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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.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Psychology
Grade Level:
College
Updated October 2025

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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