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SOC 100: EXAM 1
positive nervousness |
controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation
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critical thinking |
focused organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between fact and opinion |
frame of reference |
the sum of a person's knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same views |
ethnocentrism |
the belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures |
ethics |
the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs |
patchwork plagiarism |
stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own
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hearing |
the vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain |
listening |
paying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear |
active listening |
giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view |
comprehensive listening |
listening to understand the message of a speaker |
comprehensive listening |
listening to understand the message of a speaker |
specific purpose |
a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech |
central idea |
a one sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech |
demographic audience analysis
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audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, group membership, and racial, ethnic or cultural background |
situational audience analysis |
audience analysis that focuses on situational factors such as the size of the audience, the physical setting for the speech, and the disposition o the audience toward the topic, the speaker and the occasion |
periodical database |
a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines |
special encyclopedia |
a comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion, art, law, science, music, etc. |