Exam 1 Flashcards
Communication
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
Intrapersonal Communication
communication with yourself
public communication
a speaker sending a message to an audience. may be direct (face-to-face) or indirect (transmitted via tv/radio)
Source
Speaker, originates the message
Receiver
the recipient of the message
Message
communication from the source to the receiver (ex. words, facial expression, etc.)
Channel
method the message is distributed through
Feedback
Source receives response from the audience
Noise
any interference that blocks the message from getting through
Situation/Context
Circumstances surrounding a message
Melting Pot Theory
Lose individual identities & blending into a larger group identity (ex. Tomato bisque, forgetting how to speak certain language)
Salad Bowl
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)
Ethnocentrism
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)
Ethics
The systematic study of what should be grounds and principles for acceptable and unacceptable behavior
Language
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)
Cybernetic Process
The process that describes that the human cortex functions much like a computer: receiving, storing, processing, and retrieving information
Language-Explosion Theory
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)
Significant-Other Theory
The selection of specific people or groups whose language, ideals, and beliefs we allow to influence us (Role models, close friends, family members; discriminating)
Semantics
the study of the relationship of language and meaning (avoid two-valued orientation –> setting yourself for more conflict, rigid boundaries, no gray area)
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
a person’s understanding of the world and how the person behaves in it are based on the language a person speaks (rainbow)
Denotative Meanings
direct, explicit meanings (dictionary)
Connotative Meanings
have implied or suggested meaning (slang, own life experience (baseball))
Oral Citations
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
Central Ideas
tool that plans out the whole speech, guideline, one sentence statement made up of goal, topic, and method
