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Speech 100 Test 1
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Undergraduate 1
01/20/2009

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Term
4 aspects of communication context
Definition

1.  Physical (Location/Enviornment, good or bad)

2.  Cultural (Common or not factors, sex/religion)

3.  Temporal (Time from day or night to year)

4.  Social/Psychological (urban/rural/dom/subordinate)

 

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4 Aspects of Feed Forward
Definition

1)  To open the channels (opening phrases)

2)  Preview the message

3)  Altercast (place the other person in your role)

4)  Disclaim (Not taking responsiblity for your communication)

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What are the 4 types of noise?
Definition

1) Physical (noise, lighting, temperature)

2) Physiological (How are you feeling physically, hunger/fatigue)

3) Psychological (emotions, biases)

4) Semantic (word of choice, edu level/acronyms)

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What are 3 communication effects?
Definition

1) Cognative - Increase awareness

2) Affective - People making fun

3) Psychomotor - Physical or motor response

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What is how you read and interpet a communication moment?
Definition
Punctuation of Sequence
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Why do we read/interpet things differently?
Definition
Stimulus/Response - We are all getting different stimulus and giving different responses
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What is a symetrical relationship built on?
Definition
Balance and Equality
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A relationship based on differences is...
Definition
A complementary relationship
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What are the 3 truths of communication?
Definition

Inevitable - If you are in the same environment and aware of each other

Irreversible - You cannont take back the impact of communication

Unrepeatable - You never have the same context (temporal)

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The 5 purposes of communtication are...
Definition

Pla

Help

Discover

Relate

Persuasion

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Syntax is...
Definition
The structure of words
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Bypassing is going over someones head what are 2 examples of this?
Definition

1) Different words for the same idea

2) Different ideas for the same word

Term
Sexism has 3Ds what are they?
Definition

Dismiss - one pronoun to represent both genders

Degrades - comparing to food, objects and animals

Defines - define vocations by gender

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What is Heterosexism
Definition
Thinking the world should be straight
Term
An example of racism is...
Definition
Using an out of date or antiquated term to refer to races
Term
What is the term when you imply you know everything about a topic
Definition
Allness
Term
What do the terms Always/Never represent?
Definition
Allness
Term
Static Evaluation is
Definition
Not allowing the meaning of a word to change over time.
Term
Polarization is
Definition
Speaking in verbal extremes
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A denotative word is
Definition
A clearer more objective word
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A Connotative word...
Definition
Can be misconstrued
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Intensional orientation means
Definition
You label people based on others experiences
Term
Reserving judgment for yourself about a person is...
Definition
Extensional orientation
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To use an euphemism is to
Definition
Package an idea verbally so its less offensive to the user
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5 rewards to lying
Definition

1) Avoid punishment

2) Financial gain

3) Protect someone

4) Self esteem

5) Affiliation

Term
Sissela Bok gave us what?
Definition
Guidelines to gossip
Term
The 3 rules of gossip are?
Definition

1) Observe confidentiality

2) Don't embelish the truth

3) Don't invade ones privacy

Term
In nonverbal comm. what do you call the medium of comm.
Definition
Channels (using your senses)
Term
What are the 8 aspects of paralanguage?
Definition

1. volume

2. projection

3. pitch

4. rate

5. rhythm

6. articulation

7. silence/fillers

8. qualities

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What is volume
Definition
How loudly you speak (adjust it to context/enviroment)
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What is projection
Definition
How you throw your voice (used by theater performers/TIs)
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What is pitch
Definition
Range from the highs to lows (you want to reflect how you feel)
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What is rate
Definition
How quickly you produce the sound (avg of 141 wpm but faster is better than slower)
Term
What is rhythm
Definition
The flow of your speech (strive to sound conversational)
Term
What is articulation
Definition
How clearly you produce sound
Term
What is silence/fillers
Definition
Silence gives you time to collect your thoughts and gives dramatic effect. Fillers are useless words to fill silence such as "uhhh or like or ummm"
Term
What is qualities
Definition
1. Pleasant/Unpleasent
2. Masculine/Feminine
3. Dialect/Accent
Term
What does SAE stand for
Definition
Standard American English
Term
What are the 6 artifacts
Definition

