Communication Vocabulary
Social Scientific Method
Vocal Cues
Language and Meaning
Social Justice
100
The tendency, when you expose yourself to information and ideas, to focus on certain cues and ignore others
What is selective attention?
100
researchers identify and formulate questions about which they are curious
What is the first general step in the social scientific method?
100
the loudness or softness of your voice
What is volume?
100
when doctors communicate with technical language they are using
What is jargon?
100
language what implies that everyone is heterosexual
What is heterosexist language or heterosexism?
200
a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of a society use to cope with one another and the world
What is culture?
200
your opinion is a belief or feeling, while a fact is based on evidence
What is the difference between the social scientific method and common sense?
200
"mmh" "huh" "ahh" and like as well as pauses or the absence of sound used for effect in speaking
What are nonword sounds?
200
a word's dictionary meaning is its _________________ meaning while an individualized or personalized definition is its ______________ meaning
What is denotative and connotative?
200
exclusive use of he and his
What is sexist language?
300
the process of becoming aware of objects and events from the senses
What is perception?
300
researches design and plan a study in which they gather evidence or observe behavior
What is the second step in social scientific research?
300
whether or not you combine pronunciation and articulation to produce a word with clarity and distinction
What is enunciation?
300
term that refers to disrespectful language
What is profanity?
300
a neutral way to say mailman
What is the term mail carrier?
400
The control or lack of control of the communication of information through the performance of self
What is identity management?
400
disciplines of communication, sociology, psychology, criminal justice and others
What are academic disciplines that use the social scientific method?
400
a complex behavior steeped in contradictions . . . may signal respect . . . may signal the dark side of communication
What is silence?
400
To a woman, "who's your boyfriend?" is an example of
What is heterosexist language?
400
beliefs and ideas based on previously formed opinions and attitudes that all members of a group are more or less alike
What is stereotypes?
500
a collection of symbols, letters, or words with arbitrary meaning that are governed by rules and used to communicate
What is language?
500
they sample a group of people from whom they can generalize their findings
What is the third step in the social scientific method?
500
all of the oral aspects of sound except words
What are vocal cues?
500
helps to organize and classify reality
What is language?
500
who decides what a group of people should be called?
What is those people themselves.
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