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| Instrumental, Regulatory, Informative, Heuristic, Interactional, Personal, Imaginatively |
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Phonology, Syntax, Semantics
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Confirming/Disconfirming Communication
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complimenting/putting down
Ex: confirming or disconfirming thought processes of victims |
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| Co-Cultural Theory (Definition, Example) |
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Role of power in daily interactions
1)Power defines appropriate communication
2)Social hierarchy
3)Language reinforces power
4)"feminine" communication style=valued
5)Those who don't conform =disadvantage |
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| Five Types of Nonverbal Codes |
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| Kinesics, Paralinguistics,Haptics, Time & Space, Appearance & Artifacts |
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| Kinesics (Definition, Example) |
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| Gestures, Illustrating, Emblems, Adaptors, Regulators, Posture & Movement |
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| Haptics (Definition, Example) |
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| Professional(functional)touch, social-polite touch, friendship, love-intimate, demand (dominance/power), higher status |
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| Paralinguistics (Definition, Example) |
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Voice Qualities- Speed, Pitch, Rhythm, Vocal Range, Articulation
Vocalizations- Sounds without structure, Fillers |
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| Time and Space (Definition, Example) |
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| Chronemics- Chronos= time |
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| Appearance and Artifacts (Example) |
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| Nonverbal Communication (Definition, Comparison) |
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| Nonverbal behavior that has symbolic meaning |
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| Aristotle's Three Artistic Proofs |
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| Ethos (Definition, Example) |
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| Pathos (Definition, Example) |
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| The rhetorical use of emotions to affect the audience decision making |
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| Logos (Definition, Example) |
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| Rational appeals; the use of rhetoric to help the audience see the rationale for a particular conclusion |
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| Used in courts of law to bring about justice... more info? |
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| Walter Fisher's Rhetorical Theory |
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| *Walter's Theory* (Definition, Concepts) |
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| Paradigm: Bigger than a story or its message (way of viewing the world) Concepts: Stories= big picture, story/fiction is not "untrue", Says people decide on Narrative fidelity & Narrative probability |
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| Selective Exposure (Definition, Example) |
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The idea that people seek media messages and/or interpret media texts in ways that confirm their beliefs and, conversely, resist or avoid messages that challenge their beliefs.
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| The plural form of medium, a channel of communication. |
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Uses and Gratification Theory
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The idea that people use media messages and find various types of gratifications in some media texts rather than in others.
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| Media Activism (Definition, Example) |
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The practice of organizing to communicate displeasure with certain media images and messages, as well as to force change in future media texts.
Ex: Homosexuals strike against discrimination; saying that only same sex marriages are seen on TV and commercials. |
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| Cultivation Theory (Definition, Example) |
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Idea that long-term immersion in a media environment leads to "cultivation," or enculturation, into shared beliefs about the world.
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ESSAY* Optimal Verbal Communication
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| Become more aware of the power of language; understand the difference between hearing and listening (pg 130-132) |
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ESSAY* Ethical Nonverbal Communication
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| Be more perceptive than you would normally so that you may give off a good message to the other person involved |
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| ESSAY* Three Ways to Improving Media Consumptions with Examples |
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1)Be an active agent
Seek out media that meet your needs and avoid or resist others
2)Broaden your media horizons
Obtain a range of views on world events
3)Talk back
Consider why people view the world as they do; acknowledge that there are differences between each individual and yourself |
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Used to communicate info/report facts
Ex: Date & Time |
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Used to control/regulate behavior of others
Ex: Ask friend to bring something; regulating behavior |
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Most basic function used to obtain what you need/desire
Ex: When you invite friends over |
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Used to acquire knowledge/understanding
Ex: Ask if friends are available |
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Used to establish & define social relationships
Ex: Engage in behavior that continues friendships |
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Used to express individuality & personality; more private than public
Ex: Joking |
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Used to express artistically/creatively
Ex: Drama, Poetry, Stories |
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| How sounds contribute to meaning; basic sound unit- phonemes |
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| How word order contributes to meaning; rules that govern word order; combining words consistently; sub & verb agreement |
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| Study of meaning; how words contribute to meaning; "colorless green ideas sleep furiously"; gramatically correct but nonsensical |
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| Dictionary/literal meaning |
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Effective/interpretive meaning
"wise"- older |
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Ethical Nonverbal Communication
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| Guidelines:(pg 160)Recognize nonverbal messages(not always the same as yours), Be aware of individual's factors, Ask for additional information, Remember nonverbal behavior is not always intended to be communicative, Don't place much emphasis on fleeting nonverbal behaviors |
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Ethical Nonverbal Communication
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3 Behavior Ex: Positive verbal AND nonverbal message= positive message
Positive verbal AND negative nonverbal= sarcasm
Negative verbal AND negative nonverbal= demeaning |
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