Flashcards in Final Exam Deck (34)
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the exchange of messages to create meaning between at least two people
interpersonal communication
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the transmission of a message from a single sender to numerous receivers
public communication
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the transmission of messages to create meaning within one's self
intrapersonal communication
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communication that occurs between at least three people in a small group
small group communication
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communication where a single sender transmits a message to a great number of unseen receivers through a mediated system
mass communication
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what are the four levels of language
phonetic, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic
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Date and person of telephone
March 10, 1876; Alexander Graham Bell; Thomas A. Watson helped(trained mechanic who had extensive knowledge regarding electricity)
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the first level of language where the focus is placed on sounds and the alphabet
phonetics
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the second level of language is the level focused on words and their meanings
Semantic
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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
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the fourth level of language looks at how language is used in social situations
Pragmatic
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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
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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
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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
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the predecessor to the Internet created by the US Military to link all of their computers together forming a network
ARPANET
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listening in search of a way to understand someone's feelings
Empathetic Listening
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listening for differences in sounds and signs
Discriminative listening
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listening that occurs when we are genuinely concerned for or care about another person
Sympathetic Listening
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listening to hear information that will satisfy our own needs
Appreciative listening
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the ear's physical reception of sound waves
Hearing
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the brain's reception and interpretation of surrounding stimuli
listening
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the study of time, particularly how people organize and use it and this organization;s effect on communication
Chronemics
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the study of how physical touch affects communication
Haptics
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the study of how bodily movements communicate messages
Kinesics
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the study of how humans use space and distance and how this affects communication
proxemics
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occurs when nonverbal codes conflict with verbal codes
contradiction
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occurs when the same message is sent using verbal and nonverbal codes
repetition
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occurs when nonverbal codes are used in place of verbal codes
substitution
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the use of nonverbal codes to monitor and control your interaction with others
regulation
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the tendency of members of a group to agree on a solution based on group consensus alone rather than weighing all of the possible options
Groupthink
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groups that evolve spontaneously or form to serve a specific purpose
emergent work groups
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a group where members are all responsible for performing the same activity and pool their work together to create a finished project
additive work groups
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a group where members are responsible for solving a problem
disjunctive task work groups
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