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Intrapersonal Communication
communicating that occur within a single person, or "oneself"
TERM 2
Dyadic Communication
DEFINITION 2
In sociology, a dyad is a group of two people, the smallest
possible social group.
TERM 3
Small Group Communication
DEFINITION 3
Communication within a group of a size such that every
member can participate actively with the other members (
or more)
TERM 4
Public Communication
DEFINITION 4
Communication that occurs when a group becomes too large
for all members to contribute. It is characterized by an
unequal amount of speaking and by limited verbal feedback.
TERM 5
Mass Communication
DEFINITION 5
the transmission of messages too large, usually widespread
audiences via broadcast, print, multimedia, and others forms
of media, such as recording and movies.
Linear Communication Model
characterizes communication as a one-way event in which a
message flows from sender to receiver
TERM 7
Transactional Communication Model
DEFINITION 7
characterizes communication as the simultaneous sending
and receiving of messages in an ongoing irreversible process
(more complex and accurate)
TERM 8
Culture
DEFINITION 8
Defined as the language, values, beliefs, traditions, and
customs people share and learn
TERM 9
Co-culture
DEFINITION 9
Defined as the perception of membership in a group that is
part of an encompassing culture
TERM 10
In-group
DEFINITION 10
Groups with which we identify
Self-fulfilling prophecy
As a prediction of expectation of an event that makes the
outcome more likely to occur than would otherwise have
been the case
TERM 17
Attribution
DEFINITION 17
The process of attaching meaning to behavior
TERM 18
Empathy
DEFINITION 18
The ability to project oneself into another persons point of
view, so as to experience th other's thoughts and feelings
TERM 19
Sympathy
DEFINITION 19
The compassion for another's situation
TERM 20
Perceive Self
DEFINITION 20
The person we believe ourselves to be in moments of candor.
May be identical or different from the presenting and ideal
selves
Presenting Self
Defined as the image a person presents to others/
TERM 22
Identity Management
DEFINITION 22
Strategies used by communicators to influence the way
others view them
TERM 23
Relative words
DEFINITION 23
Words that gain their meaning by comparison (fast, slow)
TERM 24
Jargon
DEFINITION 24
Specialized vocabulary used as a king of shorthand by people
with common backgrounds and experiences (LOL, ollie/grind)
TERM 25
Slang
DEFINITION 25
Language used by a group of people whose members belong
to a similar coculture of other group (Clowning around)
