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channels
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media through which messages are sent
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communication
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the deliberate or accidental transfer of meaning
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context
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the setting
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cyberbole
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exaggerated claims about the effects new technologies have on society
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effect
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the communication outcome
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essentials of communication
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those components present during every communication event--ex:
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external feedback
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a response from another
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feedback
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information returned to a message source
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group communication
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interaction with a limited number of persons
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internal feedback
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a response you give yourself
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interpersonal communication
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the relationship level of communication
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intrapersonal communicatino
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communication with the self
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mass communication
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the transmission of messages that may be processed by gatekeepers prior to being sent to large audiences via a channel of broad diffusion
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message
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the content of a communicative act
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the need for affection
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the need to express and receive love
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the need for control
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the need to feel we are capable and responsible
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the need for inclusion
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the need for social contact
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negative feedback
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a response that extinguishes behavior in progress
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noise
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anything that interferes with or distorts the ability to send and receive messages
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online or machine-assisted communication
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the building of relationships using computers and the Internet.
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positive feedback
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a behavior-enhancing response
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public communication
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communication designed to inform, persuade, or entertain audience members
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receivers
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persons who receive, decode, and interpret a message
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senders
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persons who formulate, encode, and transmit a message
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social capital
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social connections or networks
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technopoly
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a culture in which technology monopolizes the thought-world
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glocalization
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how globalization affects and merges with local interests and environments
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diversity
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the recognition and valuing of difference
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globalization
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the increasing economic, political, and cultural integration and interdependence of diverse cultures
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multiculturalists
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persons respectful of and engaged with people from distinctly different cultures
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culture
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a system of knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that are acquired, shared, and used by members during daily living
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intracultural communication
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interaction with members of the same racial or ethnic group or co-culture as yours
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international communication
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communication between persons representing different nations
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interethnic communication
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interaction with individuals of different ethnic origins
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interracial communication
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the interpreting and sharing of meanings with individuals from different races
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intercultural communication
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interaction with individuals from different cultures
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separation
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the means co-culture members use to resist interacting with members of the dominant culture
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accommodation
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the means by which co-culture members maintain their cultural identity while striving to establish relationships with members of the dominant culture
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assimilation
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the means by which co-culture members attempt to fit in with members of the dominant culture
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co-cultures
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groups of persons who differ in some ethnic or sociological way from the parent culture
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ethnocentrism
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the tendency to see one’s own culture as superior to all others
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cultural relativism
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the acceptance of other cultural groups as equal in value to one’s own
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stereotypes
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mental images or pictures that guide our reactions to others
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prejudice
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a positive or negative prejudgment
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melting-pot philosophy
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the view that different cultures should be assimilated into the dominant culture
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cultural pluralism
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adherence to the principle of cultural relativism
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collectivistic cultures
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cultures in which group goals are stressed
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individualistic cultures
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cultures in which individual goals are stressed
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low-context communication
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a system that encourages directness in communication
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high-context communication
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a tradition-bound communication system which depends on indirectness
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high-power-distance cultures
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cultures based on power differences in which subordinates defer to superiors
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low-power-distance cultures
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cultures that believe that power should be used only when legitimate
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feminine cultures
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cultures that value tenderness and relationships
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masculine cultures
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cultures that value aggressiveness, strength, and material symbols of success
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culturally confused
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lacking an understanding of cultural difference
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cultural imperialism
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the expansion of dominion of one culture over another culture
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virtual neighborhoods and communities
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online, surrogate communities
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digital divide
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information gap
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perceived self
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the self we believe ourselves to be
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facework
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the means used to present a public image
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high self-monitors
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people highly attuned to impression management efforts
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low self-monitors
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people who pay little attention to responses others have to them
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impression management
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the creation of a positive image designed to influence others
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unknown area
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the part of the self that is unknown to oneself and others
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self-disclosure
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the process of revealing to another person information about the self that this person would not otherwise know
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Johari window
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a model containing four panes (unknown, open, closed, blind area) that is used to explain the roles that self-awareness and self-disclosure play in relationships
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open area
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the part of the self containing information known to both the self and others
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blind area
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the part of the self known to others but not known to oneself
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hidden area
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the part of the self that contains information about the self known to oneself but that is hidden from others
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idiocentric
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exhibiting an individualistic orientation
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allocentric
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exhibiting a collectivistic orientation
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distinctiveness theory
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the theory stating that a person’s own distinctive traits are more salient to him or her than are the more prevalent traits possessed
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Galatea effect
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the principle that we fulfill our own expectations
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Pygmalion effect
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the principle that we fulfill the expectations of others
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self-fulfilling prophecy
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a prediction or an expectation that comes true simply because one acts as if it were true
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self-efficacy
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an optimistic belief in one’s own competence
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self-awareness
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the ability to reflect on and monitor one’s own behavior
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self-concept
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everything one thinks and feels about oneself
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self-image
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the sort of person one perceives oneself to be
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self-esteem
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how well one likes and values oneself
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