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Intra. Communications.
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Undergraduate 3
10/15/2007
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Communications
 Definition
The process of acting on information.
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Interpersonal Communication
 Definition
True dialogue and honest sharing of self with others.
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Intrapersonal Communication
 Definition
Talking to yourself.
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Source.
 Definition
Originator of a thought or emotion, whoputs words into code that can be understood by a receiver.
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Feedback.
 Definition
To send information back to the source that it came from.
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Message.
 Definition
Written, spoken, and unspoken elements of communication to which people assign meaning.
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Channel.
 Definition
Pathway through which messages are sent.
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Receiver.         
 Definition
Person who decodes a message and attempts to make sense of what the source has encoded.
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 Noise.
 Definition
Daydreaming or clicking a pen.
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Decode.
 Definition
To interpret ideas, feelings, and thoughts, that have been translated into code.
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Encode.
 Definition
To vocalize a word, to gesture, to establish eye contact.
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Attitude.
 Definition
"Jif is the best tasting peanut butter."
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Values.
 Definition
"Stealing music is just wrong."
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Beliefs.
 Definition
"Intelligent life exists on Mars."
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Self Concept.
 Definition
A person's subjective description of who he or she is.
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Self Esteem.
 Definition
Your evaluation of your worth or value based on your perception of such things as your skills, abilities, talents, and appearance.
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Social Self.
 Definition
"I'm a totally different person when I'm away from work."
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Material Self.
 Definition
"My new house cost $500,000.."
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Spiritual Self.
 Definition
"What is the meaning of life?"
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Control.
 Definition
Influence, stability, comfort.
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Inclusion.
 Definition
Human contact and fellowship.
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Affection.
 Definition
Support, warmth, and intimacy.
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Unknown.
 Definition
Not known to self, not known to others.
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Hidden.
 Definition
Not known to others, known to self.
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Blind.
 Definition
Known to others, not known to self.
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Open.
 Definition
Known to self, and known to others.
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Selective Attention.
 Definition
Focusing on specific stimuli and consequently ignoring others. 
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Interpersonal Perception.
 Definition
Selecting, organizing, and interpreting our observations of others.
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Closure.
 Definition
Filling in missing information.
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Attribution Theory.
 Definition
Alice thinks Professor Higgins has a strict attendance policy because of the strict regulations set by the college.
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Implicit Personality Theory. 

Definition
"If she is a nurse, she must be caring."
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Impression Formation Theory.
 Definition
A gentleman walks in for an interview wearing a nice 3 piece suit. The interviewer notices that the shoes are not polished though. The interviewer decides not to hire the gentleman.
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Symbol.
 Definition
A word, sound or visual device that represents an image, sound, concept, or experience.
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Bypassing.
 Definition

Person: "I have to take a make-up test."

Idiot: "Why do you have to take a test about make-up?"

Term
Indexing.
 Definition
"My chemistry professor is a typical mad scientist, but my biology professor is really down-to-earth."
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Allness.
 Definition
"Blondes are all so dumb!"
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Emblems.
 Definition
Are nonverbal cues that have a specific, generally understood meaning in a given culture and may substitute for a word or phrase.
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Illustrators.
 Definition
Are nonverbal behaviors that accompany a verbal message and either contradict, accent, or complement it.
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Adapters.
 Definition
Picking your teeth with your fingernail because something is stuck in between them.
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Regulator.
 Definition
Putting your index finger to your lips to tell someone to be quiet.
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Affect Display.
 Definition
Nonverbal behavior that communicates emotions.
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Proxemics.
 Definition
Study of how close or far away from people and objects people position themselves.
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Kinesics.
 Definition
Study of human movement and gesture.
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Territoriality.
 Definition
Study of how animals and humans use space and objects to communicate occupancy or ownership of space.
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Culture Shock.
 Definition
The feeling of stress and anxiety a person experiences when encountering a culture different from his own.
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Empathy.
 Definition
The process of developing an emotional reaction that is similar to the reaction being experienced by another; feeling what the other person is feeling.
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Third Culture.
 Definition
The establishment of common ground by joining separate cultures to create a new more comprehensive and inclusive culture.
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Gender.
 Definition
Socially learned and reinforced characteristics that include one's biological sex and psychological characteristics.
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Culture.
 Definition
A learned system of knowledge, beliefs, values, attitudes, behaviors, and norms shared by a group of people.
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Attending.
 Definition
Focusing on a particular sound or message.
Term
Understanding.
 Definition
Assigning meaning to sound.
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Listening.
 Definition
Selecting, attending to, creating meaning from, and responding to verbal and nonverbal messages.
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Hearing.
 Definition
Physiological process of decoding sounds.
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Selecting.
 Definition
Sorting through various sounds competing for your attention.
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Time-oriented Listener.
 Definition
Wants the speaker to get to the point quickly.
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People-oriented Listener.
 Definition
Embodies many of the attributes of other-oriented listeners.
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Content-oriented Listener.
 Definition
Hones in on facts, details and evidence.
Term
Thought.
 Definition
The mental process of creating an image, sound concept, or experience triggered by an actual thing or the word used to represent it.
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