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Comm Theory
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Undergraduate 2
03/22/2009

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social judgement involvement
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
perception and evaluation of an idea by comparing it with current attitudes
Term
reference group
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
groups that members use to define their identity
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latitude of acceptance
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
the range of ideas that a person sees as reasonable for consideration
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latitude of rejection
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
the range of ideas that a person sees as unreasonable or objectionable
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latitude of non-commitment
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
the range of ideas that a person sees as neither acceptable or objectionable
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ego-involvement
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
the importance or centrality of an issue to a persons life, often demonstrated by membership in a group with a known stand
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contrast errors
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
a perceptual error where by people judge messages that fall within their latitudes of rejection
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assimilation error
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
fall within latitudes of acceptance
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discrepancy / attitude change
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
boomerang effect : attitude change in the opposite direction of what the message advocated
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impact of credibility
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
a highly credible person can push a hearers latitude of acceptance
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ambiguity
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
can serve better than clarity
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dogmatism
(social judgement : Sherif)
Definition
some people are dogmatic on every topic, can't change their mind
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central route
(elaboration likelihood method : Petty)
Definition
message elaboration, cognitive processing involves scrutiny of message content
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peripheral route
(elaboration likelihood method : Petty)
Definition
mental shortcut, process accepts or rejects messages based on irrelevant cues as opposed to actively thinking about it.
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steps to central processing
(elaboration likelihood method : Petty)
Definition
-persuasive communication
-motivated to process
-able to process (distraction)
-type of cognitive processing : strong positive or negative attitude change
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biased elaboration
(elaboration likelihood method : Petty)
Definition
top down thinking in which predetermined conclusions color the supporting data
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objective elaboration
(elaboration likelihood method : Petty)
Definition
bottom up thinking in which facts are scrutinized without bias
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practical advice for the persuader
(elaboration likelihood method : Petty)
Definition
if listeners are motivated and able to elaborate message, rely on facts
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3 assumptions of cognitive consistency
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
-people desire related attributes to be consistent
-inconsistent attitudes create a drive to regain consistency
-people will change attitudes or perceptions to regain consistency
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inconsistent attitudes
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
klone likes peta, peta likes klone, you like klone but not peta
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ways to change while encountering inconsistency
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
-change attitude towards topic
-change attitude towards other person
-change perception of other person's attitude towards topic.
-disassociate
-minimizing importance
-ignore
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cognitive dissonance
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
the distressing mental state caused by inconsistency between a person's 2 beliefs or a belief and an action
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selective exposure
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
the tendency people have to avoid information that would create cognitive dissonance because its incompatible with their current believes - conservatives only watch the republican convention
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post dissonance
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
strong doubts experienced after making an important, close call decision that is difficult to reverse
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minimal justification hypothesis
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
a claim that the best way to stimulate an attitude change in others is to offer just enough incentive to elicit counter altitudinal advocacy
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counteraltitudnal advocacy
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
publicly urging others to do something that is opposed to what the advocate actually believes
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persuasion through dissonance
(cognitive dissonance : Festinger)
Definition
offer just enough encouragement
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rhetoric
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
discovering all possible means of persuasion
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three types of speech situations
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
-forensic speaking (court room)
-political speaking
-ceremonial speaking
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ethos
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
ethical proof which comes from the speakers intelligence, character, and goodwill toward the audience as these personal characteristics are revealed
Term
qualities of credibility
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
-perceived intelligence
-virtuous character
-goodwill
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logos
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
logical proof, which comes from the line of argument in a speech
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enthymene
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
best way to persuade
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syllogism
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
major, minor, conclusion
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pathos
