COM 125
COM125 Midterm Exam Review Terms
Chapter 1:
Channel
Cognitive complexity
Communication competence
Context
Decode
Dyad
Empathy
Encode
Ethics
Explicit/Implicit rules
Feedback
Interpersonal communication
Message
Metacommunication
Model
Noise
Receiver
Self-monitoring
Source
Symbol
Chapter 2: Breadth Depth Face needs Face-threatening acts Identity Image Image management Johari Window Media Personality Reflected appraisal Self-concept Self-disclosure Self-esteem Self-fulfilling prophecy Self-perception Social comparison Social penetration theory
Chapter 3: Attribution Egocentric Fundamental attribution error Interpersonal perception Interpretation Negativity bias Organization Overattribution Perception Perceptual improvement Perceptual set Positivity bias Primacy effect Recency effect Selection Self-fulfilling prophecies Self-serving bias Stereotypes
Chapters 5 and 6: Co-cultures Collectivistic cultures Communication codes Culture Ethnicity Ethnocentrism Expressive talk Gender differences Gender roles High-context cultures High-power-distance cultures Individualistic cultures In-group Instrumental talk Low-context cultures Low-power-distance cultures Masculinity Out-group Uncertainty avoidance
Chapter 7: Ambiguous language Confirming messages Connotative meaning Credibility Defamation Defensiveness Denotative meaning Disconfirming messages Ethos Euphemism Evaluative feedback Hate speech I-statement Language Libel Loaded language Logos Non-evaluative feedback Pathos Reason Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Slander Slang You-statements