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• comm 102 Exam 1

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• Social Construction of Reality

  -Reality is not Fluid
  -"Reality" as we know it does not exist outside the human mind
  -If we can not think it then for us it does not exist
  -Without language we can not think
  -Language comes from society/culture
  -Therefore our society/culture constructs reality.

• Preventative F.W.

  Covering objections before they come up.

• Corrective F.W.

  Apologizing Excuses reasons after something happens.

• Electronic Mediated Communication (EMC)

  Communication that is not face to face, but is sent through a medium such as a smartphone or the internet.

• Communication social styles

  A Identifiable way of habitually communicating with others.

• Uncertainty reduction theory

  Theory that claims people seek information in order to reduce uncertainty thus achieving control and predictability. Ex. watching film on other team in football. Or the weather

• Attribution theory and attribution errors

  Motives/Causes of others behavior. Blaming either the person or the situation. Ex. When someone cuts you off. You judge them but you do not know their situation.

• Various dimensions for cultural comparison

  -Individual vs. Collective
  -High/Low Contact- different sized bubbles
  -View of Nature
  -Time
  -High/Low Context- How is meaning communicated?
  High= Non verbally, through relationship history, cultural knowledge.
  Low= Verbally through words.
  Ex. The Contest Video Signfield.

• Intercultural Communication—definition, problems/miscommunication

  Communicating between or among people who have different cultural traditions.

• comm 102 Exam 2

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• Instrumental Nature of Language

  It is a tool.It lets you capture reality and store it.