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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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derived from the Latin words con (with), munus (a business), communis
(common), communico (to confer or relate with one another.)

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COMMUNICATION

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the process of accomplishing a goal, “with a business to confer or relate
with one another.

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COMMUNICATION

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Aspects of Communication

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  1. Communication is integrated in all parts of our lives.
  2. Communication meets needs
  3. Communication is guided by culture and context.
  4. Communication is learned.
  5. Communication has ethical implications.
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Our lives consist of four domains:

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  1. Academics
  2. Personal
  3. Professional
  4. Civic
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True or False.

Communication skills are tied to academic success.

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True

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True or False.

Desired communication skills vary from one career to another

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True

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Communication helps us achieve certain physical and instrumental needs, and feeds into our identities and relationships.

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Communication meets needs.

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What are the 4 needs?

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  1. Physical Needs
  2. Instrumental Needs
  3. Relational Needs
  4. Identity Needs
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affects well-being

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Physical Needs

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helps us achieve long-term and short-term goals

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Instrumental Needs

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maintains social bonds and interpersonal relationships

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Relational Needs

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allows us to present ourselves in a distinct manner

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Identity Needs

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is a full range of learned human behavioral patterns which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, customs, capabilities, and habits acquired by
man as a member of the society.

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Culture

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is the circumstances that form the
setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood
(Oxford Dictionary, 2018)

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Context

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also influence how we perceive and define communication.

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Culture and context

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vary in terms of having a more individualistic or more collectivistic cultural orientation.

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Cultures

17
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Humans are born with the capacity to learn a language and the ability to communicate.

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Communication is learned

18
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Communication is more concerned with the decisions people make about what is right and
wrong

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Communication has ethical implications

19
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deals with the process of negotiating and reflecting on our actions and communication regarding what we believe to be right and wrong.

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Communication ethics

20
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TYPES OF COMMUNICATION

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Verbal Communication
Non-verbal Communication

21
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a form of transmitting messages using word symbols representing ideas and objects. It comes in two forms:

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Verbal Communication

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