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COMM 1100 Exam #2
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1the psychological process of perceiving sound; the process through which sound waves are picked up by the ears and transmitted to the brain
- Ahearing
- Blistening
2the process of recognizing, understanding, accurately interpreting, and responding effectively to the messages communicated by others
- Alistening
- Bhearing
3the step in the listening process of choosing one sound over another when faced with competinrg stimuli
- Aattending
- Bselecting
- Cunderstanding
- Dremembering
4the step in the listening process of focusing attention on both the presence and communication of someone else
- Aremembering
- Bselecting
- Cattending
- Dresponding
5the step in the listening process of interpreting and making sense of messages
- Aselecting
- Bremembering
- Cunderstanding
- Dattending
6the step in the listening process of recalling information
- Aremembering
- Bunderstanding
- Cattending
- Dselecting
7the step in the listening process of generating some kind of feedback or reaction that confirms to others that one has received and understood their messages
- Aattending
- Bselecting
- Cresponding
- Dunderstanding
8being an active participant in making choices about selecting, attending, and the other steps in the listening process
- Aactive listening
- Bpassive listening
9failing to make active choices to the listening process
- Aactive listening
- Bpassive listening
10the degree to which the thought of the listener and the thoughts and intentions of the message producer match following their communication
- Aparaphrase
- Bpsuedolistening
- Cresponding
- Dlistening fidelity
11processing and accurately understanding a message; also known as comprehensive listening
- Amulti-tasking
- Bunderstanding
- Cparaphrase
- Dinformational listening
12evaluating or analyzing information, evidence, ideas, or opinions; also known as evaluative listening
- Acritical listening
- Blistening barriers
- Cinsensitive listening
- Dempathic listening
13listening to people with openness, sensitivity, and caring; attempting to know how another person feels
- Aempathic listening
- Bremembering
- Ccritical listening
- Dparaphrase
14a part of listening empathically that involves guessing at feelings and rephrasing what one thinks the speaker has said
- Amulti-tasking
- Bselective listening
- Cmonopolistic listening
- Dparaphrase
15listening with the simple goal of taking pleasure in the sounds one receives
- Alistening
- Bunderstanding
- Cmulti-tasking
- Dappreciative listening
16a factor that interferes with the ability to accurately comprehend information and respond appropraitely
- Amonopolistic listening
- Bparaphrase
- Chearing
- Dlistening barriers
17a state of uneasiness, anxiety, fear, or dread associated with a listening opportunity; also known as receiver appprehension
- Adefensive listening
- Bhearing
- Cmonopolistic listening
- Dlistening apprehension
18responding with aggression and arguing with the speaker without fully listening to the message
- Alistening
- Bparaphrase
- Cselective listening
- Ddefensive listening
19listening that involves zeroing in only on bits of information that interest the listener, disregarding other messages or parts of messages
- Aselective listening
- Blangauge
- Cdyad
- Ddemonstration speech
20listening in order to control the communication interaction
- Amonopolistic listening
- Bpsuedolistening
21listening that occurs when we fail to pay attention to the emotional content of someone's message, instead taking it at a face value
- Ainsensitive listening
- Bprimary group
- Cpsuedolistening
- Dprocess
22pretending to listen when one is actually not paying attention at all
- Ainsensitive listening
- Bpsuedolistening
- Clow language
- Dleadership
23a cognitive process through which one interprets one's experiences and comes to one's own unique understanding
- Astereotyping
- Bmindlessness
- Cperception
- Dcultural mytopia
24the means by which we gather, organize, and evalute the information we receive
- Aundue influence
- Bselective perception
- Cprejudice
- Dcommunication processing
25mental structures that put together related bits of information
- Amindfulness
- Bmindlessness
- Cschemas
- Dattributions
26the process of being focused on the task at hand; necessary for competent communication.
