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GCOMM Final
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
12/13/2011

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Term
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Definition
1) linguistic determinism
2) linguistic relativity
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linguistic determinism
Definition
-part of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
-a claim that we are prisoners of our native language and we cannot think certain thought or have certain perceptions
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linguistic relativity
Definition
-part of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
-our native language powerfully influences us but does not imprison our perceptions or way of thinking
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Context
Definition
Environment in which communication happens
Term
semantic noise
Definition
Confusion with words - if somebody is cursing at you -"lets go eat grandma"
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psychological noise
Definition
death or break up distracts you
Term
physiological noise
Definition
sweaty palms, racing heart
Term
Two aspects of every message
Definition
Content and relationship
Term
Difference between Reflected appraisal and social comparison
Definition
Reflected appraisal is when significant others gives you feedback about yourself
Social comparison is when you compare yourself to others
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Process of Attribution
Definition
-Self serving bias
-Fundamental attribution error
Term
Difference between self-serving bias and fundamental attribution error
Definition
self-serving bias is when you judge yourself with dispositional and situational factors
fundamental attribution error is when you judge others the same way
Term
difference between multiculturalism and cultural relativism
Definition
multiculturalism - accept all cultures except for when they deny human rights
cultural relativism - you just see it as different and accept all cultures
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collectivist culture
Definition
high power distance and high context
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individualistic culture
Definition
low power distance and low context
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phonemes
Definition
individual units of sound
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morphemes
Definition
smallest unit of meaning
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syntax
Definition
the rules that govern appropriate combinations of words into sentences
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semantics
Definition
set of rules that govern the meaning of words and sentences (man governs meaning)
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four elements of language
Definition
productivity
self-reflexiveness (metacommunication)
displacement
structure
Term
displacement
Definition
element of language - ability for language to talk about something that does not exist or is not present at the moment
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productivity
Definition
element of language - ability for language to make a lot of words out of a small number of phonemes in order to communicate our thoughts and ideas
Term
euphemisms
Definition
saying that your grandmother "passed away" instead of "died"
Term
paralanguage
Definition
nonlinguistic means of communication - three parts
1)vocal characterizers
2)vocal segregates
3)vocal qualifiers
Term
vocal characterizers
Definition
-part of paralanguage
-yawning, sneezing, coughing
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vocal qualifiers
Definition
Rate, tone, pitch, volume of your voice
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vocal segregates
Definition
um, like, yeah
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understanding response
Definition
part of empathic listening -paraphrasing what the persona says
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non-empathic listening
Definition
advising, interpreting, content only (ignores emotional side of convo)
Term
monroe's motivated sequence
Definition
1) attention
2) need
3) satisfaction
4) visualization
5) action
Term
kinesics
Definition
study of both facial expression and body language
Term
ad hominem fallacy
Definition
attacking the person instead of evaluating their message
Term
Conversational narcissism
Definition
when you turn the ordinary topic to yourself without showing any interest in any other topic
Term
shift response
Definition
vying for attention and focus on self by shifting topics
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