Chapter 1
Communications: A First Look
Communications: A First Look
People in distressed relationships are more likely to suffer from ___.
Depression
Baseball, apple pie, and the bald eagle are all symbols of what culture?
American
Stimulus stands out if it is ___
Profane terms can sometimes also be called ___ words or ___ words, and they come in many forms.
Swear, Curse
It is important for a speaker to separate what from what?
Optioning from Factual Claims
Environments that use relatively few channels are called "Channel-__contexts".
Lean
The technical medical terminology physicians use to communicate among themselves about medical conditions and treatments is known as ____.
Jargon
A perceptual set is a predisposition perceive only what we ____ to perceive.
Want
What term is used to describe a defamatory statement that is made aloud, within earshot of others?
Slander
Our ethnicity is directly related to ones culture, true or false?
False
Which elements does the interaction model add to the action model?
Feedback and Context
Norms
What term refers to our tendency to attribute our successes to stable, internal causes while attributing out failures to unstable, external causes
Self-Serving Bias
Slang is closely related to ____, in that is substitutes formal terminology with informal or unconventional language.
Euphemism
We do not consciously decide which stimuli to notice or ignore, true or false?
True
Cognition is the same as intrapersonal communication, true or false?
False
Cognition is a broader range of thinking
Verbal and nonverbal behaviors whose meaning are often understood only by people from the same culture are known as ____.
Codes
What are the three steps of the perception process?
Selection, Organization, Interpretation
What term refers to defamatory statements made in print or some other fixed medium such as photography?
Libel
The part of the perceptual process where you assign meaning is known as ____.
Interpretation
According to a U.S survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, what ranksed the highest in terms of what employers were seeking in job applicants who were new college graduates?
The ability to communicate verbally
Swiss, German, and U.S societies are examples of ___ cultures, which view time as valuable.
Monochronic
List the stereotyping process in order.
Identify a group to which we believe another person belongs.
Recall generalization others often make about the people in that group.
Apply that generalization to the person.
A word like "duck" has no charaterists o f a duck-- the word "duck cannot fly, does not have a bill or feathers---representents the concept that language is usually ___
Arbitrary
Power Distance
Individualism vs. Collectivism (Hierarchy Acceptance)
Masculinity vs Femininity (Assertiveness vs. Nurturing)
Uncertainty Avoidance (Risk Tolerance)
Long-Term vs. Short-Term Orientation (Future Focus)
Indulgence vs. Restraint (Gratification)