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77 Cards in this Set
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Communication |
Mutual flow of ideas, to inform, the transmission of messages and receiving the message, The collaborative process of using messages to create and participate in social reality. |
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Community |
Small group of people |
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Aristotle's Canons of Rhetoric |
Invention, Disposition, Style, Memory, Delivery |
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Communication Age |
An age in which communication, technology, and media converge and deeply permeate daily life.
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Convergence |
The ways in which the many forms of technologically mediated and face-to-face communication overlap and intersect in our daily life.
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Digital Natives |
People for whom digital technologies such as computers, cell phones, video games and digital cameras already existed when they were born.
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Digital Immigrant |
People who have adopted and learned digital technologies later in life.
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Selective Memory |
The process of retaining and recalling certain bits of information from past interactions while forgetting the rest. |
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Stereotype |
Generalizations made to an entire group of people or situations on the basis of the observed traits of one or few members of the group.
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Scripts |
Organized sequences of action that define a well-known situation.
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Self-Image |
The component of self-concept that refers to an individuals mental picture of him or herself
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Symbolic Interactionism |
The frame work that positions communication as the primary means by which people internalize and use social values to guide how they see themselves, how they see others, and how they interact.
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Symbols |
Things that represent or stand for something else.
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Polysemy |
Multiple meanings associated with a single word or symbol
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Syntax |
Meaning at the level of sentences
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Emblems |
Specific, widely understood meanings in a given culture that may actually substitute for a word or phrase.
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Adapters |
Gestures we use to release tension.
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Chronemics |
The study of ways in which time is used to structure interactions
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Haptics |
The study of touch
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Demographics |
Personal characteristics or attributes of the audience
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Plagiarism |
Using someone else's work or ideas without giving credit to the source
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Civic Engagement |
Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern. |
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Diversity |
A term used to describe the unique differences in people
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Power Distance |
The perceived equality or inequality felt between people in certain cultural or social contexts
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Femininity |
Behaviors associated with being caring or compassionate (what it means to be a woman)
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Interpersonal Communication |
Communication with or between persons. |
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Hyperpersonal Communication |
Communication situations in which the affection, emotion, and intimacy that develop through computer mediated communication equal or surpass what happens face-to-face |
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Organizational Communication |
The process through which organization members develop, maintain, and modify practices through their communication with both internal superiors subordinates and peers and external clients, customers, and stakeholders
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Communication Competence |
The ability to communicate in a personally effective yet socially appropriate manner
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Communication Activism |
Direct energetic action in support of needed social change for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities
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Selective Attention |
The process of concentrating on one part of the environment while not paying attention to the rest
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Selective Exposure Theory |
The theory that individuals prefer messages that support their own positions to messages supporting other positions
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Schemas |
Mental structures developed from past experiences that help people respond to stimuli in the future
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Interpersonal Constructs |
Bipolar dimensions of judgement used to size unpeople or social situations
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Standpoint Theory |
The theory that a persons point of view arises from the social groups to which he or she belongs and influences how he or she socially constructs the world
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Possible Selves |
Visions of what a person might become, what he or she would like to become, and what he or she is afraid of becoming
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Generalized Other |
The viewpoint of the entire society, including its values, rules, roles, and attitudes.
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Digital Code VS Analog Code |
DIGITAL: A system of representations based on symbols
ANALOG: A system of representations based on likeness or similarity |
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Phonemes |
The sounds of a language
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Kinesics |
The study of body movement
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Gestures |
Hand movement used to emphasize and reinforce a message
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Affect-Displays |
Nonverbal gestures, postures and facial expressions that communicate emotions
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Polychronic |
A time orientation that places less emphasis on keeping a tight schedule and value greater flexibility |
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Nonverbal Immediacy |
The use of closeness inducing nonverbal behavior cues.
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Concluding Device |
The method used to end a presentation.
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Communication Apprehension |
A person's level of fear or anxiety associated with a communication situation; can be either real or anticipated communication
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Co-Culture Communication |
The interactions among underrepresented and dominant group members
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Uncertainty Avoidance |
Deals with the way that a culture handles changes and accepts uncertainty within social or cultural contexts
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Proximity |
Closeness
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Small Group Communication |
Communication among the members of a small group of people working together to achieve a common goal or purpose.
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Peripheral Information |
Relatively minor information about the self, usually on personal profiles, including things such as music interests or favorite movies.
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Ethics |
A code of conduct based on respect for yourself, others, and your surroundings.
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Perception |
The process of being aware of and understanding the world.
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Selective Exposure |
The process of exposing oneself only to beliefs, values, and ideas that are similar to ones own.
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Selective Perception |
The process in which individuals filter what they see and hear to make it suit their own needs, biases or expectations
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Prototype |
A person's image of the best example of a particular category of message, person, or social situation.
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Cognitive Complexity |
The degree to which a person's system of interpersonal constructs are numerous, abstract, organized, and capable of handling contradictions
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Field of Experience |
The attitudes, perceptions, and backgrounds each person brings to the process of communication.
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Self-Esteem |
The component of self-concept that refers to an individuals mental picture of her or his self-worth
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Relational Self |
A process of constantly changing and developing aspects of self as a result of togetherness with others.
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Referent |
The actual object to which a word or symbol refers.
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Semantics |
The study of the meaning of words
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Vocalics |
The study of the use of voice to express oneself
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Illustrators |
Gestures that complement, enhance, or substitute for the verbal message.
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Proxemics |
The study of how we use space and distance to communicate
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Monochronic |
A time orientation that stresses being on time and maintaining a schedule for events
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Media Awareness |
The ability to selectively attend and evaluate messages in the media
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Thesis Statement |
Introduces your topic; provides the general purpose of your presentation
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The Sophists |
A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in ancient Greece, associated in popular thought with moral skepticism and specious reasoning. |
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Culture |
The rules of living and functioning in society |
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Rituals |
A series of actions or type of behavior regularly and invariably followed by someone.
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Masculinity |
Behaviors associated with being more assertive or aggressive (what it sans to be a man)
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Ethnocentrism |
Evaluating another culture using the standards of ones own culture
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Social Attractiveness |
The degree to which a person finds the actions and personality of another pleasing and desirable
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Identity |
The psychological and/or physical boundaries that distinguish a group member from a non-group member
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Cyberspace |
A place that collects all the information in the world and can be accessed and entered by any capable person |
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Monroe's Motivated Sequence |
An organizational pattern used to persuade about the need, solution, advantages, and audience actions about a topic. |
