The transaction model of communication complicates the basic model by adding this aspect
Feedback from the source of the receiver
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down" is a popular saying a particular culture. What type of culture does this saying illustrate?
collectivist
Jamie sees Tanisha in the residence hall. He says hi but she walks by him. Since she usually says "hi", Jamie perceives this and attributes it as rudeness. In reality, Tanisha was worried about her grandmother, who just entered the hospital for surgery. W
internal
Jessica is constantly worries about whether she'll say or do the wrong thing, so much so that in groups of people she doesn't know she's very quiet and keeps to herself, not saying much of anything. Jessica is a ____ self-monitor.
high
Because of her self-monitoring, Jessica feels that no one really likes her. Jessica is having trouble managing what face need?
fellowship
Janesa is delivering a memorized speech for her parents' anniversary celebration. What disadvantage does a memorized speech present?
Can make her sound insincere
Jesse is discussing politics with his family. His father says he doesn't agree with president Obama's jobs act bill because it raises taxes. Jesse responds" that's only a small part of it and it only raises taxes on millionaires." Jesse knows that, becaus
Jesse is relying on what theory in his critical thinking
. Audrey got a good grade in her communication class, so her parents asked her to speak at their family reunion this summer. Se decides that she will talk about gun control. Which aspect of audience analysis should Audrey more closely consider?
Purpose of your audience
Which of the following is the most effective thesis statement for a persuasive speech about air pollution?
Through large in scope, we can all make a different in reducing air pollution
Andre is giving an informative speech on social media. His main points are: A. Twitter; b. Facebook; C. google+; D. texting. Adre is organizing his speech based on:
topic
Julie has taken two sentences from a news story describing teens' use of text messages and has paraphrased them for use in her speech. Since she came across the story by accident, not by doing research, and put them in our own words, Julie considers it pa
it is plagiarism
in her introduction to her social media speech, Aubrey says, "many of us innocently send pictures to our friends, family, and romantic partners. However few of us ever consider the dangers inherent in sending pictures via phone texts." Aubrey is:
relating her topic to the audience
Austin needs advice on how to incorporate source citations into his speech. Which f the following is the best advice?
mention them in footnotes
Jessie is speaking at orientation to the incoming first year students at her university. Her presentation will focus on how to register for classes. What method of informing will she likely be doing?
explaining
If we want to research what messages are communicated during a news broadcast and how those messages progress from the editor's desk to the newsroom, we will most likely employ what theory of media literacy?
Agenda theory
sarah runs a nonprofit helping rescue animals who are about to be euthanized. She gives out pens and tote bags at her campus table, and then asks for a small donation. Sarah is using what language strategy to persuade people?
Norm of reciprocity
Patricia is in the car with her niece Cara and notices she is quite and not participating in the conversation. Patricia asks Cara what's wrong, and Cara says while rolling her eyes, "Nothing, everything is perfectly fine." Despite what Cara says, Patricia
Nonverbal communication metacommunicates
The term for the type of rule that governs the order of words within phrases is
Syntactic (phrase structure)
according to the textbook, the first stage of perception is ___
selection
the tendency to behave in morally correct ways is a characteristic of someone who is ___
ethical
____ is anything that distracts you from listening to what you wish to
noise
because language is ____ words are used to represent particular objects or ideas, but they do not constitute things in themselves
symbolic
Describing a series of events in sequence as you would when telling a story, is called
narration
The ____ model of communication involves senders, receivers, channels, feedback, and noise
transaction model
using facial expressions an verbal statements such as "I understand" to let the speaker know you are paying attention is called ___
back channeling
When Jacob makes attributions about his roommates' communication behaviors his attributions might include all of the following dimensions except
self-serving bias
Eduardo comes from a culture that sees time as flexible and doesn't necessarily expect punctuality. His culture is likely
polychromic
The ____ causes us to attribute others' communication behaviors more to internal causes than external causes
fundamental attribution errors
The subject evaluation of ones value and worth as a person is known as ones ____
self-esteem
The ability to modify your behavior according to the demands of the situation is known as ____
adaptability
The idea that we can conceive of something only if we have a word for it is known as ____
Strong Linguistic Determinism
A person's ____ is his or her inherent motivation to pay attention to something
vested interest
. the need to avoid being imposed upon by others is known as
autonomy face
Know the needs addressed by communication
physical, relational, identity, spiritual, instrumental
Know the different models of communication
Action: communication as a one way process
Transaction: everyone is simultaneously a sender and receiver
interaction: communication as a process shaped by feedback and context
Understand how to build your communication competence
-using behaviors that meet all of the goals we have in the specific context in which we have them
-attending to the rules and expectations that apply in a social situation
what's perception?
the process of making meaning from what we experience in the world around us
perceptions 3 step process
1) select: the process of paying attention to a certain stimulus
2) organize: the process of categorizing information that has been selected for attention
3) interpret: the process of assigning meaning to information that has been selected for attention and organized
Understand the two common attribution errors
Self-serving Bias: the tendency to attribute one's successes to stable internal causes and ones failures to unstable external cuases
Fundamental attribution error: the tendency to attribute others behaviors to internal rather than external causes
Know self-concept
stable ideas about who you are