, or helping another save face
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ethocentricism
Definition
Is a perspective based on the assumption that our culture and its norms are the only right ones
Term
individualistic cultures
Definition
regard each person as different form other people
Term
collectivist cultures
Definition
regard people as deeply connected to one another and to their famalies
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Low context Communication
Definition
Very detailed, explicit and precise
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High Context Communication
Definition
indirect, and undetailed and which conveys meanings more implicitly than explicitly
Term
social communities
Definition
groups that exist within a dominant culture, yet also belong to another social group or groups
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standpoint theory
Definition
claims that social groups within a culture distinctively shape the perceptions,identities and oppurtunities of members
Term
standpoint
Definition
that reflects the social, symbolic and material circumstances of a particular social group that shape members perspective on themselves or any other thing
Term
cultural change
Definition
communication is a source of?
Term
digital divide
Definition
refers to the gap between communities with access to technologies and to those with out
Term
cultural relativism
Definition
recognizes that cultures vary in how they think and behave as well as in what they believe and value
Term
resistance
Definition
when we reject the beliefs of a particular culture or social communities
Term
assimilation
Definition
occurs when people give up their group identities to fit into the mainstream
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tolerance
Definition
which is an accepting of differences whether or not one approves of or even understands them
Term
understanding
Definition
that differences are rooted in cultural teachings and that no customs, traditions, or behaviors are instinctingly better than any others
Term
participation
Definition

in which we incorprate some practices and values of other groups into our lives

 

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multilingual
Definition
able to understand more than one language
Term
self fulfilling prophecies
Definition
expectations or judgements of ourselves that we bring about through our own actions
Term
particular others
Definition
these are specific people who are especially significant to us and who shape how we see ourselves
Term
reflective appraisal
Definition
the process of seeing ourselves through the eyes of others is called
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generalized other
Definition
the generalized other is the collection of rules, roles, and attitudes endorsed by the overall society and social community
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direct definition
Definition
communication that explicitly tells us who we are by labeling us and our behaviors
Term
indentity scripts
Definition
rules for living and identity
Term
attachment styles
Definition
patterns of parenting that teach us how to view ourselves
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secure attachment style
Definition
develops when a childs primary caregiver responds in a consistentily attentive and loving way to a child
Term
fearful attachment style
Definition
cultivated when the caregiver communicates in negative, rejecting or even abusive ways to a child
Term
dismissive attachment styles
Definition
caregivers whoare uniterested in, rejecting of, or abussive toward childern
Term
social comparisions
Definition
our rating of ourselves relative to others with respect to our talents, abilities, qualities, and so forth
Term
self disclosure
Definition
is the revelation of personal information about ourselves that others are unlikely to learn on their own
Term
Uncertainty reduction theory
Definition
people find uncertainty uncomfortable and so are motivated to use communciation to reduce uncertainty
Term

race

gender

sexual orientation

socioeconomic level

Definition
Term
uppers
Definition
are people who communicate positively about us and who reflect positive appraisals of self worth
Term
downers
Definition
people who communicate negatively
Term
vultures
Definition
are extreme downers, attack our self concepts
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