Foundations of Communication Flashcards
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This 92-card flashcard set covers foundational communication theory for college students. Topics span intrapersonal and interpersonal communication, communication models, perception and self-concept, language and semantics, and nonverbal communication including kinesics and haptics. Use it for exam review, concept mastery, or supplementary study in an introductory communication or speech course.
Terms in This Set
- Intrapersonal Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Group Communication
- Organizational Communication
- Models of COM: Building blocks
- Public Communication
- Mass Communication
- Comm in the changing world
- 3 Models of COM
- Common Features
- The Sender
- The Receiver
- The Medium
- The Channel
- The Noise
- The Feedback
- The Context
- Communication Models
- Communication meets needs
- Communication is a process
- In the study of Communication Ethics
- Communication Apprehension
- 4 Types of Communication Apprehension
- Selection
- Degree of salience depends on 3 features:
- Visual Saliency and Consumers’ In-Store Decisions
- 3 ways we sort things into patterns
- Interpretation
- Perceptual Schema
- Attribution
- The Primacy Effect
- Physical and Environmental Influences
- Halo/Horn Effect
- Self-Concept
- Social Comparison Theory
- Self Esteem
- Self-Efficacy
- Self-Discrepancy Theory
- Influences on Self Perception
- Improving Self Perception
- Looking Glass Self
- Social Comparison Theory
- Self Esteem
- Self-Efficacy
- Self-Discrepancy Theory
- Influences on Self Perception
- Improving Self Perception
- Languages
- Noam Chomsky
- Commonalities Across Languages
- Language is Symbolic
- Codes
- Displacement
- Triangle of Meaning
- Denotation
- Connotation
- Grammar
- Phonological Rules
- Syntactic Rules
- Semantic Rules
- Pragmatic Rules
- Language Acquisition
- Functions of language (Language is expressive)
- Hedges
- Polite forms
- Hesitations
- Tag Questions
- Intensifiers
- Disclaimers
- Neologisms
- Slang
- Jargon
- Textese
- Polarizing Language
- Dialects
- Accents
- Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT)
- Code-Switching
- Contextual Identity
- Code-Switching Cont'd
- Nonverbal Communication
- The Linguistic Distinction
- The Continuity Distinction
- The Processing Distinction
- The Outcome Distinction
- Principles of Nonverbal Communication
- Types of Nonverbal Communication
- 1) Kinesics
- Kinesics: Eye contact
- Kinesics: Facial Expressions
- Kinesics: Facial Expressions Cont'd
- Haptics
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