Exam 1 Review (CAS 100B) Flashcards
(46 cards)
Communication
The sharing of experience
Symbol
Something used for regarded as representing something else
Communication is…
Inevitable, Dynamic, Irreversible, Proactive, Interactive, Contextual
The Transactional View of Communication
Makes us aware that we are both the sender and receiver
Channels
Used all five senses
Dance Model
A spring-shaped model indicates that communication has no real beginning or end.
Interpersonal Communication
Between two people
Intercultural Communication
Communication between two people from differemt cultural backgrounds
Small Group Communication
Communication between 3-4 people
Public Communication
Public Speaking
Organizational Communication
Communication dependent on flow
Mass Communications
Intended for the masses
Effective Communication
When the stimulus as it was initiated and intended by the sender, or source, corresponds closely to this stimulus as it is perceived and responded to by the receiver.
Existential Knowledge
Surface level knowledge
Experiential Knowledge
Know a topic through experience
Word Magic
To call something by its name is to have power over it
(Ex. calling one student)
Principle of Arbituary Selection
Serendipitous association of word with a particular meaning
Principle of Connections
Once established the relation between a word and its referent becomes predictable, stable
Restricted Codes
Function well within the community which shares that code
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
The word is perceived differently by members of different communities and that this perception is transmitted ad sustained by language
Abstract Problems
As language becomes more abstract, more vague, or changes of misunderstanding increase
Dichotomies
Schematics classify English as a two-valued rather than multivalued language
Euphemisms
Substitution of mild, vague, or less emotionally charged terms for more blunt ones
(Ex. sturdy -> fat)
Equivocal Language
Having two or more possible interpretations
