Chapter 1
Communication Theories
Chapter 5
Mostly Chapter 3
This could be anything
100
This is the process of using symbols to exchange meaning
What is communication?
100
This theory doesn’t just seek to understand power structures but to actually make change
It includes the study of various structures– politics, feminism, economics, social relationships and media
Which one?
Empirical, Rhetorical, Critical, Human Rules
What is the Critical Theories Paradigm?
100
These 2 types of communication are the primary channels we study in the field of communication
What is verbal and nonverbal communication?
100
The text defines verbal communication as “an agreed upon and rule governed system of symbols used to share meaning". These symbols can be abstract, arbitrary and ________________ (they can have more than one meaning) For example: apple
What is ambiguous?
100
This form of fire is actually one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It was used by the Chinese in ancient times to give warnings about an approaching enemy. American Indians used this type of signal to alert others of multiple situations, including: to warn of danger, to call the people to a common meeting area and to transmit news
What is a smoke signal?
200
The linear model of communication suggests that communication moves in how many various directions
What is 1?
200
This group of theories (paradigm) focuses on persuasive arguments
Which one?
Empirical, Human Rights, Rhetorical, or Critical
What is Rhetorical Theories (paradigm)?
200
This type of communication is about language, both written and spoken. It refers to our use of words. It includes spoken language, written and sign language.
What is verbal communication?
200
The text gives 3 main differences between written and spoken communication. This form is said to be more formal.
What is written communication?
200
This ancient Greek philosopher highlighted the importance of finding the appropriate message and strategy for the audience and occasion in order to persuade. He suggested that rhetoric occurs when a person or group of people engage in the process of communicating for the purpose of persuading
Who was Aristotle?
300
The __________________ creates a message, uses verbal or non-verbal communication to send it to a receiver who interprets it.
Who (or what) is the sender?
300
One concept of this group of theories is that
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”: i.e. the cake as a whole is more valuable than the individual ingredients
Which one?
Empirical, Critical Theory, Systems Theory or Rhetorical
What is the Systems Theory Paradigm?
300
Which of these rules for verbal communication helps us to understand the different meanings of words?
semantics, phonology, or pragmatics?
What is semantics?
300
This type of communication is achieved by communicating through body language, hand gestures, facial expressions, clothes, tone of voice and even tattoos! It is any meaning conveyed through sounds and behavior.
What is non-verbal communication?
300
Aristotle divided the “means of persuasion” into three parts, or three artistic proofs, necessary to persuade others. They were logos (logical reason), ethos (human character) and this third means of persuasion.
What is pathos or emotional appeal?
400
According to the Survey of Communications Text, this is anything that interferes with, or changes the original message.
What is noise?
400
This communication theory suggests that there are rules of communication that we all follow, but the rules are not super strict and have some flexibility. The rules are not the same as a law which cannot be broken. Which one
Empirical Laws, Human Rules, Systems Theory, Rhetorical or Critical
What is the human rules paradigm?
400
This is the study of speech sounds (the sounds of the letters and how they are put together)
semantics, phonology, or jibberish?
What is phonology?
400
There are many different types of non-verbal communication. This type includes body movements and facial expressions. Which one?
Kinesics
Proxemics
Chronemics
Paralanguage
What is kinesics?
400
This type of communication developed in the 1900s helped blind people to be able to read and write
What is braille?
500
During the 15th and 16th Century, communication greatly changed because of this invention that was created in the 1300s. People could produce large amounts of written material and eventually send and receive messages.
What is the printing press?
500
One of these Paradigms in communication theory suggests that if X happens, then you can predict that Y will happen. Which one
Empirical Laws, Human Rules, Rhetorical, Systems, Critical
What is Empirical (Law Theory)?
500
Which of these is the study of how people actually use verbal communication. In other words, do we speak the same way all the time? Does it change based on where we are or who we are with?
Syntactics, phonology, pragmatics
What is pragmatics?
500
This type of non-verbal communication is the study of touch (or the lack of)
kinesics, haptics, or proxemics
What is haptics?
500
This type of "graph" is a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. They were used as the earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000 BC. People who speak different languages could possibly use these "graphs" to communicate.
What is a pictograph?