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