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Communications 110
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
02/18/2011

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Ethos
Definition
Credibility
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Pathos
Definition
Emotional Manipulation
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Logos
Definition
Logic and reasoning
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Communication
Definition
constantly occurring, constantly changing,involves an exchange, involves a relationship, heavily influenced by culture/coculture, is a power, is a process
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Human communication bonding process
Definition
The basis of human communication relationships. Starts at first encounter (first impression)
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culture
Definition
the attitudes, beliefs, values and behaviors characterized of a group of people who live in the same country/region.
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coculture
Definition
a group or groups of people within a culture who have attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and values that differ from those of the group as a whole. EX. those defined by gender, race, religion
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source/encoder
Definition
the person starting the process of communication with another person
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Intrapersonal communication
Definition
communication that involves only one person. Thinking, daydreaming
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Interpersonal Communication
Definition
communication where thoughts and feelings are shared with at leased one other person. Involves two or more people
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Mass Communication
Definition
communication that involves nonhuman as well as human communication forms. Radio broadcast, television broadcast, twitter, newspaper article....no exchanges are involved
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Group Communication
Definition
communication with interpersonal and mass communication elements. INTERDEPENDENCE, working together
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Intercultural communication
Definition
Communication that overlaps with all others;it involves an exchange with persons of a different culture or coculture.
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Metacommunication
Definition
Communication of habit. Involves little listening or thought and uses automated responses. "How are you" "Well, How are you"
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Purposes for communication
Definition
To inform, to persuade, to entertain and to simply make interpersonal contact.
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Receiver/decoder
Definition
the person who takes the words and nonwords sent and converts the into his or her word picture or understanding
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appreciative listening
Definition
listening for enjoyment, 10% message loss
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courteous listening
Definition
listening perhaps unwillingly. 50% message loss
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Conversational listening
Definition
willing participant, like talking to a parent of friend. 50% loss
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Theraputic/empathetic listening
Definition
listen to a friend w a problem; a psychologist listens to a patient. 30-35% loss
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informal listening
Definition
listening for a purpose to gather and store information. 80-90% loss
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Listening
Definition
Hearing, attention, understanding, remembering
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Closure principle
Definition
the brain filling in what it thinks should be there to make the conversation whole.
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Barriers to listening
Definition
physical conditions, casual attitude, inability to focus, inability to adapt (fast or slow speaking rate etc...), self-fulfilling prophecies and defensive listening.
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Channel
Definition
Means by which we communicate, internal and external
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internal channel
Definition
the 5 senses, hugging, kissing, cologne, handshake
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external channel
Definition
face to face encounters, phone, twitter, email, texting.
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message
Definition
that which we desire to impart to another person, verbal, nonverbal or written
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Feedback
Definition
relied up to let us know that our message was received.
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perception check
Definition
verbal device used to discern the level of understanding between you and your communicative partner.
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Barrier
Definition
Anything that blocks understanding between the source and the receiver.
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Situation
Definition
controls all the other variable in the process of communication. Determines who the encoders/decoders are
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Sapir-Whorf hypthesis active
Definition
People who use words and nonwords on a regular basis to affect another person's perception of reality
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis passive
Definition
people who use words and nonwords as a reflection of the existing reality.
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Proxemics
Definition
The study of space and distance
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Immediacy principle
Definition
States that we get closer to the people and things we like and shy away from those that we do not.
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spatial zones
Definition
the first is reserved for close family/friends (2 ft), the second is the personal space zone for other friends/family (4 ft) social distance for first meetings (8ft) public distance for total strangers (25 ft)
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Kinesics
Definition
bodily movement - eye contact, gesticulation and facial expressions
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Emblems
Definition
gesticulation that perform the substitution function of nonverbal communication. waving or ok sign
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illustrators
Definition
gestures that must accompany words before they can reasonably be decoded. Showing 4 fingers while saying there are 4 people
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Adaptors
Definition
automatic gesticulation habits that occur typically during situational stress. pulling ear, pinching neck, adjusting glasses
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Deintensify
Definition
allowing only some of what we feel to be seen - when we are sad or angry people won't know to what degree we are upset
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Overintensify
Definition
Showing much more than we feel.
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Mask
Definition
showing the opposite of what you feel
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neutral
Definition
facial expression where nothing shows - poker face
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paralanguage
Definition
nonverbal communication that includes vocal characteristics - pitch, rate, volume and vocal differentiators - sounds we make and breakers
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special vocalizations
Definition
all the unique sounds we make - laughing, crying, moaning etc...
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breakers
Definition
words/sounds we use to fill gaps of silence while we think. um, ah. uh
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haptics
Definition
using touch as a communicative variable - handshake, hug, examination,
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Chronemics
Definition
nonverbal discussion that involves our senses and perceptions of time. monochronic and polychronic
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labeling
Definition
the function of labeling things
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enhancing emotional interaction
Definition
we use words to clarify meaning with the middle and lower level emotions - saying you are confused rather than giving a confused look
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information exchange
Definition
using words
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comparative words
Definition
large/small, attractive/unattractive
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value judgement words
Definition
an expression of a person's values used to describe something. "my car is a classic" "that movie was awesome"
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changeable words
Definition
deals with intangible things and have multi-diverse meanings. love, honesty
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phonetic habit
Definition
the physical method of sound production and each language has its own
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dialect
Definition
a variation is terms of rate/resonance, grammer and vocabulary - tennessee vs illinois
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valence word
Definition
has an either negative or positive charge and is used to produce a reaction in the listener - the teacher says the test is hard in order to make the students study
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self analysis
Definition
helps the speaker determine what kind of speaker he or she is.
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linear speaking style
Definition
communication that moves in a straight line and develops explicitly stated connections among subpoints to support an endpoint.
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circular speaking style
Definition
conducted in a circular movement (general to specific) by developing context around the main point - uses stories and narratives
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Attached speaker
Definition
discusses issues with feeling and emotion, conveying the speakers stake in the subject.
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Detached speaker style
Definition
discusses all issues with calmness and objectivity.
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Direct speaker style
Definition
someone who conveys their message through explicit statements and places little reliance on contextual factors such as timing, situation and nonverbal communication.
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indirect speaking style
Definition
places heavy emphasis on nonverbal communication and uses words and nonwords to convey the message.
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audience analysis
Definition
gathering relevant demographic and attitudinal information about the audience and using that information to adapt the message in order to achieve the greatest impact.
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systematic observation
Definition
the information is gathered by simply eyeballing the audience.
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Conversation - audience analysis
Definition
used when the speaking situation is a part of a social situation as a banquet, dinner, or cocktail party.
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Show of hands
Definition
during the presentation, the speaker get to a point where they feel that specific information is needed to help determine how to proceed, the speaker asks a question and requests a verifiable response, like raising hands.
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survey
Definition
very limited use, giving a survey to audience members well ahead of time and then using the information to plot adaptional strategies.
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communication anxiety
Definition
a physical response to an anxiety-producing public performance situation
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hostile questioner
Definition
Someone who asks a question with open hostility in their wording and tone
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trapper questioner
Definition
someone whose goal is to trap the speaker into agreeing with some idea that runs contrary to the ideas of the speech.
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confusing questioner
Definition
ther person who often just wants to participate in some way, so they will ask a question that is not well thought out and will often ramble.
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final jeopardy questioner
Definition
this person's motive is to show the audience how brilliant they are. The question asked could often stump an expert and is often trivial and unimportant.
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helpful questioner
Definition
wants to participate by adding information to what has been said and could often conflict w. yours
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reflective principle
Definition
the audience wants the speaker to succeed.
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