Exam 1

Question 1

Communication

Answer 1

Conscious/unconscious, intentional/unintentional process in which feelings and ideas are expressed as verbal and/or nonverbal messages that are sent, received, and comprehended.
Can be… 1. accidental 2. expressive 3. rhetorical

Question 2

Intrapersonal Communication

Answer 2

communication with yourself

Question 3

public communication

Answer 3

a speaker sending a message to an audience. may be direct (face-to-face) or indirect (transmitted via tv/radio)

Question 4

Source

Answer 4

Speaker, originates the message

Question 5

Receiver

Answer 5

the recipient of the message

Question 6

Message

Answer 6

communication from the source to the receiver (ex. words, facial expression, etc.)

Question 7

Channel

Answer 7

method the message is distributed through

Question 8

Feedback

Answer 8

Source receives response from the audience

Question 9

Noise

Answer 9

any interference that blocks the message from getting through

Question 10

Situation/Context

Answer 10

Circumstances surrounding a message

Question 11

Melting Pot Theory

Answer 11

Lose individual identities & blending into a larger group identity (ex. Tomato bisque, forgetting how to speak certain language)

Question 12

Salad Bowl

Answer 12

Pluralism, maintaining individual identities and still be a part of the larger group identity (recent) (ex. in a salad, you can still pick out tomatoes, basils, onions)

Question 13

Ethnocentrism

Answer 13

We consider the views & standard of our own ingroup as more important and correct than any out-group (ex. religious wars, viewing your culture as the only correct culture)

Question 14

Ethics

Answer 14

The systematic study of what should be grounds and principles for acceptable and unacceptable behavior

Question 15

Language

Answer 15

a system of arbitrary signals - such as sounds, gestures, or symbols - that is used by a nation, people, or distinct community to communicate thoughts and feelings. The system includes rules for combining its components (grammar)

Question 16

Cybernetic Process

Answer 16

The process that describes that the human cortex functions much like a computer: receiving, storing, processing, and retrieving information

Question 17

Language-Explosion Theory

Answer 17

humans build language skills from a central core of influence, and then expand the skills through the circles of influence in which a person is involved (learn values, non-discriminatory)

Question 18

Significant-Other Theory

Answer 18

The selection of specific people or groups whose language, ideals, and beliefs we allow to influence us (Role models, close friends, family members; discriminating)

Question 19

Semantics

Answer 19

the study of the relationship of language and meaning (avoid two-valued orientation –> setting yourself for more conflict, rigid boundaries, no gray area)

Question 20

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

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a person’s understanding of the world and how the person behaves in it are based on the language a person speaks (rainbow)

Question 21

Denotative Meanings

Answer 21

direct, explicit meanings (dictionary)

Question 22

Connotative Meanings

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have implied or suggested meaning (slang, own life experience (baseball))

Question 23

Oral Citations

Answer 23

An oral reference used in a speech that indicates that the material being presented is a paraphrase or quotation generated by a source other than the speaker

Question 24

Central Ideas

Answer 24

tool that plans out the whole speech, guideline, one sentence statement made up of goal, topic, and method

Question 25

Thesis Statements

Answer 25

One declarative sentence that summarizes the speech

Question 26

Clincher

Answer 26

a fact, argument, or event that settles a matter conclusively