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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Channel

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Means by which a message is transmitted

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Communication

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Process of intentionally stimulating meaning and other humans through the use of symbols

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Confucianism

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Social system based on the teachings of Confucius, and for sizing personal virtue and devotion to family and society

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Context

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The physical and social environment in which communication takes place

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Cross-cultural

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Comparison of cultural phenomenon in different cultures (E. G., A cross-cultural study of television might compare programming in different countries)

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Decoding

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Process of assigning meaning to symbols

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Encoding

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Process of putting the communication sources idea’s into symbols

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Feedback

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That portion of received a response that a source attends to

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Global Communication

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Transborder transfer of information and values by groups and governments, the technology used in the transfer, and the issues that arise from the transfer

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Hate speech

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Threats or verbal slurs directed against specific groups or physical acts such as burning crosses or placing swastikas on public or private property

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Honorific

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Form of direct address used in some languages to show respect

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In-group

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Cohesive group that offers protection in exchange for loyalty and provides its members with a sense of identity

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Intercultural communication

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Communication between people and groups of diverse culture, subculture, or subgroup identifications

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International communication

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The study of the flow of mediated communication between and among countries; the study of comparative mass communication systems; the study of communication between national governments

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Message

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Encoded ideas of the communication source

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Noise

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External, internal, or semantic limitations on the effectiveness of communication

17
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Othering

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The degrading of cultures and groups outside of one’s own and creating artificial divisions between cultures and groups by labeling language that emphasizes power relations and domination

18
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Peace Corps

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US government organization established in 1961 to train and send volunteers abroad to work with people of developing countries and agricultural, educational, and technological projects

19
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Receiver

A

Person who attends to a communication message

20
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Receiver response

A

Anything the receiver of a communication message does after having decoded the message

21
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Source

A

Person with an idea he or she desires to communicate

22
Q

True or false
Kale argues that the right to live at peace with self and surroundings is the fundamental human value from which ethical principles guiding intercultural interactions can be developed

A

True

23
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A grammatical form of direct address to show respect is called ___.

A

Honorific

24
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True or false

International communication refers to face-to-face interactions among people of diverse cultures

A

False

25
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True or false

One’s self-concept does not affect intercultural communication competence

A

False

25
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\_\_\_ is one part of receiver response.
A. Decoding
B. Encoding
C. Feedback
D. Noise
E. Othering
A

C. Feedback

26
Q

True or false

One effect Confucianism has on interpersonal communication is the use of intermediaries to resolve disputes

A

True

27
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The environment in which communication takes place in helps define the communication is:
A. Channel
B. Context
C. Feedback
D. Intercultural communication
E. Message
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B. Context

28
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True or false
Intercultural communication competence refers to one’s still in facilitating successful intercultural communication in terms of satisfaction.

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True

29
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True or false

Cultural awareness does not affect intercultural communication competence.

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False

30
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True or false

In contrast to Confucianism, Western communication patterns is to keep public and private lives separate.

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True

31
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Cross-cultural refers to the study of transborder transfer of information, data, and values by groups and governments.

A

False

*Intercultural Communication (14 decks)

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