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Communications 114
Communication Final Exam Prep
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
05/06/2014

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hearing
Definition
PASSIVE act of recieving sound
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listening
Definition
ACTIVE process of recieving, attending to, interpreting, and responding to symbolic activity
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NarrowCasting
Definition
tendency to focus media products on a specific audience with a common bond.
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self-disclosure
Definition
the revelation of personal information that others could not know unless the person MAKES it known
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screen name
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coltsfan95@aol.com
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domain name
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coltsfan95@aol.com
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prototype
Definition
best case example of something
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polychronic
Definition
a culture that views time as complex and made up of many strands, none of which is more important than anyother-- hence such cultures relaxed attitude towards time
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monochronic
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a culture that views time as valuable commodity and punctuality as very important
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steps of active listening
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recieving

attending

interperting

responding

reflecting

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critical listening
Definition

process of analyzing and evaluating the accuracy, legitimacy, and value of messaging.

 

 

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red herring
Definition
the use of another isue to divert attentino away from the real issue (fallacious argument)
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egocentric listening
Definition
people focus more on their own message and presentation, other than the message the other person is sending.
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content listening
Definition
people focus on the content level of meaning, or literal meaning, rahter than the social or relational levels of meaning. (miss emotions or social cues)
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selective listening
Definition
focus on specific points
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source distractions
Definition
result form auditory and visual characteristics of the message source. physical appearance, ums, awkward pauses.
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narrative
Definition

any organized story that provides explanation 

HUGE part of identy

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altercasting
Definition

how language can impose a certain identity on people.

(ex: class clown may only be funny because people call him a class clown.)

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reflection
Definition
summarizing what another person has said to convey understanding of the message
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earliest influences
Definition
either really happy or really sad
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symbolic self
Definition
the self that is transacted in interaction with other people; that arises out of social interaction, not vise versa; and hence that does not "belong to you"
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accountable self
Definition
the aspect of self that allows other people to morally judge a person's performance
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