Chapter 1 - Introduction to Human Comm.
In communication, ___ is the process of someone assigning meaning to another person's message.
Decoding
___ perception means that your mind selects, organizes, and interprets what you sense, whereas ___ perception is your uniquely constructed meaning attributed to sensed stimuli.
Active & subjective
If I threw my empty soda bottle at my friend's head and yelled "yeet!" while doing so, then I'm using an example of ___.
Slang
___ refers to the way that people organize and use time and the messages that are created because of their organization and use of that time.
Chronemics
___ is the part of our consciousness that interprets and assigns meaning to things we hear by looking for shortcuts and any patterns of sounds that represent words, phrases, or ideas.
Working memory
Three broad goals that can aid you in your study of communication are to focus on becoming more knowledgeable of/experienced with communication competence, communication ethics, and ___.
Communication theory/research
A ___ is any part that you play in a social context, such as friend, student, sibling, etc.
Role
If I say the word "dog" and you envision your family pet, then you're using a ___ meaning of the word.
Connotative
Give two reasons for why nonverbal communication can be ambiguous.
One code communicates a variety of meanings & multiple codes communicate the same meaning
Selective attention & automatic attention
Smartphones now give us the capability to talk to people, keep up with the news, enjoy our favorite shows, movies, music, among other things - this is an example of ___.
Media convergence
___, ___, and ___ are the three stages of the perceptual process.
Selection, organization, & interpretation
Two strategies that can help you improve your language are ___: specifying when you made an observation, and ___: identifying the uniqueness of objects, events, and people.
Dating & indexing
Name three things we can pay attention to in an effort to improve our nonverbal communication.
Context, audience & feedback
Active listening (involved listening with a purpose) includes listening carefully using all available senses, paraphrasing what we hear, ___, and providing feedback.
Checking our understanding to ensure accuracy
Your best friend sends you a text, but you don't respond until you get out of class. This is an example of ___ communication.
Asynchronous
Cropping/editing photos and selecting specific aspects of our lives to post about or share are both examples of online ___.
Impression management
Language has multiple rules: ___ is the study of the way humans use language to evoke meaning in others; ___ is the way in which words are arranged to form sentences and phrases; ___ is the study of language as it is used within social contexts.
Semantics, syntax, & pragmatics
There are many different types of vocal cues, including: ___, how rapidly or slowly you speak; ___, whether or not you say a word correctly; ___, the loudness or softness of your voice; ___, whether or not your mouth, teeth, and tongue coordinate to make a word understandable to others; and ___, the variety or changes in pitch.
Rate, pronunciation, volume, articulation, & inflection
When we listen to others present information, we often evaluate their ___, or to what extent we view them as competence and trustworthy.
Source credibility
A student presenting a speech in front of their classmates is an example of ___ communication, a student talking to a classmate before class starts is an example of ___ communication, and four students working together on an activity during class is an example of ___ communication.
Public, dyadic & small group
During her annual performance review at work, Kaia spent more time and energy focusing on her boss' critiques of her performance instead of their compliments and praise. This is an example of the ___ method of organizing stimuli.
Figure and ground
The fact that many cultures have different (and sometimes more or less) words/phrases for colors than we do is an example of the ___, which ultimately says that language shapes our reality and our behaviors.
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
See Mr. Robinson for this question.
Contradicting
When Mr. Robinson uses examples during lecture to illustrate a course concept, he is using a ___ cue.
Semantic