Interpersonal Comm Chapter 6

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symbols

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word or sound or visual device that represents an image, sound, concept, or experience

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referent

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thing that a symbol represents

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thought

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mental process of creating an image, sound, concept or experience triggered by a referent or symbol.
**remember that words are arbitrary, its context that matters

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symbolic interaction theory

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theory that members of a society are bound together through common use of symbols. we use common understanding of symbols to form interpersonal relationships

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denotative meaning

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literal, restrictive definition of a word

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connotative meaning

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personal and subjective meaning of a word
-words have the power to creat, when you label something as good or bad, you are using language to create your own vision of how you experience the world, also self worth and self talk labeling.

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linguistic determinism

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theory that describe how use of language determines or influence thoughts and perceptions.

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linguistic relativity

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theory that each language includes some unique feature that are not found in other languages.

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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the combonation of linguistic determinism and linguistic relativity which suggests that language shapes our culture and culture shapes our language--support for the fact that words not only reflect your culture, they mold it too.

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world view

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culturally acquired perspective for interpreting experiences

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bypassing

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confusion caused by the same words' meaning different things to different people. common communication problem

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malapropism

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confusion of one word or phrase for another that sounds similar to it.

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restricted code

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set of words that have particular meaning to a person, group, or culture\
-musicians, computer analyists

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jargon

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another name for restricted code; specialized terms or abbreviations whose meaning are known only to members of a specific group
-remember airplane clip

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allness

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the tendency to use language to make unqualified, often untrue generalizations. deny individual difference or variations. "all women are poor drivers"

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indexing

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avoiding generalizations by using statements that separate one situation, person, or example from another. "my child's doctor spends more time with my internist." acknowledging that not all doctors are the same

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static evaluation

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pronouncement that does not take the possibility of change into consideration. "the map is not the territory" avoid by dating your opinion

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polarization

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description and evaluation of what you observe in terms of extremes such as good or bad, old or new, beautiful or ugly. often an overstatement of a perception or experience

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extended "I" language

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brief preface to a feedback statement, intended to communicate that you don't want your listener to take your message in an overly critical way

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word picture

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short statement or story that illustrate or describes an emotion; word pictures often use a simile (comparison using like or as) to clarify image

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elaborated code

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conversation that uses many words and various ways of describing an idea or concept to communicate its meaning

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apology

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explicit admission of an error, along with a request for forgiveness

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assertive

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able to pursue one's won best interests without denying a partner's rights

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aggressive

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expressing one's interests while denying the rights of others by blaming judging and evaluating other people
**five steps
Describe (how you view), disclose (your feelings), identify effects (of the behavior), be silent (wait for response), paraphrase (the other person's response)