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60 Cards in this Set
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noise
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anything literal or psychological that interferes with accurate reception of the communication of the message
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feedback
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response to a message
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context
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physical and psychological envrionment for communication
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episode
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sequence of interaction between individuals, during which the message of one person influences the message of another
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mediated interpersonal communication
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communication with others established or maintained through media (email, phones) rather than face-to-face
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social information-processing theory
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theory that explains how people use information they receive from others via email and other electronic media to develop relationships with others
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symbol
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word, sound, or visual image that represents a thought, concept, or object
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rule
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a followable perscription that indicates what behavior is obligated, preferred, or prohibited in certain communication situations or contexts
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content
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new information, ideas, or suggested actions that a speaker wishes to share
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relationship dimension
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the implied aspect of a communication message, which conveys information about emotions, attitudes, power, and control
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communibiological approach
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theoretical perspective suggests people's communication behavior can be predicted based on personal traits and characteristics that result from their genetic or biological background
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social learning theory
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theory of human behavior that suggests we can learn how to adapt and adjust our behavior toward others; how we behave is not solely dependent on our genetic or biological makeup
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ethics
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the beliefs, values, and moral principles by which people determin what is right or wrong
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other-oriented communicator
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one who considers the thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of communication partners while maintaing his or her own integrity
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egocentric communicator
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a person who creates messages without giving much thought to the person who is listening; a person who is self-focused and self-absorbed
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self
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sum total of who a person is; a person's central inner force
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self-concept
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a person's subjective description of who he or she is
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attitude
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learned predisposition to respond to a person, object, or idea in a favorable or unfavorable way
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belief
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way in which you structure your understanding of reality- what is true and what is false
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value
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enduring concept of good and bad, right and wrong
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material self
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your concept of self as reflected in a total of all the tangible things you own. Also: body image, keeping up with the Joneses
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social self
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your concept of self as reflectedin your social interactions with others
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spiritual self
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your concept of self based on your thoughts and introspections about your values, moral standards, and beliefs
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looking-glass self
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concept that suggests you learn who you are based on your interactions with others, who reflect your self back to you
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symbolic interaction theory
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the theory that people make sense of the world on the basis of their interactions with other people
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androgynous role
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gender that includes both masculine and feminie qualties
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self-reflexiveness
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human ability to think about what you are doing while you are doing it
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psychology
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study of how thinking influences behavior
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personality
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set of enduring internal predispositions and behavioral characteristics that describe how people react to their envrionment
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communication apprehension
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fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with other people
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self-worth (self-esteem)
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your evaluation of your worth or value based on your perception of such things as your skills, abilities, talents,and appearance
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social comparison
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process of comparing yourself to others who are similar to you to measure your worth and value
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life position
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your feelings of regard for yourself and others, as reflected in your sense of worth and self-esteem
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face
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a person's positive perception of himself or herself in interactions with others
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facework
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using communication to maintain your own positive self-perception (self-face) or to support, reinforce, or challange someone else's self-perception (other-face)
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visualization
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technique of imagining that you are preforming a particular task in a certain way. Positive visualization can enhanse your self-esteem
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reframing
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process of redefining events and experiences from a different point of view
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social decentering
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cognitive process in which you take into account another person's thoughts, feelings, values, background, and perspective
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specific-other perspective
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a perspective that uses information that one can observe or imagine about another person to predict that person's behavior
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generalized-other perspective
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a perspective that uses observed or imagined information about many people, or people in general, to predict a person's behavior
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self-fulfilling prophecy
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a prediction about your future actions that is likely to come true because you believe it will come true
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self-exposure
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principle that suggest people tend to place themselves in situations that are consistent with their self-concept and self-esteem
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need for inclusion
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interpersonal need to be included and to include others in social activities
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need for control
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interpersonal need for some degree of domination in our relationships, as well as the need to be controlled
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need for affection
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interpersonal need to give love, personal support, warmth, and intimacy
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communication style
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identifiable or habitual way in which you communicate to other people
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assertiveness
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tendency to make requests, ask for information, and generally pursue your own rights and best interests
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responsiveness
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tendency to be sensitive to the needs of others, including being sympathetic to others' feelings and placing the feelings of others above your own feelings
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self-disclosure
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purposefully providing information to others that they would not learn if you did not tell them
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social penetration model
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model of self-disclosure and relational development that reflects both depth and breadth of shared information
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self-awareness
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a person's conscious understanding of who he or she is
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Johari window model
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model of self-disclosure that reflects the movement of information about yourself from blind and unknown quadrants to hidden and open ones
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dyadic effect
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the reciprocal nature of self-disclosure
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perception
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experiencing your world and making sense out of what you experience
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interpersonal perception
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selecting, organizing, and interpreting your observations of other people
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selective percpetion
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directing your attention to specific stimuli and consequently ignoring other stimuli
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punctuation
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making sense out of stimuli by grouping, dividing, organizing, seperating, and categorizing information
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superimpose
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to place a familiar structure on information you select
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closure
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the filling in of missing information
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passive perception
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preception that occurs because your senses are in operation
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