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Communication
process by which individual use symbol,sings, and behaviors to exchange info.
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(funtions of cummunication)
Functional perspective
Examines how communication behaviors work (or dont work)to acomplish goals
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Relationship
interconnections, or interdependence, between two or more people that function to achieve some goal
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Interdependence
what we do affect other, other affect us
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Affiliation
feelings you have for others
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Goal achievement
relying in communication to accomplish a particular goal
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control
the influence a group or person haves over others
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Symbols
concepts thatrefer to people, things
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Code
set of symbols that create a message
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Encoding
process of creating and sending the message
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decoding
receiving and making it sense
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source
creator of the message
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message
verbal/nonverbal that stimulus a meaning
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channel
by wich the message is carried
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receiver
receives message
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Transitiona process
you influence in others, they influence in you
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cognations
thought about ourselves and others.
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Behavior
verbal/nonverbal messages
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process oriented
the success of the communation that took place for the outcome
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outcome based
the outcome of the negotation
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Behavioral flexibility
knowing and using a number of different behaviors in different situations to achieve something
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cognition
perception of themselves, others, understand who they are, how they feel, and their perception of self success.
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Relational context
communication occurs within the context of a relationship and is influenced by the relational history
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situational context
circumstances surrounding the communication(place.social invo.)
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cultural context
cultural identity ( individuals see themselves as a member of a specific group)
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Perception
process were we interpret out experiences and come to our own unique understanding
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communication processing
gather, organize, evaluate info
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schema
mental structure that put together related bits of info.
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Mindfuless
focus on the ask at hand
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mindless
passive, automatic response that may be inaccurate
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selective perception
active critical thought. (ex. the five diffrent views)
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undue influence
greater credibility to something shown or said than should be the case
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attribution
personal characteristics to explain behavior
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fundamental attributions
explains our tendency to assume that another persons wrong behaviors is due to an internal flaw
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self-serving bias
attribute our own failure to external causes
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interaction appearance theory
people change the perception of a person cause they spend more time w/ them
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Cultural Myopia
m culture explains every situation and person (blind)
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stereotyping
act of fitting individuals into an existing schema w/out adjusting the schema properly
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prejudice
ill will toward a certain group/ individual
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Self concept
who we think we are
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social comparison theory
compare to idealized images from the media
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self esteem
we feel about ourselves
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self efficacy
ability to predict/ leads to self fulfilling
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self fulfilling prophency
when the behavior is change to make the prediction more likely to become true
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self actualization
happy for the communication situation
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self adequacy
less happy about he comm.
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self-denigration
criticizing yourself for the communication
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self-presenting
intentional communication to show element of you, for a stratigic purpose
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self-monotoring
- learn from others and our enviroment to present ourselves better in a particular situation
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self disclosure
sharing important info( bestfriend)
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culture
Learned system of thought and behavior that belongs to and typifies a relatively large group of people (Shared beliefs + values + practices
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worldview
framework used to interpret the world and the people in it
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intercultural communication
comm. between people from diffrent cultures with different worldviews
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high context
use contextual cues to interpret meaning
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low content
language is more direct
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collestivistic cultures
people perseice themselves promarily as member of a group and communicate from that perspective
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indicidualist cultures
people values individuality and comm. autonomy and privacy
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uncertainty avoidance
our comfort/discomfort with the unknown
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masculine culture
place more value on assertiveness,achievement,ambition,and competiticeness
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feminine culture
value nurturance, relationships, and quality of life
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power distance
degree to which cultures accept the division of power among individuals
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time orientation
cultures communicate about time
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monochronic cultures
time is valuable resource and cant be wasted
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polychronic cultures
have a more fluid approach to time
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hyperbole
vivid, colorful language with great emotional intensity
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understatement
downplays the emotional intensity o importance of events
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ccultures
groups whose members share some of the general cultures sustem of thought and behavior, but have distinct charac.
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intergroup comm.
branch of discipline that focus o how communication withing and between gourps affects relationships
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ingroups
divide ourselves into US and THEM
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outgroup
define them as OTHERS
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ethnocentrism
belief in the superiority of your own culture
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discrimination
behavior toward a group cause of their culture,class, or category
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Behavioral affirmation
see or hear what you want to see, and hear what you want to hear
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behavioral confirmation
we act in a way that makes our expectation about a group come true
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