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terms - ch. 1,2,3,4

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The verbal utterances and nonverbal behaviors to which meaning is attributed during communication   show
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show meanings  
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Are words, sounds, and actions that seek to represent specific ideas and feelings   show
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show encoding  
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The process of interpreting another’s message   show
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The setting in which communication occurs including what precedes and follows what is said   show
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The location, the environmental conditions, the distance between the communicators, seating arrangement and time of day   show
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show social context  
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show historical context  
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The moods and feelings that each brings to the interpersonal encounter   show
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show cultural context  
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show channels  
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Any stimulus that interferes with the process of sharing meaning   show
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Includes sights, sounds, and other stimuli that might draw away attention   show
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Internal distractions based on thoughts, feelings, or emotional reactions to symbols   show
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show internal noise  
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Refers to the distractions aroused by certain symbols that take our attention away from the main message. The “girl’ in the office might actually refer to a 40 year old woman.   show
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The reactions and response to messages that indicate to the sender how the message was heard, seen and interpreted   show
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Informal interaction among a small number of people who have relationships with each other   show
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show problem solving group settings  
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show public speaking settings  
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Characterized by participants who do not share a physical context but communicate through the use of technology   show
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Involves communication by way of an electronic network but does not involve real time   show
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show instant messaging  
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show text messaging  
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show listservs  
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Web based forums designed for interactive message exchange between two or more people logged into the same room   show
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Are online journals housed on a website   show
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show online games  
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show spontaneous expressions  
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Phrasings that we have learned from past communication encounters and deem appropriate for the current situation   show
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Messages put together with careful thought   show
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Is the degree of liking or attractiveness in a relationship   show
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show control  
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Systems of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people   show
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show ethics  
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show truthfulness and honesty  
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show moral dilemma  
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show integrity  
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Achieving the right balance of interests without regard to one’s feelings and being free from bias   show
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show respect  
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Being accountable for one’s actions and what one says   show
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show communication competence  
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Goal oriented actions that we can master and repeat in appropriate situations   show
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show credibility  
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show social ease  
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The process of selectively attending to information and assigning meaning to it   show
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A set of characteristics used to differentiate some things from others   show
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Assigning meaning to information   show
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Your self identity   show
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show self esteem  
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A pattern of learned behaviors that people use to meet the perceived demands of a particular context   show
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show self monitoring  
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show incongruence  
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Events that happen as the result of being foretold, expected or talked about   show
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show self talk  
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show uncertainty reduction  
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show implicit personality theories  
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To generalize and perceive that a person has a whole set of characteristics when you have actually observed only one characteristic, trait, or behavior   show
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Attributions that cover up individual differences and ascribe certain characteristics to an entire group of people   show
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A rigid attitude that is based on group membership and predisposes an individual to feel, think or act in a negative way toward another person or group.   show
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show discrimination  
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Reasons we give for others’ behaviors   show
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show perception check  
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A body of symbols and the systems for their use in messages that are common to the people of the same speech community   show
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show speech community  
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Symbols used by a speech community to represent objects, ideas and feelings   show
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show sapir-whorf hypothesis  
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show denotation  
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show connotation  
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show syntactic context  
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show low context culture  
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Cultures in which messages are indirect, general and ambiguous   show
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show feminine styles of language  
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Use words of status and problem solving, emphasize abstract and general language, and show assertiveness and control in speaking   show
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Words that clarify meaning by narrowing what is understood from a general category to a particular item or group within that category   show
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show concrete words  
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show precise words  
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show vivid wording  
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A direct comparison of dissimilar things   show
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show metaphor  
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The weight or importance given to certain words or ideas   show
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Specifying the time or time period that a fact was true or known to be true   show
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show indexing generalizations  
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Choosing language and symbols that are adapted to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the listeners and avoiding language that alienates   show
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Technical terms understood only by select groups   show
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Informal vocabulary used by particular groups in society   show
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show generic language  
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show nonparallel language  
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show marking  
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Bodily actions and vocal qualities that typically accompany a verbal message   show
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show kinesics  
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Movements of our hands, arms, and fingers that we use to describe or emphasize   show
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show illustrators  
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show emblems  
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Gestures that respond to a physical need   show
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How and how much we look at people with whom we are communicating   show
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show facial expressions  
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show emoticons  
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The position and movement of the body   show
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show body orientation  
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show haptics  
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show vocalics  
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The voiced but not verbal part of a spoken message   show
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The highness or lowness of the vocal tone   show
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show volume  
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show rate  
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The sound of a person’s voice   show
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show intonation  
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Extraneous sounds or words that interrupt the fluent speech   show
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The interpretation of a person’s use of space   show
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show personal space  
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show physical space  
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show artifacts  
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show endomorph  
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Muscular and athletic body type   show
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Lean and little muscle development   show
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show chronemics  
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A time orientation that emphasizes doing one thing at a time   show
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A time orientation that emphasizes doing multiple things at once   show
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