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Chapter 1
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
01/17/2014

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Channels
Definition
Channels are the media we use to carry messages.
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Communication
Definition
the delibrate or accidental transfer of meaning
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Context
Definition
the setting
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effect
Definition
the result either good or bad between the communication of two people, it can be emotional, physical, cognitive, or any combination of the three
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essential of communication
Definition
those components present during every communication event
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external feedback
Definition
is feedback from others who are involved in the communication event
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feedback
Definition
The verbal or nonverbal cues that we percieve in reaction to our communication function
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group communication
Definition
the act of communicating with multiple people at a time, so that you can share information, develop ideas, make decisions, solve poblems, offer support or have fun
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hyper-competive culture
Definition
the belief that one needs to defeat another in order to achieve one's goals
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internal feedback
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is feedback you give yourself as you monitor your own behavior or performance during a transaction
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intrapersonal communication
Definition
you think about, talk with, learn about, reson with, and evaluate yourself
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interpersonal communcation
Definition
interacting with another, learn about him or her, and act in ways that help sustain or terminate your realationships
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mass communication
Definition
the media in which to entertain, inform, and persuade
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message
Definition
the content of a communicative act
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need for affection
Definition
is our need to express and recieve love
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need for control
Definition
is our need to feel that we are capable and responsible, that we are able to deal with and manage our enviroment
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need for inclusion
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is our need to be with others, our need for social contact
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negative feedback
Definition
extiguishes a behavior; it serves as a corrective rather than a reinforcing function
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noise
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is anything that interferes with or distorts our ability to send or recieve messages
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online, or machine assisted communication
Definition
communicating through cyberspace, either conversing, researching, and exchnaging ideas, in oreder to build realationships with others using computers and the internet
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postive feedback
Definition
enhances whatever behavior is in progress
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public communication
Definition
to inform and persuade the members of an audience to hold certain attitudes, values, or beielfs so that they will think, believe, or act in a particular way
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receivers
Definition
persons who decode messages given to them
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senders
Definition
persons who encode messages to others through the act of communication
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social capital
Definition
our social connections or social networks -the people we know-rather than our capital-what we know
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technopoly
Definition
a culture in which technology monopolizes the thought-world
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