What is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared, using the words like or as?
100
venue
What is the place the communication takes place, or its occasion?
100
control group
What is a group of subjects exposed to all features of an experiment except the variable?
100
defense mechanism
What are unconscious strategies we use to protect ourselves?
100
personification
What is a figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing is given human qualities or said to perform human actions?
200
analogy
What is the general name often used when a comparison is made between two unlike things?
200
speaking voice
What are the basic factors relating to speech, such as pitch, volume and tempo?
200
variable
What is the condition that can be changed or manipulated in an experiment?
200
psychosis
What is a severe mental disorder involving personality disorganization and lack of contact with reality?
200
metaphor
What is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared or one thing is said to be another?
300
hyperbole
What is a figure of speech in which exaggerated words are used for emphasis?
300
enunciation
What is the correct and precise pronunciation of words?
300
empirical
What is relating to what has been precisely observed in an experiment?
300
critique
What is an in-depth review of something, such as a book or movie?
400
denotation
What is the strict, exact meaning of a word?
400
kinesics
What refers to body movements or body language?
400
cognitive
What is relating to mental activities like thinking and reasoning?
400
rapport
What is a harmonious connection between a speaker and his or her audience?
400
genre
What is a category of literature?
500
alliteration
What is repetition of the first sound in a series of words?
500
premise
What is an assertion made by a speaker that serves as the basis for an argument or a conclusion?
500
psychoanalysis
What is a method of treating emotional disorders through free association, that is, having the person talk freely about childhood experiences, dreams, etc.?
500
impromptu speaking
What is speaking done with little or no advance preparation?
500
context
What is the environment in which communication takes place? (physical, social, psychological)