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Communications Chapter 5
interpersonal communications ch 5
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Undergraduate 1
10/21/2008

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asynchronous listening
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listening to someone's recorded message (on an answering machine, via voicemail, or on a cell phone) without the person being present
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listening
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process of selecting, attending to, creating meaning from, remembering, and responding to verbal and nonverbal messages
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hearing
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physiological process of decoding sounds
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selecting
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process of choosing one sound while sorting through various sounds competing for your attention
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attending
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process of focusing on a particular sounds or message
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understanding
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process of assigning meaning to sounds
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remembering
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process of recalling information
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responding
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process of confirming your understanding of a message
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listening style
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preferred way of making sense out of spoken messages
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people-oriented listener
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listener who is comfortable with and skilled at listening to people's feelings and emotions
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action-oriented listener
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listener who prefers information that is well-organized, brief, and error-free
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second-guessing
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questioning the ideas and assumptions underlying a message; assessing whether the message is true or false
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content-oriented listener
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listener who is more comfortable listening to complex, detailed information than are those with other listening styles
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time-oriented listener
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listener who likes messages delivered succinctly
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conversational narcissism
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focus on personal agendas and self-absorption rather than a focus on the needs and ideas of others
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emotional noise
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form of communication interference caused by emotional arousal
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ambush listener
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person who is overly critical and judgmental when listening to others
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meta-message
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a message about a message; the message of a person is expressing via nonverbal means (such as by facial expression, eye contact, and posture) about the message articulated with words
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paraphrase
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verbal summary of the key ideas of your partner's message that helps you check the accuracy of your understanding
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empathy
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feeling what others are feeling, rather than just acknowledging that they are feeling a certain way
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active listening
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interactive process of responding mentally, verbally, and nonverbally to a speaker's message
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social support
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positive, sincere, supportive messages, both verbal and nonverbal, offered to help others deal with stress, anxiety, or uncertainty
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sympathy
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acknowledgement that someone is feeling bad; offer of support
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confirming response
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statement that causes another person to value himself or herself more
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disconfirming response
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statement that causes another person to value himself or herself less
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critical listening
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listening to evaluate and assess the quality, appropriateness, value, or importance of information
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information triage
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process of evaluating information to sort good information from less useful or valid information
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fact
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something that has been directly observed to be true and thus has been proven to be true
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inference
Definition
conclusion based on speculation
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