- Amindfulness
- Bmindlessness
27a passive state in which the communicator is a less critical processor of information, characterized by reduced cognitive activity, inaccurate recall, and uncritical evaluation
- Amindfulness
- Bmindlessness
28active, critical thought resulting in a communicator succumbing to the biased nature of perception
- Aprejudice
- Bfundamental attribution error
- Cperception
- Dselective processing
29giving greater credibility or importance to something shown or said than should be the case
- Aself-concept
- Bundue influence
- Ccommunication processing
- Dinteraction appearance theory
30personal characteristics that are used to explain
- Asocial comparison theory
- Btransitions
- Cperception
- Dattributions
31the tendency to over emphasize the internal and underestimate the external cause of behaviors we observe in others
- Aprejudice
- Bselective perception
- Cundue influence
- Dfundamental attritbution error
32the idea that we usually attribute our own successes to internal factors while explaining our failures by attributing them to situational or external effects
- Acultural mytopia
- Bsocial comparison theory
- Cself-serving bias
- Dcommunication processing
33the argument that people change their opinion about the attributions of someone, particularly their physical attractiveness, the more they interact with that person
- Aself-disclosure
- Bself-adequacy
- Cself-concept theory
- Dinteraction appearance theory
34a form of cultural nearsightedness grounded in the belief that one's own culture is appropriate and relevant in all situations and to all people
- Acultural mytopia
- Bprejudice
- Cself-denigration
- Dself-disclosure
35the act of organizing information about groups of people into categories so that we can generalize about their attitudes, behaviors, skills, morals, and habits
- Aself-monitoring
- Bperception
- Cstereotyping
- Dself-esteem
36a deep-seated feeling of unkindness toward particular groups, usually based on negative stereotypes and feelings of superiority over those groups
- Aself-fulfilling prophecy
- Bsocial comparison theory
- Cself-actualization
- Dprejudice
37one's awareness and understanding of who one is, as interpreted by one's thoughts, actions, abilities, values, goals, and ideas
- Aself-esteem
- Bself-monitoring
- Cself-efficacy
- Dself-concept theory
38a theory that explains our tendency to compare ourselves to others, such as friends ad acquaintances or popular figures in the media, as we develop our ideas about ourselves
- Aself-esteem
- Bself-monitoring
- Csocial comparison theory
- Dmindfulness
39how one feels about oneself, usually in a particular situation
- Aself-serving bias
- Bself-monitoring
- Cself-disclosure
- Dself-esteem
40the ability to predict, based on self-concept and self-esteem, one's effectiveness in a communication situation
- Aselective perception
- Bschemas
- Csocial comparison theory
- Dself-efficacy
41a prediction that causes an individual to alter his or her behavior in a way that makes the prediction more likely to occur
- Ainteraction appearance
- Bself-serving bias
- Cself-disclosure
- Dself-fulfilling prophecy
42the feelings and thoughts one experiences when one knowns that one has negotiated a communication situation as well as possible
- Aschemas
- Bcultural mytopia
- Cself-denigration
- Dself-actualization
43the feelings one experiences when one assesses own's own communication competence as sufficient or acceptable; less positive than self-actualization
- Acultural mytopia
- Binteraction appearance theory
- Csocial comparison theory
- Dself-adequacy
44a negative assessment about a communication experience that involves criticizing or attacking oneself.
