Communication 101
The environment in which a communication event occurs is the
What is context?
"The death penalty is morally wrong." This is a proposition of
What is value?
Attempting to feel what someone else feels or trying to see things from another’s perspective is called
What is empathy?
Lauren, while in Afghanistan, saw women wearing full body coverings She asks her host family "Why do they do that? Wouldn't it be easier to just wear t shirts?" What element of culture is this?
What is ethnocentrism?
Your friend's phone is constantly going off he looks annoyed. You ask if something is wrong and he says “no, nothings wrong, everythings fine.” What nonverbal function is this?
What is contradiction?
What is intrapersonal communication?
Asking a question, using a startling statistic, telling a story, and reciting a quote are all acceptable options for this part of your speech
What is attention getter?
This listening practice refers to our tendency to pay attention to the messages that benefit us in some way and filter others out
What is selective attention?
This is the degree to which something
attracts our attention in a particular context
What is salience?
A teacher puts their arm around a grieving student to comfort them. What type of nonverbal is this?
What is haptics?
Miranda cites the New York Times during her speech. What Aristotelian proof does this exemplify?
What is logos?
During Lucy's speech, she makes sure she does not speak too quickly or too slowly. What concept of paralanguage is Lucy working to control?
What is rate?
Every now and then, your roommate responds with “uh huh” and “okay". What type of listening does this best describe?
What is pseudo-listening?
Leah felt really good about her test score, which was an 82, until she saw that the class average was a 90. What does this exemplify?
This is the property of language that makes it possible for us to talk about things that are not physically here such as historical events and fairytales
What is displacement?
As a speaker delivers their speech, the audience also participates in communication, intentionally or otherwise, by providing this
What is feedback?
Which organizational pattern would probably be most effective for a speech with the specific purpose statement, "To inform my audience about the major geographical regions of Peru?"
What is spatial?
At a political event, Donald begins speaking about his plan for tax cuts. You, an audience member, mentally evaluates the merits of his statements. This is an example of
What is critical listening?
These are databases of stored, related information that we use to interpret new experiences. These also guide our interactions and provide a script for our behaviors.
What is schema/schemata?
JMU recently instituted a "career enhancement program" in which they ultimately let go of 500 employees. What language element is this?
What is euphemism?
"When possible, you should buy your fruit and vegetables from local suppliers." The BEST description of Mary's speech purpose is
What is persuasive?
Before developing her persuasive speech, Kendall decided to poll the audience about their values, beliefs, and attitudes on his selected topic. What type of audience analysis is this?
What is psychological?
This type of listening refers to the process of pairing outwardly visible positive listening behaviors with
positive cognitive listening practices
What is active listening?
Peter has convinced himself that he is bad at biology. As a result, he rarely studies, and receives a "D" in the class. This example most clearly demonstrates
What is the self-fulfiling prophesy?
You are standing on one side of the quad and see your friend Molly on the other side. Recognizing that nonverbal communication can serve a variety of functions, which function would you most like rely on to make contact with her?
What is substitution?