Communication Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Communication

Download Communication Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Communication in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Broadest definition of communication DEFINITION 1 process of acting on information. TERM 2 spoken symbolic interaction DEFINITION 2 the way people use symbols to create common meaning and to share that meaning with one another. TERM 3 non verbal interaction DEFINITION 3 the unspoken oftenunintentionalbehavior that accompanies verbal communication and helps us fully interpret its meaning. TERM 4 predictive function DEFINITION 4 "if..then" questions TERM 5 control function DEFINITION 5 a street map not only describes the lay out of a city but also allows you to find your way from one place to another TERM 6 psychological perspective DEFINITION 6 it focuses on what happens inside the heads of communicators as they transmit andreceivemessagesmodel :a-> sender a encodes message -> message travels through channel -> reciever b decodes message-> person b mental set-> sender b encodes message-> message travels through channel -> receiver a decodes message TERM 7 social constructionist perspective DEFINITION 7 where people using tools provided by their culture create collective representations of reality. ( relationship tween communication and culture)people in groups: collective representations of reality: 1)cognitivecustoms 2) shared roles and rules 3) cultural traditions 4)symboliccode TERM 8 pragmatic perspective DEFINITION 8 a system of interlockingindependentmoves which become patterned over time. ( games people play when they communicate) (chess) TERM 9 mental set DEFINITION 9 consists of a persons beliefs values attitude and feelings TERM 10 subject position DEFINITION 10 a role or stance to take when responding to the text TERM 21 verbal v. non verbal DEFINITION 21 verbal is based on symbols in the form of spoken written word and non verbal is everything else. TERM 22 kinescis DEFINITION 22 body movement gesture, eye behavior, facial expressions. TERM 23 emblems DEFINITION 23 a type of body movement / gesture whose direct verbal translation is known to the members of a social cultural group. TERM 24 paralanguage DEFINITION 24 vocal qualities characteristics of the voice ...they paint what is being said ex. tones volume pitch"i have a research proposal to write... boring busy happy excited" TERM 25 hypodermic needle DEFINITION 25 1930-1940 TERM 26 selectivity theory DEFINITION 26 1950-1970 TERM 27 cultivation effects theory* DEFINITION 27 1980s onshaping peoples perception of the world and beliefs of realityeffects on mass media :first studied by george gerber and his colleagugesheavy tv viewing shapes and even distans peoples ideas and views of theenvironmentthey live in. TERM 28 uses and gratification theory DEFINITION 28 people use media to gratify themselves TERM 29 parasocial DEFINITION 29 similar resembling looks social but not quite so. TERM 30 personae DEFINITION 30 characters presented by the tv radio movies and books. TERM 31 parasocial interaction relationship DEFINITION 31 coined by donald horton and richard wdhl 1956people who are having parasocialinteractionexperience feelings ofintimacy, bonding, andfamiliaritywith the personae. TERM 32 wilbur schramm's model DEFINITION 32 feedback> (encoder source decoder) >message > (encoderreceiverdecoder) TERM 33 independent variable DEFINITION 33 cause x TERM 34 dependent variable DEFINITION 34 y effect