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        | communication apprehension |  | Definition 
 
        | stage fright/ nervousness in communication 
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        | intrapersonal communication |  | Definition 
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        | interpersonal communication |  | Definition 
 
        | communication between 2 people |  | 
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        | linear model of communication |  | Definition 
 
        | -Sender to reciever. -can be interrupted by 4 types of noise: physical, physiological, psychological, or semantic.
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        | interactional model of communication |  | Definition 
 
        | depicts two way communication. (includes feedback) |  | 
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        | transactional model of communication |  | Definition 
 
        | depicts shared meaning. -communication is cooperative and reciprocal.
 -person's frame of reference/field of experience affect it.
 -sender and receiver are both responsible
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        | interpersonal communication |  | Definition 
 
        | process of message transaction between people to create and sustain shared meaning |  | 
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        | Maslow's hierarchy of needs |  | Definition 
 
        | physiological, safety, friendship, respect, self-actualization |  | 
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        | Principles of Interpersonal Communication |  | Definition 
 
        | -Interpersonal Communication is unavoidable. -IPC is irrersible
 -IPC is symbolic
 -IPC is rule-governed
 -IPC is learned
 -IPC has both content and relationship levels
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        | -IPC solves all problems -IPC is always a good thing
 -IPC is common sense
 -IPC is synonymous with interpersonal relationships
 -IPC is always face to face
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        | says that individuals follow moral absolutes. We should act as an example to others. |  | 
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        | suggests that what is ethical will bring the greatest good for the greatest number of people. -consequences are important
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        | says that a person's moral virtue stands between two vices , with the middle or mean, being the foundation for a rational society. |  | 
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        | concerned with the connections among people and the moral consequences of decisions -women take consequences into consideration
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        | says that communication is ethical to the extent that it maximizes our ability to exercise free choice. -people must be able to make free and informed decisions.
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        | spoken, written, or unspoken info sent from a sender to a receiver |  | 
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        | the intended target of a message |  | 
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        | a pathway through which a message is sent |  | 
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        | stimuli outside of a sender or a receiver that interferes with the transmission or reception of a message |  | 
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        | biological influences on a sender or a receiver that interfere with the transmission or reception of a message |  | 
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        | biases, prejudices, and feelings that interfere with the accurate transmission or reception of a message |  | 
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        | when senders and receivers apply different meanings to the same message |  | 
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        | first stage in the perception process that requires us to use our senses to respond to stimuli in our interpersonal environment |  | 
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        | being able to engage our senses so that we are observant and aware of our surroundings |  | 
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        | directing our attention to certain stimuli while ignoring other stimuli |  | 
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        | second stage of the perception process, in which we place what are often a number of confusing pieces of info into an understandable, accessible, and orderly arrangement |  | 
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        | categorizing individuals according to a fixed impression, whether positive or negative, of an entire group to which they belong |  | 
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        | third stage of the perception process, in which we assign meaning to what we perceive |  | 
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        | fourth stage of perception process, in which we recall info stored in our memories |  | 
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        | recalling info that agrees with our perceptions and selectively forgetting info that does not |  | 
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        | a relatively stable set of perceptions we hold of ourselves |  | 
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        | our understanding of who we are |  | 
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        | an evaluation of who we perceive ourselves to be |  | 
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        | a prediction or expectation about our future behavior that is likely to come true because we believe it and thus act in ways that make it come true |  | 
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        | our desire to be liked by significant others in our lives and have them confirm our beliefs, respect our abilities, and value what we value |  | 
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        | our desire that others refrain from imposing their will on us, respect our individuality and our uniqueness, and avoid interfering with our actions or beliefs. |  | 
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        | actively thinking about and controlling our public behaviors and actions |  | 
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        | implicit personality theory |  | Definition 
 
        | theory that we rely on a set of a few characteristics to draw inferences about others and use these as the basis of our communication with them. |  | 
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        | matching like qualities with each other to create an overall perception of someone or something. |  | 
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        | occurs when we place positive qualities together |  | 
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        | occurs when we group negative qualities together |  | 
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        | theory that explains how we create explanations or attach meaning to another person's behavior or our own |  | 
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        | a unique personal frame from viewing life and life's events |  | 
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        | people who support and trust us as we improve our self-concept |  | 
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        | mental framework we use to process and categorize beliefs, ideas, and events as either masculine or feminine in order to understand and organize our world |  | 
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        | gender role socialization |  | Definition 
 
        | process by which women and men learn the gender roles appropriate to their sex. |  | 
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        | unconscious nonverbal cues that signal an internal state |  | 
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        | our expectation that people will tell the truth |  | 
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        | -increased blinking and enlarged pupils -frequent speech errors
 -increased speech hesitations
 -higher pitched voice
 -increased discrepancies between verbal and nonverbal channels
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        | intercultural communication |  | Definition 
 
        | communication between and among individuals and groups from different cultural backgrounds |  | 
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        | the shared, personal, and learned life experiences of a group of individuals who have a common set of values, norms, and traditions. |  | 
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        | how a culture perceives and distributes power. (if high, show respect to people with higher status) (if low, power is equally distributed) |  | 
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        | culture that emphasizes characteristics associated with masculine people. |  | 
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        | culture that emphasizes characteristics stereotypically associated with feminine people |  | 
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        | cultural mindset that emphasizes the group and its norms, values, and beliefs over the self |  | 
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        | cultural mindset that emphasizes self-concept and personal achievement and that prefers competition over cooperation, the individual over the group, and the private over the public |  | 
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        | culture in which there is a high degree of similarity among members and in which the meaning of a message is drawn primarily from its context, such as ones surroundings, rather than from words |  | 
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        | culture in which there is a high degree of difference among members and in which the meaning of a message must be explicitly related, usually in words |  | 
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        | occurs when a person learns to identify with a particular culture and a culture's thinking, way of relating, and worldview |  | 
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        | occurs when a person learns, adapts to, and adopts the appropriate behaviors and rules of a host culture |  | 
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        | reasons to study intercultural communication |  | Definition 
 
        | -technological imperative -demographic imperative
 -economic imperative
 -peace imperative
 -self-awareness imperative
 -ethical imperative
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        | practice in which a nation sends work and workers to a different country because doing so is cost efficent |  | 
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        | concept that all societies, regardless of size, are connected in some way. |  | 
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        | process of judging another culture using the standards of our own culture |  | 
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        | challenges of intercultural communication |  | Definition 
 
        | -ethnocentrism -stereotyping
 -anxiety and uncertainty
 -misinterpretation of nonverbal and verbal behaviors
 -the assumptions of similarity of difference
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        | a group to which a person feels he or she belongs |  | 
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        | a group to which a person feels he or she does not belong |  | 
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        | ways to improve intercultural communication |  | Definition 
 
        | -know your biases and stereotypes -practice cultural respect
 -educate yourself
 -relate to the individual rather than their culture
 -eliminate prejudices
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        | a conflict over cultural expectations and experiences |  | 
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        | the common understandings among people who are committed to coexisting |  | 
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        | define shared meaning of corporate culture |  | 
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        | carry the ideology of management and reinforce company policy |  | 
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        | repeated/consistent action that describe multiple aspects of corporate cultural life |  | 
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        | an electronic extension that communicates a person's identity (home pages and screen names) |  | 
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        | shorthand used for efficient communication in online relationships |  | 
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        | graphic image used in an electronic message |  | 
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        | the highly accelerated development of an online relationship |  | 
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        | and receiver online communication skills |  | Definition 
 
        | be accountable; build an interpersonal communication dialogue;
 face the challenges
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