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CMN 102
CMN 102
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
03/17/2011

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identity
Definition
presented image of the communicator
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identity management
Definition
how you present you present yourself in social situation (think about roles)
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dramaturgical framework
Definition
always presenting an identity when in convo (consciously/unconsciously); metaphor of theater for analyzing interaction
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theatrical metaphor
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some performances are exceptional, others not; situation/identity performances
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dramaturgical awareness
Definition
being aware of how one is presenting him or herself; misleading metaphor; variable
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physical front
Definition
chair, desk
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personal front
Definition
age, clothes on body, things you bring in with you to the scene
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performance
Definition
activity of a person that occurs while he/she is present before particular set of observers (audience)
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dramaturgical realization
Definition
person's ability to understand the desired identity; activity/performance should be consistent with desired identity
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maintenance of expressive control
Definition
throughout performance, performer seeks to maintain expressive control
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teams
Definition
any set of individuals who cooperate in staging a given performance
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director
Definition
team members are not all equal (correcting team member, allocation)
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directive dominance
Definition
lead by telling someone
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dramatic performance
Definition
lead by example
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2 senses of argument
Definition
1. argument as disagreement: one person talking at the other
2. argument as reasoning with others (making claim about some belief/value/attitude)
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claim
Definition
statement put forward for others, put forward for acceptance; any statement expressing belief, value, attitude
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grounds
Definition
specific info relied upon to support claim (evidence)
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warrant
Definition
sometimes implicit, unstated, or assumed; reasoning that justifies using the grounds as basis for claim
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backing
Definition
statement that provides support for GROUNDS or WARRANT
Ex: "according to..." "historically"
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rebuttal
Definition
statement that identifies exceptions to warrant
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qualifier
Definition
indicates strength/force of claim
ex: certainly, most likely
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argument from classification
Definition
we move from characteristic of class (G) to characteristic of specific member (C)
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argument by generalization
Definition
move from characteristic of specific member (G) to characteristics of group (C)
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cause to effect argument
Definition
reason from known cause (G) to an expected or hypothesized event
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effect to cause argument
Definition
reasons from known effect (G) to hypothesized cause (C)
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argument by analogy
Definition
reasons from one instance (G) to another (C) by suggesting the 2 cases are similar
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argument from authority
Definition
info source (G) is invoked as basis of claim (C)
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standards for good argument
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1. acceptability (believe on the surface, plausible)
2. relevance (is evidence relevant to claim)
3. sufficiency (is there enough evidence to support claim as a whole?)
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manipulation
Definition
tricking someone into doing something
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internalization
Definition
occurs when person accepts new behavior fits his/her value system (ex: Wheaties box)
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dimensions of credibility
Definition
1. competence (know about product)
2. trustworthiness
3. *goodwill (someone else's best interest in mind)
4. social attractiveness (likeability, similarity, physical attractiveness)
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what characteristic of persuasion was NOT discussed?
Definition
people are persuaded by others
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strongest argument first
Definition
topic is interesting. familiar, controversial
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sportsframe
Definition
frame of reference that organizes experience in terms of conceptual framework of sports (who is winning/losing?)
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policy framework
Definition
focuses on what new info did we receive about each person's views (central problems, solutions to problems)
ex: qualifications, etc
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journalists' constraints
Definition
a. objectivity (independence, balance, non-evaluation)
b. entertainment (have to be entertaining or you'll lose ad money)
c. informativeness (without, you have no audience)
d. brevity (short, to the point)
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effects of sportsframe
Definition
voters do not learn about candidate position or programs, invites public cynicism, solution?
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news dissemination
Definition
channel effects are when mode of communication has effect apart from message
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news diffusion
Definition
most people get news from mass media
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agenda-setting hypothesis
Definition
attention given to issues by media influences public's perceptions of the importance of issues
-news media sets agenda
-what to think about but not how to think
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face ratio study 1
Definition
content analysis, measured face ratios of pics of public figures in news magazines, looked for patterns in gender and ethnicity
-result: men>women, whites>non-whites
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face ratio study 2
Definition
experimental design, participants to look at photos with different face ratios and rate subjects on various attributes
-result: higher face ratios rated more powerful, intelligent, attractive, ambitious
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evidence from face ratio
Definition
evidence for stereotyping/power of agenda setting, possible implications for news coverage
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social prompting
Definition
1. direct pathways
2. socially mediated pathways (financial planner to Prof Quick from $ magazine)
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cultivation
Definition
-TV viewing shades perceptions and is a stable part of lifestyle
-heavy TV viewing creates exaggerated belief in mean/scary world
-more TV you watch, more likely you are to think TV IS reality
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SCT
Definition
TV viewing alters views of reality
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priming theory
Definition
as soon as exposed, it will affect you
-"I Go Back" video
-short time after violent stimuli: hostile thoughts, justify aggressive acts, be inclined to behave aggressively
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