Speech Midterm

Front 1

The Principle that asserts that object that are physically close to each other will be perceived as a unit or goup.

Back 1

Proximity

Front 2

The Process of communication that uses messages to generate meaning within the self.

Back 2

Intrapersonal

Front 3

Any Interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a message.

Back 3

Noise

Front 4

The sustained focus we give to a stimuli we deem important.

Back 4

Selective-Attention

Front 5

The study of the way humans use language to evoke meaning in others.

Back 5

Semantics

Front 6

A polite , more pleasamt expression used instead of a socially unacceptable form.

Back 6

euphemism

Front 7

Identifying the uniqueness of objects, events, and people.

Back 7

Indexing

Front 8

This type of error occurs when we make judgements about other people's successes and failures: when other people fail, we assume it is because of their personal failure; when they suceed we assume it is because of a situation in which they find themselves( luck, timing, etc).

Back 8

Fundamental Attribution

Front 9

Cultural context that emphasizes the source of communication, with intentions stated overtly.

Back 9

Low-Context

Front 10

Specifying when you make an observation, since everything changes over time.

Back 10

dating

Front 11

A systematic arrangement of symbols used ti create meanings in the mind of another person.

Back 11

code

Front 12

Type of questions that permits freedom in the length and nature of the response.

Back 12

Open

Front 13

Movements that substitute for words and phrases.

Back 13

Emblems

Front 14

Type of interview question that requires interviewees to describe how they would be have in specific instances.

Back 14

hypothetical

Front 15

A generalization of all attributes based on one attribute, which can be positive or negative.

Back 15

Halo Effect

Front 16

Type of resume format often recommended for college graduates because they typically lack related job experience.

Back 16

Functional

Front 17

The belief that another culture should be judged by its context rather than measured against your own culture

Back 17

cultural relativism

Front 18

The study of the way people use, organize and respond to time.

Back 18

Chronemics

Front 19

The idea that your past experiences lead you to see the world in a way that is difficult to change---our initial perceptions persist

Back 19

perceptual constancy

Front 20

The verbal or nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person wishes to communicate to another person.

Back 20

Message

Front 21

Feedback in which others treat us in a manner consistent with who we believe we are.

Back 21

Confirmation

Front 22

The study of language as it is used in a social context, including its effects on the communicators.

Back 22

pragmatics

Front 23

The process of assigning meaning to the idea or through in a code.

Back 23

decoding

Front 24

The tendency to expose ourselves to information that reinforces rather than contradicts our beliefs or opions.

Back 24

selective exposure

Front 25

Theory that suggests we develop relationships on the basis of their rewards and costs.

Back 25

Social exchange

Front 26

Feedback in which others fail to respond to our notion of self by responding neutrally.

Back 26

disconformation

Front 27

According to Maslow, the fulfillment or one's potential as a person.

Back 27

Self-Actualization

Front 28

The principle that elements are grouped together because they share attributes such as size, color or shape.

Back 28

similarity

Front 29

The picture you have of yourself, the sort of person you believe you are.

Back 29

Self-Image

Front 30

Type of Code that consists of all symbols that are not words, including bodily movements, facial expressions, gestures, etc.

Back 30

Non verbal