12: Interpersonal Communication in Mediated Contexts Flashcards
communicating online in a manner that conceals your actual identity
anonymous CMC identities
earliest version of the Internet - primarily a tool for the Department of Defense to allow researchers at multiple sites across the country to work on defense projects
ARPANET
a mediated form of communication in which the sender and receiver are not concurrently engaged in communication
asynchronous communication
deceptive activity perpetrated by Internet predators when they fabricate online identities on social networking sites to lure unsuspecting victims into an emotional/romantic relationship
catfishing
interactions in which people are physically occupying the same space while interacting with one another
co-present interactions
a series of characters which is designed to help readers interpret a writer’s intended tone or the feelings the writer intended to convey
emoticon
interactions that go above and beyond those possible in face-to-face settings
hyperpersonal
how we present ourselves to others through our online persona
impression formation
online discussion sites where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages
message/bulletin boards
the set of professional and social rules and norms that are considered acceptable and polite when interacting with another person(s) through mediating technologies
netiquette
communicating online to fashion one’s own self-image
pseudonymous CMC identity
the potential information carrying capacity of data
richness
the degree to which we as individuals perceive another as a real person and any interaction between the two of us as a relationship
social presence
a mediated form of communication in which the sender and receiver are concurrently engaged in communication (ex. chatroom)
synchronous communication
theory that people choose to consume various media because they get something out of that media, or it makes them happy in some way
uses and gratifications theory
