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Chapters 1-4
Communication Works 11th edition vocab ch 1-4
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
09/11/2012

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Social capital
Definition
Social connections or networks
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Communication
Definition
the deliberate or accidental transfer of meaning
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Intrapersonal communication
Definition
communication with the self
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Interpersonal communication
Definition
the relationship level of communication
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Group communication
Definition
interaction with a limited number of persons
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Public communication
Definition
communication designed to inform, persuade, or entertain audience members
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Mass communication
Definition
the transmission of messages that may be processed by gatekeepers prior to being sent to large audiences via a channel of broad diffusion
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Online (machine-assisted) communication
Definition
the building of relationships using computers and the Internet
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Essentials of communication
Definition
those components present during every communication event
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Senders
Definition
persons who formulate, encode, and transmit a message
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Receivers
Definition
persons who receive, decode, and interpret a message
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Message
Definition
the content of a communicative act
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Channels
Definition
media through which messages are sent
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Noise
Definition
anything that interferes with or distorts the ability to send a receive messages
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Context
Definition
the setting
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Feedback
Definition
information returned to a message source
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Positive feedback
Definition
a behavior enhancing response
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Negative feedback
Definition
a response that extinguishes behavior in progress
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Internal feedback
Definition
a response you give your self
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Effect
Definition
the communication outcome
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Technopoly
Definition
– a culture in which technology monopolizes the thought-world
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Hyper-competitive culture
Definition
the contention that one needs to defeat another to achieve one’s goals
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Need for inclusion
Definition
the need for social contact
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Need for control
Definition
the need to feel we are capable and responsible
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Need for affection
Definition
the need to express and receive love
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External feedback
Definition
a response from another
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