FINAL STUDY GUIDE SPC 1017 Chapter 1 1 An activity exchange or set of behaviors that occurs over time or to say that 2 The understanding of a message communications is defined as the process of communication is an ever changing activity Process using messages to generate Meaning 3 A message initiator 4 The receiver s verbal and nonverbal responses to the source s 5 The process of translating an idea or thought into a code 6 The process of assigning meaning to the idea or thought in a code 7 The act of taking part in a conversation discussion or negotiation Source Feedback Encoding Decoding Dialogue 8 of the message describes the behavior that is expected 9 of the message suggests how it should be interpreted Content Dimension Relational 10 The process of using messages to generate meanings in a mediated system between a source and a large number of unseen receivers Mass Communication 11 A set of moral principles or values NCA Credo of Ethics 12 The communication process functions best when individuals are actively involved in taking part in a conversation discussion or negotiation with others Which word describes these functions of this communication process Dialogue Content accurate 13 Messages are said to have two types of dimensions If you examine the messages of others strictly for the substance then you are most concerned about which of the dimensions 14 Which of the following statements about the goals of communication is The NCA Credo of Ethics may no be consistent with other academic disciples cultures and beliefs Chapter 2 15 At the end of a lengthy three hour class period Jennifer found herself listening less to what her professor had to say and just reduced herself to simply recording the information being provided Based on the discussion of the perception process in the text what reflects Jennifer s behavior in this class means that your mind is not engaged in the present moment 16 People differ from each other in height weight body type sex and senses 17 You neglect some stimuli in your environment to focus on other stimuli Passive Perception Physiological Factors Selection 18 The tendency to expose ourselves to information that reinforces rather than 19 The tendency to remember better the things that reinforces our beliefs than contradicts our beliefs or opinions Selective Exposure those that oppose them Selective Retention 20 The focal point of a person s attentions Figure Ground incomplete figure or statement Closure 21 The background against which a person s focused attention occurs 22 The tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an otherwise 23 The principle that elements are grouped together because they share attributes such as size color or shape When you walk into a classroom on the first day of class you sit next to a person who is of the same gender and who is wearing similar clothing to yourself 24 Our belief that others are fundamentally like us Similarity Projection 25 A generalization of all attributes based on one attribute which can be negative or positive Dan is good at math so he must be a good student and a person 26 The perceptual error of viewing everyone as average or neutral 27 According to Maslow the fulfillment of one s potential as a person 28 The picture an individual has of himself or herself the sort of person an Halo Effect Central Tendency Self Actualization individual believes he or she is Self Image High Self Monitor 29 Individuals who are highly aware of their impression management behavior 30 What are the physiological factors that that could lead to difference in perception Gender and body temperature Chapter 3 31 The branch of language study that is concerned with meaning Semantics 32 A theory that our perception of reality is determined by our thought processes and our thought processes are limited by ou language and therefore that language shapes our reality 33 An individualized or personalized meaning of a word which may be emotionally Sapir Whorf laden Connotative Meaning 34 An expression that has lost originality and force through overuse 35 The technical language developed by a professional group language may create confusion when technical terms created by a professional group are used with audiences unfamiliar with the terms 36 Restating another person s message by rephrasing the content or intent of the Clich Jargon message Paraphrasing Dating 37 Specifying when you made an observation since everything changes over time 38 The practice of describing observed behavior or phenomena instead of offering personal reactions or judgments Descriptiveness Classified reality 39 Conclusions drawn from observations Inferences 40 See that guy over by the pop machine with the brown hair and the Metallica t shirt This statement illustrates what Identifying the uniqueness of objects events and people Indexing 41 What strategy would help you be descriptive Check your perceptions Chapter 4 42 The process of using messages that are not words to generate meaning Nonverbal Communication 43 Nonverbal and verbal codes add meaning to each other and expand the meaning of either there messages alone Complementation 44 Nonverbal cues are used to monitor and control interactions with others 45 The purposefulness of nonverbal codes Regulation Intentionality 46 The study of bodily movements including posture gestures and facial 47 The zone distance extending 18 inches to 4 feet from your body is called 48 Also called Temporal communication the way people organize and use time 49 The non word sounds and non word characteristics of language 50 Also called object language is the study of the human use of clothing and other expressions Kinesics Personal Distance Chromatics Paralinguistic Features artifacts as nonverbal codes Objectics 51 Emoticons 52 Sarina holds up her hand to indicate STOP while Robert is talking to her Sarina s nonverbal gesture is an example of Regulators 53 While eating dinner with her friends Natalie noticed a nice looking ma sitting two tables away She smiled at the man when he looked at her to indicate she was interested What type of nonverbal functions is being fulfilled through this interaction Affect Displays 54 After being late for their group meeting for the second time in less than a week Richard s group members decided they needed to talk to him about the group norm concerning time which is referred to as Chronemics 55 Nonverbal elements of the voice are referred to as 56 The fact that a wedding ring