Final Review

You and Communication

100

This form of communication reaches a large audience, can influence perceptions of self, others, and blur boundaries. 

Mass Communication

200

This is a person who is often viewed as different and with whom we have no sense of affiliation. 

Out-group

300

A language used by a group of people whose members belong to a similar coculture or other groups. 

Slang

400

A social construct originally created to explain biological differences among people whose ancestors originated in different regions of the world. 

Race

500

The relatively stable set of perceptions one holds of oneself and the evaluation of self-worth. 

Self-Concept and Self-esteem

Things to consider

100

This type of speech is typically considered clear, assertive, and direct. 

Powerful 

200

A pronunciation is perceived as different from the local speech style. 

Accent

300

This study of how humans use and structure time. 

Chronemics

400

Linguistic rules governing how sounds are combined to form words. 

Phonological Rules

500

The tendency to assume that a person who impresses one favorably in one way also has other positive qualities. 

Halo effect

Speech Structure

100

A complete sentence that describes precisely what a speaker wants to accomplish. 

Purpose statement. 

200

A complete sentence describing a central idea of a speech. 

Thesis statement

300

The use of emotional appeal for persuasive argument. 

Pathos

400

The final structural unit of a speech, in which to main points are reviewed and final remarks are made to motivate the audience to act or help listeners to remember key ideas. 

Conclusion

500

Supporting material used to back up a claim. 

Evidence

Are you listening?

100

Informal, implied interpretations for words and phrases that reflect the people, culture, emotions, and situations involved. 

Connotative meanings. 

200

A process in which messages are expressed through body language, clothing, and eye contact. 

Nonverbal Communication

300

The process in which a receiver attaches meaning to a message. 

Decoding

400

The tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences. 

Disinhibition

500

Hearing, Understanding, Remembering, Interpreting, Evaluating, and Responding is stages of what process? 

The listening process. 

Johari who?

100

The range of topics about which an individual discloses. 

Breadth

200

The process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others. 

Self-disclosure

300

This communication pattern in which the parties slowly reduce their dependence on one another, withdraw, and become less invested in the relationship. 

Avoidance spiral

400

This framework describes how intimacy can be achieved via the bread and depth of self-disclosure

Social Penetration Model

500

A model that describes the relationship between self-disclosure and self-awareness. 

Johari's Window