Exam 1 Flashcards
Chronemics
Study of time as it is bound to human communication
Time as a cultural assumption
Deepest level of culture that contains taken-for-granted and institutionalized beliefs and values
Contemporary Zeitgeist
The spirits of the times: More-faster-better
Project Management Triangle
-Old engineering maxim
-Pick two: cheaper, faster, better
Fungible Time
Time units are exchangeable
Epochal Time
-Each time unit is unique and not exchangeable
-Signals a different “code” for our behavior which dictates our temporality
Objective Conception of time
-In the environment or biologically-driven
-Pacers that impact social and personal times
-Ex: semester
Subjective Conception of time
-Individual
-Personal idiosyncrasies (like or unlike one’s culture)
Intersubjective Conception of time
-Shared by a culture or group
-Created through interaction, communication
-The basis of chronemics
The relationship of pace to other dimensions of time
slow <—> fast
Pacers
Sleeping at night and waking at daylight (i.e., the diurnal cycle)
Exogenous pacers
The environment
Endogenous pacers
An entity
Zeitgeber pacers
Power
Speed of creation
-How quickly it is written
-140 characters
Frequency of circulation
-How quickly it is shared
-Rapidly
Wavelength of consumption
-How quickly it is read
-Constantly
Principles of Speed
-Speed is an addictive drug
-Speed leads to simplification
-Speed demands space
-Speed creates assembly line effects
-Speed leads to a loss of precision
Filling in all the gaps
The loss of un-accelerated time
Globalization
-Reduces importance of distance in speed
-Global telecommunication based on real time
Moore’s Law
The capacity (speed) of microprocessors doubles every 18 months
Slow Movement Principles
Calm, careful, receptive, still, intuitive, unhurried, patient, quality-over-quantity,
reflective
Tempo guisto
-Balance
-The right speed
Unhurried conversations
An accomplishment between a clinician and patient to make themselves available to the other in order to improve care
Future Time Focus
A focus on distant outcomes that have yet to occur
Temporal Depth
Distances into the past and future that individuals typically consider when contemplating events that have happened, may have happened, or may happen.
Temporal Focus
Degree of emphasis on the past, present, and future
Past Temporal Focus
A focus on the way things used to be: traditions vs. regret or being “stuck in the past”
Present Temporal Focus
A focus on the here and now: being in the “moment” vs. immediate gratification
Future Temporal Focus
A focus on distant outcomes: longterm thinking vs. destination addiction or worry/anxiety
Decision fatigue
Making lots of decisions w/o appropriate fuel and willpower is exhausted
Affective Forecasting
Predicting how you will feel in the future concerning valence, specific emotions, intensity, duration
Left brain functions
Past and Future; keeps you safe