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Chapter 1 - Intro to Interpersonal Communication Flashcards

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intercultural communication apprehension

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fear or anxiety pertaining to communication with people from different cultural backgrounds

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communication apprehension

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fear or anxiety pertaining to the communication process

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intrapersonal communication

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communication with ourselves

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interpersonal communication

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message transaction between two people who work toward creating and sustaining shared meaning (communication with others)

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small group communication

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communication between and among members of a task group who meet for a common purpose or goal

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organizational communication

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communication with an among large, extended environments with a defined hierarchy

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mass communication

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communication to a large audience via the media (TV, radio, Internet, newspaper)

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public communication

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communication in which one person gives a speech to a large audience

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process

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ongoing, unending, vibrant activity that always changed

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message exchange

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transaction of verbal and nonverbal messages being sent simultaneously between two people

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meaning

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what communicators create together through the use of messages

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communication models

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visual, simplified representations of complex relationships in the communication process

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linear model of communication

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one-way process that transmit a message from a sender to receiver

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sender

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the source of a message

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message

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spoken, written, or unspoken info sent from sender to receiver

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receiver

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target of a message

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channel

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pathway through which a message is sent

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noise

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anything that interferes with the message

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physical noise (external noise)

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stimuli outside of sender or receiver that interfere with a message

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physiological noise

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biological influences that interfere with message

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psychological noise (internal noise)

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biases, prejudices, and feelings that interfere with a message

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semantic noise

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occurs when senders and receivers apply different meaning to the same message

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context

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environment in which a message is sent

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physical context

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tangible environment in which communication occurs

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cultural context
cultural environment in which communication occurs
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social-emotional context
relational and emotional environment in which communication occurs
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historical context
type of context in which messages are understood in relationship to previously sent messages
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interactional model of communication
a two-way process in which a message is sent from sender to receiver and from receiver to sender
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feedback
response to a message
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internal feedback
feedback we give ourselves when we assess our own communication
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external feedback
feedback we receive from other people
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transactional model of communication
reciprocal sending and receiving of messages
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field of experience
influence of a person's culture, past experiences, personal history, and heredity on the communication process
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relational history
prior relationship experiences two people share
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relational rules
negotiable rules that indicate what two relational partners expect and allow when they talk to each other
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relational uniqueness
ways in which the particular relationship of two relational partners stands apart from other relationships they've experienced
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self-actualization
process of gaining info about ourselves in an effort to tap our full potential, spontaneity, and talents, and to cultivate our strengths an eliminate our shortcomings
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irreversibility
the fact that our communication can not be "unsaid" or taken back
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semiotics
study of signs and symbols in relation to their form and content
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symbols
arbitrary labels or representations (such a words) for feelings, concepts, objects, or events
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rule
a prescribed guide that indicates what behavior is obligated, preferred, or prohibited in certain contexts
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content level
information contained in a message that indicates the topic of the message
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relationship level
info contained in a message that indicates how the sender wants the receiver to interpret the message
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dark side of interpersonal communication
negative communication exchanges between people, such as manipulation, deceit, and verbal aggression
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bright side of interpersonal communication
altruistic, supportive, and affirming communication exchanges between people
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ethics
the perceived rightness or wrongness of an action or behavior, determined in large part by society
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categorical imperative
an ethical system, based on the work of philosopher Immanuel Kant, that advances the notion that individuals follow more absolutes
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utilitarianism
ethical system, develope by John Stuart Mill, that suggests that what is ethical will bring the greatest good for the greatest number of people
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golden mean
ethical system, articulated by Aristotle, that proposes a person's moral virtue stands between two vices, with the middle, or the mean, being the foundation for a rational society
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ethic of care
ethical system, based on the concepts of Carol Gilligan, that is concerned with the connections among people and the moral consequences of decisions
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significant choice
ethical system, conceptualized by Thomas Nilsen, underscoring the belief that communication is ethical to the extent that it maximizes our ability to exercise free choice
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communication competency
the ability to communicate with knowledge, skills, and thoughtfulness
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civil communication
the acceptance of another person as an equal partner in achieving meaning during communication

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