Final Exam Flashcards
the exchange of messages to create meaning between at least two people
interpersonal communication
the transmission of a message from a single sender to numerous receivers
public communication
the transmission of messages to create meaning within one’s self
intrapersonal communication
communication that occurs between at least three people in a small group
small group communication
communication where a single sender transmits a message to a great number of unseen receivers through a mediated system
mass communication
what are the four levels of language
phonetic, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic
Date and person of telephone
March 10, 1876; Alexander Graham Bell; Thomas A. Watson helped(trained mechanic who had extensive knowledge regarding electricity)
the first level of language where the focus is placed on sounds and the alphabet
phonetics
the second level of language is the level focused on words and their meanings
Semantic
the third level of language is the level that focuses of how words are arranged to form phrases and sentences, otherwise known as syntax
Syntactic
the fourth level of language looks at how language is used in social situations
Pragmatic
telegraph
Samuel Morse created morse code; created a telegraph machine that used only one wire rather than 26; first telegraph line was constructed from Baltimore to Washington DC; a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection
go from New York to San francisco in 10 days; ride by horseback to carry mail to people; Riders went 125 miles at which point they would hand the mail over to another rider waiting for them along the route; follow Oregon Trail
pony express; would depart twice a week
came after the invention of telephone; when electricity worked together with magnetism an invisible set of waves are formed that has the ability to travel at the speed of light- electromagnetic waves; wireless telegraph; allowed people to be entertained, informed, and enlightened
radio
the predecessor to the Internet created by the US Military to link all of their computers together forming a network
ARPANET
listening in search of a way to understand someone’s feelings
Empathetic Listening
listening for differences in sounds and signs
Discriminative listening
listening that occurs when we are genuinely concerned for or care about another person
Sympathetic Listening
listening to hear information that will satisfy our own needs
Appreciative listening
the ear’s physical reception of sound waves
Hearing
the brain’s reception and interpretation of surrounding stimuli
listening
the study of time, particularly how people organize and use it and this organization;s effect on communication
Chronemics
the study of how physical touch affects communication
Haptics
the study of how bodily movements communicate messages
Kinesics
