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___________ = credibility appeal Correct Answers ethos

____________ = how fast or slow you speak. Correct Answers
Rate

_____________ ____________________ deals with the process
of negotiating and reflecting on our actions and communication
regarding what we believe to be right and wrong. Correct
Answers communication ethics

_____________ communication involves the transmission of
information through the auditory sensory system—the system of
speaking and hearing. Correct Answers Aural

______________ _____________________ anxiety is type of
CA that produces physiological, cognitive, and behavioral
reactions in people when faced with a real or imagined
presentation Correct Answers Public speaking

______________ communication is a sender-focused form of
communication in which one person is typically responsible for
conveying information to an audience. It is more sender focused
than interpersonal and group communication. Correct Answers
public

______________ communication is communication with
oneself using internal vocalization or reflective thinking. Correct
Answers Intrapersonal

,______________ sources are written by people with firsthand
experiences or by researchers/scholars who conducted original
research. Correct Answers primary

_______________ _________________ are words that speakers
use to fill in a gap between what they were saying and what they
are saying next. (um, uh, ah, er, like) Correct Answers Verbal
fillers

_______________ = Appeal to emotion Correct Answers
pathos

_______________ = movement Correct Answers kinesics

_______________ = touch Correct Answers haptics

_______________ are gestures that have a specific agreed-on
meaning within a cultural context. A hitchhiker's raised thumb,
the "OK" sign with thumb and index finger connected in a circle
with the other three fingers sticking up, and the raised middle
finger are all examples of this Correct Answers emblems

_______________ context includes the previous interpersonal
history and type of relationship we have with a person. We
communicate differently with someone we just met versus
someone we've known for a long time. Correct Answers
relational

_______________ context refers to the stated rules or unstated
norms that guide communication. As we are socialized into our

, various communities, we learn rules and implicitly pick up on
norms for communicating. Correct Answers Social

_______________ is the process of turning communication into
thoughts. Correct Answers decoding

_______________ needs include needs that keep our bodies and
minds functioning. Correct Answers physical

________________ _______________ = changes in your rate,
volume, and pitch that can make you look more prepared, seem
more credible, and be able to engage your audience better
Correct Answers Vocal variety

________________ = how high or low a speaker's voice is.
Correct Answers pitch

________________ = how loud or soft your voice is Correct
Answers volume

________________ = Vocalic cues reinforce other verbal and
nonverbal cues (e.g., saying, "I'm not sure" with an uncertain
tone). Correct Answers repetition

________________ are touching behaviors and movements that
indicate internal states typically related to arousal or anxiety.
They can be targeted toward the self, objects, or others. In
regular social situations, adaptors result from uneasiness,
anxiety, or a general sense that we are not in control of our
surroundings. Correct Answers adaptors

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