- Asocial comparison theory
- Bprejudice
- Cself-monitoring
- Dself-denigration
45intentional communication designed to show elements of self for strategic purposes; how one lets others know about oneself
- Aself-concept theory
- Bprejudice
- Cstereotyping
- Dself-presentation
46the ability to watch over one's environment and others in it for cues as to how to present oneself in particular situations
- Aself-presentation
- Bself-monitoring
- Cself-disclosure
- Dstereotyping
47revealing oneself to others by sharing information about oneself
- Aschemas
- Bperception
- Cself-presentation
- Dself-disclosure
48a learned system of thought and behavior that belongs to and typifies a relatively large group of people; the composite of their shared beliefs, values, and practices
- Acollective culture
- Bculture
- Cconvergence
- Dingroups
49the framework through which one interprets the world and the people in it
- Aworldview
- Bhyperbole
- Caccommodation
- Dpower distance
50the communication between people from different cultures who have different worldviews
- Asalient
- Bunderstatment
- Cgeneration
- Dintercultural communication
51a culture that relies on contextual cues - such as time, place, relationship, and situation - to both interpret meaning and send subtle messages
- Ahigh-context cultures
- Blow-context cultures
52a cultures that uses very direct language and relies less on situational factors to communicate
- Alow-context cultures
- Bhigh-context cultures
53a culture in which individual perceive themselves first and foremost as members of a group and communicate from that perspective
- Acollectivist cultures
- Bdiscrimination
- Csocial identity theory
- Dsalient
54a culture whose members place value on autonomy and privacy, with relatively little attention to status and hierarchy based on age or family connections
- Aintergroup communication
- Bfeminine culture
- Cgender
- Dindividualist culture
55the process of adapting behaviors to reduce uncertainty and risk
- Adiscrimination
- Bundue influence
- Cuncertainty avoidance
- Dsalient
56a culture that places value on assertiveness, achievement, ambition, and competitiveness; sometimes referred to as an achievement culture
- Amasculine culture
- Bfeminine culture
57cultures that tend to value nurturance, relationships, and quality of life
- Amasculine culture
- Bfeminine culture
58the way cultures communication about and with time
- Atime orientation
- Bpower distance
59the way in which a culture accepts and expects the division of power among individuals
- Atime orientation
- Bpower distance
60a culture that treats time as a limited resource; as a commodity that can be saved or wasted
- Apolychronic cultures
- Bmonochronic cultures
61a culture whose members are comfortable dealing with multiple people and tasks at the same time
- Apolychronic cultures
- Bmonochronic cultures
62language that downplays the emotional intensity or impoortance of events, often with euphemisms
- Ahyperbole
- Bunderstatement
63vivid, colorful language with great emotional intensity and often exaggeration
- Aunderstatement
- Bhyperbole
64a smaller group of people within a culture who are distinguished by features such as race, religion, age, political affiliation, generation, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, educational level, occupation, etc.
- Aco-cultures
- Bgeneration
65a group of people who were born in a specific time frame, along with its events and social changes that shape attitudes and behavior.
- Aco-cultures
- Bgeneration
66the behavior and cultural traits assigned to one's sex; determined by the way members of one particular culture define notions of masculinity and femininity
- Ageneration
- Bsalient
- Cgender
- Daccommodation
67the theory that we each have a personal identity, which is our sense of our unique individual personality, and a social identity, that part of our self-concept that comes from group memberships
- Aoutgroups
- Bintergroup contact theory
- Csocial identity theory
- Dsalient
68the group in which one identifies and to which one feels one belongs
- Aingroups
- Boutgroups
69the group one defines as "other"
- Aoutgroups
- Bingroups
70a branch of the communication discipline that focuses on how communication between different groups affects relationships
- Ahyperbole
- Bintergroup communication
- Cmasculine culture
- Dunderstatement
71brought to mind in the moment; one's social identity and communication shift depending on which of one's multiple group membership is __________ in a given moment
- Aculture
- Bsalient
- Cworldview
- Dgeneration
72a belief in the superiority of one's own culture or group and a tendency to view other cultures through a lens of one's own
- Aenthocentrism
- Bdiscrimination
73behavior toward a person or group based solely on their membership in a particular group, class, or category
- Adiscrimination
- Benthocentrism
74seeing or hearing what one wants to see or hear in the communication of assorted group members
- Abehavioral affirmation
- Bbehavioral conformation
75acting in a way that makes one's expectations about a group come true
- Abehavioral conformation
- Bbehavioral affirmation
76mindfulness of behaviors that might offend others
- Aintercultural sensitivity
- Bintergroup context theory
77the argument that interaction between member of different social groups generates a possibility for more positive attitudes to emerge
- Aintercultural sensitivity
- Bintergroup contact theory
78adapting and adjusting one's language and nonverbal behaviors for other people or cultures
- Aaccommodation
- Bconvergence
- Coveraccomodate
79when speakers shift their language or nonverbal behaviors toward each other's way of communicating
- Aoveraccommodate
- Bconvergence
- Caccommodation
80going too far in changing one's language or nonverbal behavior, based on an incorrect or stereotyping notion of another group
- Aconvergence
- Boveraccommodate
- Caccommodation
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- Gala Jackson Exam #2 Study Chapters: 2, 3, 6
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