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Theory
a body of statements that present a clear rounded and systematic view of a subject
Attitude
an approach to inquiry that poises itself for implementation of the scientific method
Noise
anything that interferes with the communication process. Can be physical, psychological or semantic
Artifacts
objects that communicate, such as clothing, glasses, jewelry, cars, art, objects, etc... Meaning is assigned by the perceiver.
Indexing
recognizing that person 1 is not the same as person 2
Entropy
the amount of chaos, randomness, turbulence or degree of uncertainty
Inartistic Proofs
aspects of a situation or qualities of the speaker not directly speaker controlled; the facts of the case such as time, location, weapon
abstraction
the process of leaving out details in perceiving, thinking about and labeling objects and events. General semantics goes beyond the representational approach
Multi-ordinal
a word can mean a number of things to different people
Cybernetics
involves control and self-regulation via communication with an emphasis on feedback
Mystification
average people "bond" with noted figures. Strong sense of ID and bonding is fundamental to advertising and modeling. Modeling is one of four ways that people learn
Non-Allness
the map never represents all of the territory. No statement says all there is about an event.
Proxemics
The study of how space affects the communication channel
channel
the means through which the message is transmitted or conveyed. This involves any, possibly all of the five human senses and includes broadcast media and print journalism as well as the vocal mechanism
Information
information reduces uncertainty. It involves data, process, channel, and/or outcomes/uses
Para-language (Vocalics)
How elements of the voice, such as rate, pitch, volume, tone, etc. They are used to communicate sarcasm, ulterior messages...
Kinesics
the study of how body language (focal expressions, posture, gestures) affects the communication process
uncertainty reduction
people seek information to reduce uncertainty. They may also create uncertainty by the information they transmit
Taxonomy
a list of related concepts
Peripheral routing
occurs when non-elaboration or non-critical thinking occurs and the listener is influenced by elements extraneous to the argument itself
self-reflexivness
we abstract from abstractions infinitely. The reporter can report on the report of a fire.
Haptics
Touch; an important element in interpersonal communication. It is a type of nonverbal communication.
non-identity
A is not A. The map is not the territory it represents.