speech- chapter 1

The temporal dimension of context can consist of________________

A messages position within a sequence of events

The transaction view is more satisfying than the linear view because the porcess

Allows each person to serve as both speaker and listener.

Bobby: " I got. new bat!" Jan: Thats great. I can't wait to see you swing it at the game next saturday." Bobby: " Not that kind of bat! His name is Del and hes my new pet." This exchange between Bobby and Jan best illustrates which principle of communication?

Communication is ambiguous

" You cannot respond to the messages of other" Expresses which principle of communication?

Communication is inevitable

Dong-Sun and Chris had a very serious argument during which Dong-Sun said some very hurtful things to Chris. After the argument, he tried to apologize to Chris for what was said during the argument. Dong-Suns later behavior best reflects which principle of communication?

Communication is irrever

Email, blogging, goggle plus and Facebook are examples of ________ communication

Computer-mediated

During a video-conference job interview for an entry-level position with a large fast food chain, Melkamzer answers a series of questions posed by Annie, a regional manager. What type of communication did they both ingage in?

Computer-mediated communication

Which of the following is true of communication contexts?

Contexts have at least 4 aspects

Critical thinking:

Critical thinking is a type of reasonable, reflective thinking that is aimed at deciding what to believe or what to do. It is a way of deciding whether a claim is always true, sometimes true, partly true, or false. Critical thinking can be traced in Western thought to the Socratic method of Ancient Greece and in the East, to the Buddhist kalama sutta and Abhidharma.

Which of the following statements is true of communication? A. The more you communicate the better you will be. B. Good communicators are born, not made. C. Fear of speaking in public is detrimental and should be eliminated. D. None of the above.

D. None of the above

Mario has a deep commitment to the identity and beliefs of his Puerto Rican-American culture, following customs, and embracing specific artifacts. This is Mario's ________________.

Ethnic Identity

Ethnocentrism:

Ethnocentrism is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture, especially with concern to language, behavior, customs, and religion. These ethnic distinctions and subdivisions serve to define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.

Internal and external noise may be filtered by the receiver to combat message distortion

False

The best definition of communication is one that is narrow and sender-based.

False

With advances in technology, few differences exist between face-to-face and computer-mediated communication.

False

The information on the cover that entices the reader to buy a magazine would be an example of:

Feedforward

The news of Toms promotion started spreading around the company well before the official announcement was made. The news of Toms promotion is an example of _____communication

Grapevine

When Henri wants to share information with Chantal but not with others in a room, he switches from speaking english to speaking french, which chantal understands. Which of the following best describes what Henri does to keep his comments to chantal private?

He encodes his message in a way he thinks only chantal will understand.

Identity:

In philosophy, identity, from Latin: ('sameness'), is the relation each thing bears just to itself. The notion of identity gives rise to many philosophical problems, including the identity of indiscernible, and questions about change and personal identity over time. It is important to distinguish the philosophical concept of identity from the more well-known notion of identity in use in psychology and the social sciences.

Interdependence

Interdependence is a relationship in which each member is mutually dependent on the others. This concept differs from a dependence relationship, where some members are dependent and some are not. In an interdependent relationship, participants may be emotionally, economically, ecologically and/or morally reliant on and responsible to each other.

_______ communication is the general term used to describe communication from one source to many recieves who may be scttered throughout the world

Mass

Orientation

Orientation is a function of the mind involving awareness of three dimensions: time, place and person. Problems with orientation lead to disorientation, and can be due to various conditions, from delirium to intoxication. Typically, disorientation is first in time, then in place and finally in person.

Perspective

Perspective in theory of cognition is the choice of a context or a reference (or the result of this choice) from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience, cohesively forming a coherent belief, typically for comparing with another. One may further recognize a number of subtly distinctive meanings, close to those of paradigm, point of view, reality tunnel, umwelt, or weltanschauung. To choose a perspective is to choose a value system and, unavoidably, an associated belief system.

Before launching into her presentation to the board of directors, Sandra circulates through the room making small talk about the weather, the results of lastnights ball game, etc. Sandra is engaging in:

Phatic communication

Biases or prejudices of the sender-receiver are examples of what kind of noise?

Psychological

During a department meeting, Antonio's boss was discussing the new software that will be implemented in the department. Anthony was daydreaming about his upcoming vacation. We can assume that Anthonys boss's message to Anthony was distorted by _____ noise

Psychologoical

The tendency to divide the various communication transactions into sequences of stimuli and responses is referred to as:

Punctuation

Speech disorder

Speech disorders or speech impediments are a type of communication disorders where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute.

Which of the following myths of communication is identified in your book?

The more you communicate, the better your communication skills will be.

Ambiguous messages are messages that have only one potential meaning.

True

Any stimulus that affects a receiver is a message from the source.

True

Communication is a process that is inevitable, irreversible, and unrepeatable.

True

Communication refers to the process by which we create and share meanings.

True

Interpersonal communication is the informal exchange of information between two or more people.

True

Sunglasses may be regarded as communication noise.

True

Christina and Deanna were having a quiet conversation over drinks before the band started to play, but now they have to shout and even then cant really hear what the other is saying. We can assume that once the band started to play, the signal to noise ratio in this scenario:

Went from high signal/ low noise to low signal/high noise

The vehicle through which we send messages is referred to as the:

channel

When someone sends a message in response to your initial message, such as laughing at yuor joke, they are sending

feedback

The statement, " I may be wrong about this but..." bests illustrates the element of communication known as:

feedforward

individualistic cultures put more emphasis on self-reliance, ________

independence and individual achievement.

" Do you understand what Ive just asked you to do?" Is an example of a:

metamessage

Ethnic identity refers to ______________________________________________.

one's commitment to the beliefs and philosophy of one's own culture

Phatic communication is also referred to as:

small talk

Before going to a reception at the university presidents house, Abby reminds her date, Homer, not to act like hes at a fraternity party. Abby wants homer to be most aware of the _______ context

social-psychological

The linear model of communication is analogous with a

tennis game

According to your book, competent communicators:

think critically and mindfully.