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Communication
Undergraduate 2
09/09/2012

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Term
Communication
Definition
latin "to make common"

the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response
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"m" word
Definition
messages
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verbal
Definition
"with words"
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nonverbal
Definition
"without words"
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messages travel through different mediums such as
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visual communication (art, architecture)
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Dale Chihuly
Definition
glass art
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Robert Frost
Definition
poet for JFK
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interpretation of messages
Definition
what you said, what you meant
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polysemic
Definition
many meanings
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relational process
Definition
show the importance of relationship by communication
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implicit/ naive theories
Definition
guesses speculations
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Theory described as...
Definition
maps, lenses, nets
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explicit theories (formal theories)
Definition
not casually constructed or developed
systematic thoughts that work together
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Theory
Definition
A theory is a system of assumptions, accepted principles, and rules of procedure devised to analyze, predict, or otherwise explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena.
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assumptions
Definition
informed hunches
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A theory is an explanation for
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facts
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A theory is not
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a fact
an experiment
research findings
reality
true or false
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objective
Definition
reality
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subjective
Definition
opinions
preferences
perceptions
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most research begins with
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theory
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every field has
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theories
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physical science
Definition
hard facts
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behavioral sciences
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social sciences (soft/more difficult)
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The Scientific Method
Definition
obervation
identification
description
experimental investigation
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Science starts with hunch, then
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research
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control group
Definition
standard reference, not exposed to experimental treatment
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quantative research methods
Definition
amounts
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statistics
Definition
key words
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dependent variable
Definition
bottom line
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independent variable
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manipulated
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hypothesis
Definition
if (stimulus/cause) --> then (response/effect)
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double blind
Definition
people conducting experiments don't know who is in that group
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interpretations vary according to
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person/time/place
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interpretive studies have _________ instead of laws
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rules
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interpretive studies are _________ not objective
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subjective
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interpretive studies have ________ instead of determinism
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free will
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rule of parsimony
Definition
use as few words as possible... using the appropriate amount of words
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Scientific Theory side of chart
Definition
explanation of data
prediction of future
relative simplicity
testable hypothesis
practical utility
quantitive research
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interpretive theory side of chart
Definition
Understanding people
clarification of values
aesthetic appeal
community of agreement
reform of society
qualitative research
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qualatative research methods
Definition
textual analysis (content analysis)
ethnography (dances with wolves)
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tacit
Definition
not expressed, but mutually understood
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frame
Definition
to articulate or express an interpretation or perception
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reframe
Definition
to articulate or express a different interpretation or perception
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correlational
Definition
related, associated in time or space (causation)
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epistemology
Definition
how do people know what they know?
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intrapersonal
Definition
communication within yourself
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intra:
Definition
inside/within
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inter:
Definition
between
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Tradition
Definition
long, continuous ways of thinking
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SocioPsychology Tradition
Definition
Social Science
-objective
-scientific
-empericism
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SocioPsychology tradition
CARL HOVLAND
Definition
attitude change
persuasion
cause and effect of messages
who said what to whom with what effect?
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SocioPsychology Tradition
credibility
Definition
more persuasive (believability)
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SocioPsychology Tradition
sleeper effect
Definition
when something changes over time
...(ex) Napoleon Dynamite
we forget where we heard it from but remember what was said
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Cybernetic Tradition
Definition
artificial intelligence
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Father of Cybernetic Tradition (artificial intelligence)
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Norbert Weiner
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Hired to make telephone service better by Belle Tele Co.
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Claude Shannon
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Channel Capacity
Definition
Info + Noise
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Noise =
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the enemy of info
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First model of human communication
Definition
*Warren Weaver
messages
source---------->receiver
n o i s e
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Second Law of Thermodynamics
Definition
certainty---->uncertainty (entropy)
organization---->chaos
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Rhetorical Tradition
Definition
people who study english, lit, speech
A. Speech distinguishes human from animals
B.Public Speaking is important in Democracy
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Semiotic Tradition
Definition
sign (naturally selected or associated)
symbols (have to be learned) manmade/created/alphabet
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Sociocultural Tradition
Definition
-scientific or interpretive
-a culture's language, how you think and act
-Cultural Tradition
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Critical Thinking
Definition
Frankfurt, Germany... School of Thought
Examining works of Carl Marx
-Socialism
-Communism
-Marxism
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Pheminological Tradition
Definition
Dif people's stories, interpretations not always told.
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