1. Attire

2. Jewlery/Piercing

3. Glasses

4. Cosmetics/Tattoos

5. Automobiles

6. Decor

Term
What are the 4 aspects of attire
Definition

1. Dress for the agenda

2. Condition of clothing

3. Colors

4. Style - Trendy/Classic

Term
What does the artifact of jewelery and piercing show
Definition
Social position, religion, location, etc
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What are the aspects of the automobile artifact
Definition
Public transportation, limo, convertible
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3 aspects of Chronemics
Definition

1. Punctuality - 15 min early to compose non verbal cues

2. Formal - Cultural approch to time

3. Technical - Large org. and sporting events

Term
What is the channel involving body language and body motion?
Definition
Kinesics
Term
6 aspects of Kinesics
Definition

1. Walk/Posture

2. Illustrators/Emblems

3. Affect Displays

4. Eye Behavior

5. Linkage Cue

6. Regulator

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Illustrators demonstrate...
Definition
Size, shape, direction and movment.  Assisting in nonverbal comm.
Term
An emblem is
Definition
nonverbal shorthand (middle finger, thumbs up)
Term
Affect display are...
Definition
Facial expression - showing primary emotions like fear, happiness - aka emotional roadmap
Term
Affect blend is
Definition
Several displays in a short period of time (when caught lying they go from confident to fearful to defensive)
Term
What is a display of emotion so brief the human eye can't see?  and how was it first seen?
Definition
Micro-momentary expressions (film)
Term
Eye behavior can vary by culture, for americans you want alot of...
Definition
Eye Contact
Term
Monitoring the size of anothers pupils
Definition
Pupillometrics
Term
Linkage cue is...
Definition
A body motion that leaks info of boredom/distain
Term
A habit that gives a sense of security/comfort
Definition
Adaptor (biting fingernails, fiddling w/ objects and auto-erotisism)
Term
Regulator - A body motion that allows you to _____, ______, _______ the conversation
Definition

Control (timepiece gazing)

Monitor

Maintain

Term
The channel involving spacial relationships
Definition
Proxemics
Term
Halls 4 distances are
Definition

Intimate

Personal

Social

Public

Term
Public distance is
Definition
12 feet to 25+ feet
Term
Social distance is
Definition
4 feet to 12 feet
Term
Personal distance is
Definition
18 inches to 4 feet
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Intimate distance is
Definition
Touching to 18 inches
Term
The 3 territorial markers
Definition

1. Centeral - Place you own on something to mark it as yours

2. Boundry - Shrubs, fences, parking spots

3.  Earmarker - Specifically label something of yours

Term
The most violent offense to someone encrouching on your territory
Definition
Turf Defense
Term
Tactile/Haptics/Touch are
Definition
the most powerful of all nonverbal cues
Term
What is the physiological response to touch
Definition
Quickening pulse/breathing, rising skin temp, sweating, pupils, blushing
Term
The 7 criteria of touching
Definition

1. Gender - most people feel more comfotable touching the opposite sex

2. Age - Close to your age or older

3. Culture - puritans no like touchy

4. Status - Ranking person makes contact

5. Enviroment

6. Intent

7. Body part you are touching

Term
What are the 4 neutral areas of contact
Definition

1. Back of the hand

2. Arm

3. Shoulders

4. Back

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The eight types of physical characteristics
Definition

1. Gender - once determined you use certian comm.

2. Attractiveness

3. Facial features

4. Skin - condition, marking, color

5. Body hair - location, amount, color, style

6. Teeth - amount, color

7. Olfactory cues - smell

8. Body type - Ecto/Meso/Endo morph

Term
The term that discribes being more comfortable with a similar sonatype and attractivness
Definition
Matching Hypothesis
Term
Ectomorph
Definition

Tall, slender, small boned

Hyper, paranoid, meticulous, studious

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Mesomorph
Definition

Average

Confident, outgoing

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Endomorph
Definition

Shorter, heavyset, big boned

Jovial, self degrading, studious

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