Com 101 CHP 1 + 3 + 4 + 5
The linguist ____________ developed the ladder of abstraction to explain how we use various levels of abstraction to make different types of meaning.
S. I. Hayakawa
____________ is the mutual and simultaneous exchange of feedback, typically subtly and nonverbally, that ensures the efficient transaction of meaning making between speaker and listener.
Sender-receiver reciprocity
Negative politeness, in which speakers expresses their reluctance to impose on hearers is the product of ___________.
negative face-wants
A stop sign is a stop sign—rather than a stop symbol—because it is a more-or-less ________ substitution for something else, in this case, an official order to stop your car.
objective
When your politically-opposite uncle does seem to listen to you, he never really understands what you have to say. Clearly his political biases are creating ________.
psychological noise
A teacher's ability to control and maintain the attention of his students is an example of ____________.
the regulatory function of language
Offering appropriate feedback is an example of being a _________ listener.
transactive
Your professor is giving a lecture but uses technical jargon throughout the entire lecture confusing the class so no one knows what is going on. This is an example of ______ noise.
semantic
One of your professors has an accent that makes it almost impossible for you to understand him. This is an example of __________.
semantic noise
_____ consists of scripted and superficial conversations based on social convention.
small talk
Why do most scholars categorize oculesics as a separate nonverbal code rather than simply categorize it as a form of facial expression?
Because they believe that the eyes, on their own, have significant power to communicate.
You're roommate just got his dream job at an accounting firm in Memphis. You want to let him know how happy you are for him, so you shake his hand and offer him congratulations with an additional pat on the back. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?
Haptics
The mutual and simultaneous exchange of feedback that ensures the efficient transaction of meaning making between speaker and listener is an important part of the ________ component of the HURIER model.
I, interpreting
As you deliver your presentation in class, you try hard to connect with your audience members by making eye contact with each student in the room. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?
Oculesics
Which of the following is the best example of the use of abstract language?
The Smith family is extremely wealthy.
At a party, someone tells you a very funny joke. You laugh hysterically while at the same time reassuring him that it's "one of the funniest jokes you've ever heard." You are employing which form of nonverbal communication complement your message?
Vocalics
Which of the following is an example of haptics?
a high five
When you're listening to your favorite band's new song, you're engaging in ________.
appreciative
Both verbal and nonverbal communication is composed of _______ symbols to which we give meaning, and we, in turn, behave according to those meanings.
arbitrary
There are two language rules of pragmatic competence: first, be clear, and second, _______.
be polite
Listening is cognitive, affective, and ___________.
behavioral
One similarity between verbal and nonverbal communication is that __________.
both are symbolic
The perspective on communication which sees communication as creating something that did not exist before is the ________ view of communication.
constitutive
Culture is the world made meaningful. It is socially __________ through communication.
constructed and maintained
Those who badly want only to gain appreciation from their conversational partner, instead of truly effectively listen are _________.
dependent listeners
________ is the public self-image that every member of a culture wants to claim for her or himself.
face
Albert Mehrabian's research on nonverbal communication includes his assertion that 55 percent of communicated meaning comes from _______.
facial expressions
Expectancy Violation Theory argues that when social expectations are violated, attention to nonverbal communication is ___________.
heightened
We provide detail and ask questions, fine examples of the __________ function of language.
informative
"Argument is war" is an example of ____________.
metaphor
The three elements of the triangle of meaning are the referent, the sign or symbol, and the ____________.
reference
In the triangle of meaning, the element that stands in for the _______ is the sign or symbol.
referent
First day of class and your buddy wants to know your class schedule. You tell her how busy your days will be, but your professor calls you by name and suggests you should be a bit more quiet. Your instructor is using language's ________ function.
regulatory
With respect to the HURIER Model, a message "going in one ear and out the other" applies to:
remembering
______ are active organizations of past reactions or of past experiences.
schemas
Another word for co-culture is __________.
bounded culture
Working on a school project while listening to music and talking to your brother is an example of using time ________.
polychronically
When communicating we use schema to ______________.
process and organize new information and experiences
Your friend just got dumped by her significant other and is feeling very upset. She calls you and starts to talk about what went wrong. You do your best to comfort her and listen to what she has to say. You're practicing _________ listening.
relational
Although communication can be ____________ (describing or conveying some objective fact or information), it is almost always _______ (someone's version of the facts or information).
representational/presentational