Speech Ch 1 Seiler 8Th Ed

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communication competence

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the ability to take part in effective communication that is characterized by skills and understandings that enable communicators to exchange messages successfully

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communication

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the simultaneous sharing and creating of meaning through human symbolic action (create and share)

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communications

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denotes the delivery systems for mediated and mass communication (to send the message)

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human symbolic interaction

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people using a symbol system (language) to share thoughts, feelings, beliefs, attitudes, customs, and ideas

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ethics

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an individual's system of moral principles

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plagiarism

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the use of another person's information, language, or ideas without citing the originator and making it appear that the user is the originator (basically, you stole his stuff)

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Aristotle

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suggested that communication was most powerful when teh speaker's character was engaged in presenting the truth

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ethos

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ethical appeal

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process

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series of actions that has no beginning or end and is constantly changing

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system

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combination of parts interdependently acting to form a whole (ex: human body)

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interaction

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exchange of communication in which communicators take turns sending and receiving messages

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transaction

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exchange of communication in which the communicators act simultaneously, that is, encoding and decoding occur at the same time

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intentional communication

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a message that is purposely sent to a specific receiver

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unintentional communication

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a message that is not intended to be sent or is not intended for the person who receives it

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8 most basic elements of communication

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source/sender, message, interference/noise, channel, receiver, feedback, environment, context

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source

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the creator of messages

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encoding

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process by which the source translates thoughts or feelings into words, sounds, and physical expressions, which together make up the actual message that is to be sent

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message

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the communication produced by the source

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interference

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anything that changes the meaning of an intended message

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channel

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the route by which messages flow between sources and receivers

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receiver

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the individual who analyzes and interprets the message

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decoding

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the process of translating a message into the thoughts or feelings that were communicated

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feedback

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the response to a message that the receiver sends to the source

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environment

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the psychological and physical surroundings in which communication occurs

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context

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circumstances or situation in which communication occurs

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intrapersonal communication

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the process of understanding information within oneself

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interpersonal communication

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the creating and sharing of meaning between people who are in a relationship

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dyadic communication

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an exchange of information between two people

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interview

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a carefully planned and executed question and answer session designed to exchange desired information between two parties

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small group communication

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an exchange of information among a relatively small number of people, 5 to 7, who share a common purpose

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public communication

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transmission of a message from one person who speaks to a number of individuals who listen

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mediated communication

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any communication transmitted by some kind of mechanistic means, like radio, tv, cell, internet. can be one on one communication

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mass communication

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talking with or to a large number of people

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electronic mediated communication (EMC)

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any communication transmitted by an electronic device such as a computer, cell, PDA, email, aim, blackberry

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repertoire

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wide range of communication behaviors from which effective communicators make choices

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Communication is a cure-all. (T/F)

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F

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quantity means quality . (T/F)

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F

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meaning is in the words we use (T/F)

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F

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we have a natural ability to communicate (T/F)

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F

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communication is reversible (T/F)

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F

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we should strive for communication competence if we wish to make connections with them (T/F)

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T