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COM 100 (URI)
FINAL STUDY CARDS
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
12/20/2010

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Definition of communication
Definition
a systemic process in which people interact with/through symbols to create meaning
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Main 2 points of com
Definition
it is a system..
it is always an ongoing process
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models of communication
Definition
a linear model (1949)
Interactive model (1955)
Interactive model (2004)
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Linear model of com
Definition
message from sender to receiver.
(incorporates noise)
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Interactive models
Definition
message from sender to receiver and feedback from receiver to sender.
(newer form incorporates the idea of *field of experience*
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Noise in com models
Definition
anything that interferes with the intended communication
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Feedback in com models
Definition
may be verbal, non-verbal, or both
it is the reaction the receiver has towards the senders message
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the 7 types of communication
Definition
intra-personal
inter-personal
group
mass media (social)
organizational
public
Inter-cultural
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Intra-personal Com
Definition
communication with oursleves
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Inter-personal Com
Definition
communication between 2 people
(usually between close friends/romantic)
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Group Com
Definition
communication between 3 or more people
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Organizational Com
Definition
com in organizations
(ex. work)
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Mass media com
Definition
film, radio, newspaper, magazines, television and our interactions with them, their influences
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Public com
Definition
(ex. speeches) speaking to a group you don't know
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Intercultural com
Definition
how communication can differ between different ethnicities and countries *cultures*
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Meanings in com (2)
Definition
content level of meaning in com - the literal message/interpretation of the spoken words.
relationship level of meaning - the literal message is changed by the relationship of the communicators (a friend says "get lost" with a smile on his face.. this probably doesn't mean go get lost).
Term
END CHAPTER 1
Definition
how'd you do??
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Definition of perception
Definition
the active process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting people, objects , events, situations, and activities.
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Processes in perception (selecting)
Definition
selecting - what we see and absorb that is going on around us (dependent on sources and on who we are as a person)
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Processes in perception (organize)
Definition
we use constructivism which is based on the idea that we organize through cognitive structures called schemata.
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Schemata
Definition
prototypes
personal constructs
stereotypes
scripts
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prototypes
Definition
we have an ideal example of something...
like a doctor
-lab coat
-clip board
-man
-smart
-glasses
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personal constructs
Definition
we judge people and compare them to one another
-nice/not nice
-attractive/not attractive
-intelligent/not intelligent
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stereotypes
Definition
predicted generalizations about people that we use to characterize them
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scripts
Definition
actions or feelings derived from what we have done in the past
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Perception (interpret) - Definition of attributions
Definition
attributions are explanations of why things happen and why people act like they do.
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Types of attributions
Definition
locus
stability
scope
responsibility
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self-serving bias
Definition
claim good result came from personal control we exerted
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Standpoint theory
Definition
the idea that a culture includes a number of different groups that differently shape those included in the group
Term
END CHAPTER 2
Definition
How'd yah do??
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What is the "self"
Where does it come from?
Definition
a process that involves acting from social perspectives.
It comes from communicating with others and participating in the social world
Term
what are attachment styles?
Definition
attachment style are patterns for parenting that teach us who we are.
Term
types of attachment styles
Definition
secure - parent acts in loving and attentive way .. the child is secure and is well developed
fearful - parent communicates in a negative, rejecting, or abusive way.. the child then feels undeserving of love and that others don't love
dissmisive - parent is disinterested and rejecting.. child will dismiss other when they are older, they felt unworthy so everyone else is.
anxious - most complicated, the parent provides an inconsistent feed of care... the child grows to know that people can be loving and affirming but can also be hurtful, etc.
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What is social comparison
Definition
comparing ourselves to others to judge our own talents, attractiveness, etc.
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"particular others"
Definition
viewpoints on specific people to us .. Ex - mothers, fathers, siblings, daycare providers, and family members.
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"Generalized others"
Definition
the whole social community in which we live
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"Looking glass self"
Definition
looking at ourselves through others eyes
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END CHAPTER 3
Definition
chillin like a villain... ain't nothin in it but to win it... shit lets just kill it..
send the mother fucker home ...
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Difference between listening and hearing
Definition
hearing is the physiological activity that occurs when sound hits our eardrums

listening is and active, complex process that involves receiving messages and communicating
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Obstacles to listening
Definition
external obstacles -
-->message overload - too much info to handle
-->message complexity - to complex to fully retain them
-->environmental distractions

Internal Obstacles -
-->preoccupation - your preoccupied so you can't focus.
--> prejudgments - we decide in advance that others have nothing to offer us
-->lack of effort - we don'y make a worthy attempt to listen to something.
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Why do we listen?
Definition
listen for pleasure (music)
listen for information (school)
listen to discriminate (draw valid conclusions to what we thought about someone)
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END CHAPTER 4
Definition
up up we go .. skyward .. that blunt got me high .. word? talking all that bullshit.. its just a weak attempt to spit .. that flame .. campfire
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"Symbol"
what do they do?
Definition
symbols are representations that a society has accepted to represent something. (house - type of building but has meaning)
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Principles of verbal communication
Definition
interpretation creates meaning.
communication is rule guided.
punctuation affects meaning.
Term
SORRY BUT IM NOT GONNA KEEP ON GOING .. 2 a.m. --> I QUIT
Definition
send you out on a good note.. get an A i hope.. GOOD LUCK ==>.. dutch boy fien, smokin that good .. puff puff pass rolling through tha hood .. hot box anthem how bout that .. marijuana 101 is the only god dam class i can pass ..
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