Key terms

Question 1

Channel

Answer 1

The medium through which a message passes from sender to receiver

Question 2

Co-culture

Answer 2

A group within an encompassing culture with perceived ability

Question 3

cognitive complexity

Answer 3

The ability to construct a variety of ways for viewing an issue

Question 4

communication competence

Answer 4

The ability to communicate with one another in a socially acceptable way

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CMC

Answer 5

Communication that occurs through computerized channels

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Content message

Answer 6

communicates a subject that is being disused

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culture

Answer 7

The language, values and beliefs that people share and learn

Question 8

Dyad

Answer 8

when two people interact with each other

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environment

Answer 9

A physical setting in which communication occurs

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ethnocentrism

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An attitude in which one’s own culture is superior to others

Question 11

in-group

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a group with which an individual fits in

Question 12

intercultural communication

Answer 12

communication that occurs when members of a group exchange messages

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noise(external,physiological,phycological)

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interference with communication

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out-group

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when an individual sees themselves as different

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prejudice

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an unfair judgement of a person in an out group

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Qualitative interpersonal communication

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occurs when people treat other people as unique individuals

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quantitative communication

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an interaction between two people

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relational message

Answer 18

a social relationship between two or more individuals

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stereotyping

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exaggerating beliefs that categorize individuals

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transactional

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a dynamic process created by people interacting with one another

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Benevolent lie

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A lie that is not considered mean by the person who tells it

Question 22

breadth

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it comprises the range of subjects being discussed

Question 23

cognitive conservatism

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to seek out information that abide to an existing self concept

Question 24

collectivist culture

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who’s members feel loyalties to members of an in-group

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Depth

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The people interacting shift from unrevealing messages to more personal messages

Question 26

distorted feedback

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information that changes a persons self concept

Question 27

equivocal language

Answer 27

more than one meaning for a word

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face

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an image an individual wants to show the world

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facework

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Actions people take to look good to others

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identity management

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strategies people use to influence how people view them

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Individualistic culture

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When people view themselves at the most important

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johari window

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A model that describes the relationship between self disclosure and self awareness

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lie

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a deliberate act of deception

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myth of perfection

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a cause for low self esteem

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negative mood

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a state of being where people view themselves more harshly than facts warrant

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obsolete information

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information that is usually outdated and unhelpful

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perceived self

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The person we believe ourselves to be

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presenting self

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The image a person presents to others

Question 39

reference groups

Answer 39

Groups against which we compare ourselves.

Question 40

reflected appraisal

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When a persons self concept matches the way the other person sees them

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self-concept

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Who you believe you are

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self-control

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The ability to change one's behaviors

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self-disclosure

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Revealing unknown information about yourself

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self-esteem

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Evaluation of self-worth

Question 45

self-fulfilling prophecy

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A persons expectations of and event

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significant others

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A persons whos opinion is important

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social comparison

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Comparing yourself to others

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social expectations

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Expectations of yourself

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social penetration model

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A model that describes relationships in terms of their bredth and depth

Question 50

achievement culture

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a culture that has high values

Question 51

androgynous

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possessing both masculine and feminine traits

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attribution

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attaching meaning to another persons behavior

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empathy

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the ability to project one's self into another persons point of view

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fundamental attiribution error

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a mistaken human tendency

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gender

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Psychological sex type

Question 56

halo effect

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the power of a first impression

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interpretation

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attaching meaning to something so we understand it

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narrative

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stories we tell to describe our person selves

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negotiation

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two or more people talk in order to find a solution

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nurturing culture

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a culture that regards support as an important goal

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organization

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arranging data in a meaningful way

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perception checking

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a method for verifying the accuracy of interpretations

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power distance

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acceptance of an unequal power