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| Medium through which a message passes from sender to receiver. |
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| The ability to construct a variety of frameworks for viewing an issue. |
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| A continuous, transactional process involving participants who occupy different but overlapping environments and create relationships through the exchange of messages, many of which are affected by external, physiological, and psychological noise. |
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| The ability to accomplish one's personal goals in a manner that maintains a relationship on terms that are acceptable to all parties. |
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| The part of a message that communicates information about the subject being discussed. |
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| The process in which a receiver attaches meaning to a message. |
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| The tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences; occurs more frequently in mediated communication. |
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| Two individuals communicating. The interaction may or may not be interpersonal in nature. |
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| The process of putting thoughts into symbols, most commonly words. |
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| The field of experiences that leads a person to make sense of another's behavior. Environments consist of physical characteristics, personal experiences, relational history, and cultural background. |
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| Behavior that treats others as objects rather than individuals. |
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| Goals aimed at getting others to behave in desired ways. |
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| interpersonal communication (quantitative + qualitative) |
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| Quantitative sense = Communication (usually face-to-face) between two individuals. Qualitative sense = Communication in which the parties consider one another as unique individuals rather that objects. It is characterized by minimal use of stereo-typed labels; unique, idiosyncratic rules; and a high degree of information exchange. |
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| Linear Communication Model |
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| A characterization of communication as a one-way event in which a message flows from sender to receiver. |
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| Communication between individuals that is conducted via technological channels such as email, chat rooms, texting, and instant messaging. |
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| Information sent from a sender to a receiver. |
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| noise (external, physiological, psychological) |
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| External, physiological, and psychological distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and reception of a message. |
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| One who notices and attends to a message. |
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| The part of a message that expresses the social relationship between two or more individuals. |
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| An abundance of nonverbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message; opposite of leanness. |
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| Process of attending to one's behavior and using these observations to shape the way one behaves. |
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| The creator of a message. |
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| transactional communication model |
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| A characterization of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages in an ongoing, irreversible process. |
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