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COM115 PRIN of COMM
COM115 CH05 GLOSSARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Short-term memory | a mental storage capability that can retain stimuli for twenty seconds to one minute. |
| Long-term memory | a mental storage capability to which stimuli in short-term memory can be transferred if they are connected to existing schemata and in which information can be stored indefinitely. |
| Back-channel cues | the verbal and nonverbal signals we send while someone is talking and can consist of verbal cues like “uh-huh,” “oh,” and “right,” and/or nonverbal cues like direct eye contact, head nods, and leaning forward. |
| paraphrase | A message that is rephrased in your own words |
| Discriminative listening | a type of listening that is primarily physiological and occurs mostly at the receiving stage of the listening process. |
| Informational listening | entails listening with the goal of comprehending and retaining information. |
| Critical listening | listening with the goal of analyzing or evaluating a message. |
| Empathetic listening | the most challenging form of listening and occurs when we try to understand or experience what a speaker is thinking or feeling. E |
| Physiological noise | noise stemming from a physical illness, injury, or bodily stress. |
| Psychological noise | noise stemming from our psychological states, including moods and level of arousal, can facilitate or impede listening. |
| Response preparation | our tendency to rehearse what we are going to say next while a speaker is still talking. |
| Eavesdropping | a bad listening practice that involves a conscious attempt to secretly listen to a conversation. |
| Aggressive listening | a bad listening practice in which people pay attention to attack something that a speaker says. |
| Narcissistic listening | a form of self-centered and self-absorbed listening in which listeners try to make the interaction about them. |
| Pseudo-listening | behaving as if you’re paying attention to a speaker when you’re actually not. |
| low-context communication | Communication style in which much of the meaning generated within an interaction comes from the verbal communication used rather than nonverbal or contextual cues. |
| high-context communication | Communication style in which much of the meaning generated within an interaction comes from nonverbal or contextual clues rather than the verbal communication |