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
emotional proof, comes from the feelings of speech
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five canons of rhetoric
(art of rhetoric : Aristotle)
Definition
-invention
-arrangement
-style
-memory
-delivery
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identification
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
the recognized common ground between speaker and audience
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dramatic pentad
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
a tool to analyze how a speaker attempts to get an audience to accept his/her view by using 5 elements of human drama
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five elements of dramatic pentad
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
-act
-scene
-agent
-agency
-purpose
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god term
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
positive term
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devil term
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
negative term
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hierarchy
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
in which characteristics are valued and ordered
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mysticism
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
degree of division leads to wonderment and misunderstanding, the greater the division the less we understand
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"man" characteristics
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
-inventor of the negative
-separated from natural condition
-rotten with perfection
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guilt
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
disgust and noxious feelings intrinsic to the human condition. we are guilty we aren't on top but are above others in the hierarchy
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redemption through victimage
(dramatism : Burke)
Definition
blame self of blame others
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five assumptions of rational world
(narrative paradigm : Fisher)
Definition
-people are essentially rational
-make decisions on a basis of arguments
-types of speaking situations, determine the course of arguments
-rationality is determined by how much we know and how much we'll argue
-world is a set of logical puzzles that we can solve through rational analysis
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five assumptions of narrative paradigm
(narrative paradigm : Fisher)
Definition
-people are storytellers
-make decisions based on good reasons
-history, biography, culture, and character determine what we consider good reason
-narrative rationality is determined by the coherence and fidelity of stories
Term
narrative rationality
(narrative paradigm : Fisher)
Definition
way to evaluate the worth of stories based on the twin standards of narrative coherence and narrative fidelity
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narrative coherence
(narrative paradigm : Fisher)
Definition
internal consistency with characters acting in a reliable fashion, the story hangs together
Term
narrative coherence
(narrative paradigm : Fisher)
Definition
internal consistency with characters acting in a reliable fashion, the story hangs together
Term
narrative fidelity
(narrative paradigm : Fisher)
Definition
congruence between values embedded in a message and what listeners regard as truthful and humane
Term
five values of logic of good reason
(narrative paradigm : Fisher)
Definition
-we are concerned with the values
-relevant to decisions made
-there are consequences to adhering to values
-values overlap with world wide views of the audience
-values conform with what the audience believes is ideal for conduct
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media ecology
(media ecology : McLuhan)
Definition
the medium is the message, can't have one without the other
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tribal age
(media ecology : McLuhan)
Definition
hearing is more valuable than seeing
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age of literacy
(media ecology : McLuhan)
Definition
seeing is dominant sense
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print age
(media ecology : McLuhan)
Definition
literacy became reality, mass production
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electronic age
(media ecology : McLuhan)
Definition
technology retribalizes society by returning to oral tradition
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sign
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
combination of signifier and signified (drawing a fish)
Term
signifier
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
physical form of the sign as we perceive it through senses
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signified
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
the meaning we associate with the sign, the meaning of a fish
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denotative sign system
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
a descriptive sign without ideological content
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connotative sign system
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
a mythic sign system that has lost its historical reference, form without substance
Term
process though which denotative signs become mythic signs
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
yellow ribbon
Term
semiotic signs systems
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
sign = signifier and signified combined
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mythic signs
(semiotics : Barthes)
Definition
reinforce the dominant values of their culture. ideological sings enlist support for status quo by transforming history into nature - pretending that current conditions are the natural order of things
Term
media as ideological frameworks of interpretation
(cultural studies : Hall)
Definition
media shapes the ideology of the culture. ideology is frameworks through which we interpret/understand and make sense of social existence. Media maintains the dominance of the powerful and exploits poor and powerless. we go along with it because we think it's natural
Term
ideology
(cultural studies : Hall)
Definition
now we interpret and make sense of social existence
Term
Making meaning – Hall's extension of I.A. Richards "meanings are in people"
(cultural studies : Hall)
Definition
people get meaning through media and communication
Term
hegemony
(cultural studies : Hall)
Definition
subtle sway of societies haves or have nots media tends to prop up the status quo by privileging the already accepted interpretation of reality
Term
ways public cope with media messages
(cultural studies : Hall)
Definition
-operating inside the dominant code
-applying a negotiable code
-substituting an oppositional code
Term
how the mass media creates supports for hegemonic ideological positions
(cultural studies : Hall)
Definition
deeper into the ways media representations of culture reproduce social inequalities
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