Communication Basics
Language 101
Nonverbal Codes
Listening Essentials
Name that gesture
100
The effect or liking you have of others
What is affiliation?
100
The literal meaning of a word.
What is denotative meaning?
100
Accessories such as watches, jewerly and hats that we use to communicate about ourselves.
What are artifacts?
100
The physiological process of perceiving sound.
What is hearing?
100
Raising your eyebrow to signal you want to speak is what type of gesture?
What is a regulator?
200
The ability of one person, group, or organization to influence others.
What is control?
200
When someone says the word bear, you think about teddy bears or this meaning of the word.
What is the connotative meaning?
200
The _________ are said to be the window to the soul.
What are the eyes?
200
During this stage in the listening process, you interpret and make sense of messages.
What is understanding?
200
Holding your hands two feet apart and saying," The fish was this big!" is a/an
What is an illustrator?
300
Arbitary constructions that refer to people or things.
What are symbols?
300
Saying congratulations at a wedding is an example of using language as a
What is ritual?
300
The Close Talker video clip from Seinfeld was an example of how we use and communicate space or more specifically,
What is proxemics?
300
This type of listening is often used by doctors, nurses, or other health care providers who listen compassionately to the seriously ill.
What is empathic listening?
300
A hug or slumping in a chair to indicate boredom.
What is an affect display?
400
This model of communication the concept of feedback both verbally and nonverbally between the sender and receiver.
What is the interaction model of communication?
400
Technical language of a profession or a hobby.
What is jargon?
400
"Ah, um, and ah, uh" are examples of what type of vocal nonverbal code?
What is back-channel cues?
400
Pretending to listen by nodding your head or using a back-channel cue in class is an example of
What is pseudolistening?
400
Tapping your pencil during a math test.
What is an adaptor?
500
This model of communication is transactional and communicates simultaneously at the same moment in time.
What is the competent communication model?
500
This term refers to a form of accommodation in which a communicator changes his or her regular language and slang to fit into a particular group?
What is code switching?
500
According to Professor Edward Hall in 1959, what are the four spatial zones that carry communication messages?
What is intimate, personal, social, and public?
500
As a selfish listener, you may be listening in order to control the communication interaction or practicing what type of listening?
What is monopolistic listening?
500
The shaka sign, a Hawaiian greeting.
What is an emblem?