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First Quarter Final Exam Flashcards

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Communication

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the process of human beings responding to verbal/nonverbal behavior

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Four Specific and Separate Communication Skills

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  • Speaking
  • Listening
  • Reading.
  • Writing
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Oral Communication

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Communication consisting of the skills of speaking and listening

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Field of Experience

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All of a person’s past and present experiences

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Elements of the Communications Model

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  • Sender
  • Reciever
  • Message
  • Feedback
  • Channel
  • Climate
  • Environment
  • Noise
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Sender

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Element of Communication Model
encodes and delivers the message

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Reciever

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Element of Communication Model
decodes the message

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Message

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Element of Communication Model
a speaker’s words and actions

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Feedback

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Element of Communication Model
the discernible response of the receiver

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Channel

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Element of Communication Model
the medium through which a message passes from the sender to receiver

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Climate

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Element of Communication Model
the emotional tone of a relationship as it is expressed in the messages that the partners send and receive

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Environment

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Physical location and personal history surrounding the communication

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Noise

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A force that interferes with the process of communication
can be internal or external

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Dynamic

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Constantly in motion

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Process

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How everything affects everything else in time

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Static

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motionless; at rest

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Encode

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Selecting specific symbols by the sender to represent his/her ideas, thoughts, feelings and attitudes

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Decode

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Assigning meaning to the sender’s symbols by the receiver

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Intended Message

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The message the sender wants and attempts to send

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Actual Message

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What the sender actually says and does while transmitting the message

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Received Message

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What the receiver picks up, interprets and understands from the sender

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Communication Barrier

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sometimes called “noise” or interference, which inhibits or blocks communication

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Communication Breakdown

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A failure in the communication act

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Perception

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The awareness of objects or data through a medium of the senses

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Symbol
Anything that represents something else
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Signs
Serve to anticipate an event or indicate a fact or quality; a gesture or motion that conveys information
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The Senses
Visual- sight Auditory- sound/words Olfactory- smell Gustatory- taste Kinesthetic- touch, feelings, texture, temperature
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Five reasons why we each have different perceptions
1. Physical ability to perceive 2. Present circumstances 3. Knowledge and experiences 4. Expectations 5.Ability to classify and interpret stimuli
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Language
A set of interrelated verbal or word symbols
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Tangible Words
Words that can be touched; that have actual form and substance
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Intangible Words
Where is that cannot be touched; that cannot be easily define or grasped
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Abstract words/concepts
- Words or concepts whose meanings are vague or general - example: educator rather than teacher or principal
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Concrete words
Words that are tangible
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Syntax
The arrangement of words in a sentence
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Semantics
Deals with the meaning of words
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Connotation
The emotional Association of a word
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Denotation
The objective, emotion free meaning of a term
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Fact
An observed intangible event 
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Report
A statement of fact; reports are verifiable and can be proved true or false
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Inference
Statements about the unknown based on what is known
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Judgment
An attitude or statement that expresses approval or disapproval
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Labeling
The practice of attaching a label/name to a person and then behaving as if the name/label word the person example: princess, spacey, gifted
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Stereotyping
Projecting the characteristics of a group onto an individual
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Euphemism
A pleasant term substitute for a more direct, less pleasant term example: passed away
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For generalizations regarding the relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication
- Nonverbal measurements may compliment Verbal messages. - Nonverbal messages may contradict verbal messages. - People tend to believe their interpretation of nonverbal messages more than verbal. - Just as in verbal communication, nonverbal communication is culturally and personally derived
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Nonverbal Communication
Communication without words includes voice verbal cues and kinesics 
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voice and vocal cues
How a word or phrase it said; the meaning changes when emphasis changes - The nonverbal qualities of the voice including pitch, rate, volume, intonation, etc. that helps the receiver interpret the meaning of the sender’s message
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Kinesics
- Refers to body language - can be classified into three categories 1. facial expressions, including eye Contact 2. gestures made with the hands or arms 3. posture of the body
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Body language behaviors include…
Emblems: Hand gestures of other nonverbal behaviors that can be translated into a word or phrase affect displays: Facial expressions or nonverbal behaviors that convey emotion
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Proxemics
The use of space as an extension of personality and culture; the way space affects communication
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Intrapersonal communication
The communication with oneself
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Self-concept
Includes all of your perceptions about yourself four concepts of the self are 1. how you see yourself 2. how you would like to see yourself 3. how others see you 4. how you would like others to see you
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Interpersonal communication
Communication in which the parties involved consider one another as individuals
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Dyadic communication
Interpersonal communication with only two people
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Self disclosure
Revealing something personal about yourself to another person
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Empathetic listener
A person who listens from the persons point of view
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Pygmalion Effect
The tendency to communicate and behave as we think others expect
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Johari window
A model for self disclosure; a communication model that describes the relationship between self awareness and self disclosure
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Trust
The confidence we place in an individual who is willing to accept us, understand us, and be honest with us
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Tolerance
The recognition and respect of other’s beliefs and practices; open minded
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Six Facets if the self
1. Logical self 2. Emotional self 3. Ethical self 4. Physical self 5. Sexual self 6. Social Self
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Interpersonal communication
Two categories 1. Casual: unplanned communication 2. Intentional: planned/purposeful communication

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