301 Vocab 1-12

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epistemology

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study of the nature of knowledge

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science

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objective, theory based, experiments involved, determinism, universal laws, more deductive, content analysis

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humanism

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subjective (multiple truths), observation, qualitative, personal interpretation, free will, interpretation, textual analysis, more inductive

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carey's definition of communication

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a process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired, and transformed

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ritual view

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sharing with others--combo of natural and man made tendencies

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littlejohn's definition of a theory

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(in the broadest sense) any conceptual representation or explanation of a phenomenon

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looking glass self

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taking the role of the other and imagining how we look from their point of view

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hall's definition of personal space

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18 inches to 4 feet away from a person in conversation

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communicator reward valence

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sum of positive and negative attributes the person offers plus the potential he or she has to reward of punish in the future

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proxemics

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study of people's use of space as a special elaboration of culture

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falsification

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creating a completely different story from what really happened

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concealment

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hiding a secret

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equivocation

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dodging an issue completely

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3 aims of deceptive tasks

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to accomplish a task
to establish/maintain a relationship with the respondent
to save face or keep image of one or both the parties

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disassociation

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according to interpersonal deception theory, a linguistic strategy of distancing oneself from what one has done

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biographical, personal preferences, goals/aspirations, religious convictions, deeply held fear and fantasies, and concept of yourself

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layers to one's personality structure

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reciprocal behavior

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staying at the same pace of self-disclosure as the other person

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anticipation of future interaction, incentive value, deviance

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3 conditions that drive us to reduce uncertainty

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social presence theory

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theory that states text-based messages deprive that physical interaction

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media richness theory

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communication depends on medium

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lack of social cues

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involes hostile language (flaming)

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hyperpersonal relationships

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term used to describe CMC that can develop relational intimacy that surpasses what's available through face to face communication

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one-up comm

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movement to dominate the exchange

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one-down comm

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yielding control to another (more empathy)

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one-across

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(most desirable) neutral efforts from both sides

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interpretive scholars

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scholars who believe that truth is largely subjective (highly interpretive)

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self disclosure

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main route to deep social penetration (it's reciprocal)

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verbal cues

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CMC users can create fully formed impressions of others based solely on the linguistic content of computer-mediated messages

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extended time

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CMC info exchange is 4x slower than face to face--impressions are formed at a reduced rate

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chronemics

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study of people's systematic use of time in their interaction between others; only nonverbal cue not filtered by CMC

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metacommunication

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communication about communication...sometimes used to refer to comm about relationships

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symmetrical communication

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neither person tries to control the other (interchange based on equal power)

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complementary communication

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comm bsed on accepted differences in power