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Intro to Communication Flashcards

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The three problem areas as identified by Frank Dance in defining communication

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  1. ABSTRACTNESS
  2. INTENTIONALITY/PURPOSE
  3. JUDGMENT
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A problem area wherein some definitions are broad while some are restrictive.

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Abstract mess

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A problem area wherein some definitions consider intentional message sending or receiving as proper communication. Others do not require it.

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Intentionality/ Purpose

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A problem area wherein some definitions of communication include some statement of accuracy, while others do not.

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Judgment

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Definition of communication according to Griffin

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Communication is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response.

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Elements of Communication (5)

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  1. Message
  2. Creation of Messages
  3. Interpretation of Messages
  4. A Relational Process
  5. Eliciting a Response
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He identified PROBLEM AREAS in defining communication

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Frank Dance

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Communication is a

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

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What is the “social” of social science?

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Takes the human object as its object of study

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He defined ‘theory’ as a set of propositions used to classify and explain aspects of the universe we live in.

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Stephen Littlejohn

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She defines “theory” as a set of systematic informed hunches about the way things work.

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Judee Burgoon

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Proponent of the Group Think theory

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Irvin Janis

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A phenomenon that happens when the desire to belong to a group is more important than making the best decision.

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Group Think

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“Singular truth, not dependent on certain conditions”

Objective or Interpretative

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Objective

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“Truth is socially constructed through communication”

Objective or Interpretative

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Interpretative

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“Evidence is out there, evidence speaks for itself”

O or I

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Objective

17
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“Knowledge depend on a standpoint, based on social realities that are always changing”

O or I

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Interpretative

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“Something once given to be true, will continue to be true provided in the conditions and values remain the same”

O or I

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Objective

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“Interpretations cannot be assumed to cross time and space”

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Interpretative

20
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Objective aka __

Interpretative aka __

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Scientist

Humanist

21
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“Search for cause and effect relationships”

O or I

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Objective

22
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“People may respond differently under various circumstances”

O or I

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Interpretative

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Search for universal laws
Quantitative
Experiments, Surveys
Content Analysis

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Objective

24
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Search for interpretative guides
Qualitative
Interviews, Focus Group discussions, Discourse analysis, Ethnography

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Interpretative

25
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Mapping and Evaluating theory according to

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Robert Craig

26
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Traditions of Communication Theory (7)

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  1. Socio-psychological
  2. Cybernetic
  3. Rhetorical
  4. Semiotic
  5. Critical
  6. Socio-cultural
  7. Phenomenological
27
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A tradition of com theory which looks at cause-and-effect relationships and states that communication truths are obtainable through careful systematic study (INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION AND INFLUENCE)

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Socio-psychological

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A tradition of com theory which looks at how to maximize inefficiency to avoid noise (SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING)

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Cybernetic

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A tradition of com theory which states that effective public speaking is a skill that can be learned and improved and is also concerned with persuasive speech (ARTFUL AND PUBLIC ADDRESS)

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Rhetoric

30
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A tradition of com theory which is the study of signs and how signs come to mean something (PROCESS OF SHARING MEANING THROUGH SIGNS)

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Semiotic

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A tradition of com theory which focuses on how communication can perpetuate unjust structures and encourages criticism to make/promote change (A REFLECTIVE CHALLENGE OF UNJUST DISCOURSE)

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Critical

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A tradition of com theory which focuses on how language reflects the cultural differences between people, reflecting their view of the world and how reality is shaped by language (THE CREATION AND ENACTMENT OF SOCIAL REALITY)

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Socio-cultural

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A tradition of com theory which states that growth can be achieved by establishing relationship with others (EXPERIENCE OF SELF AND OTHERS THROUGH DIALOGUE)

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Phenomenological

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