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Abstracting - Answer-the process whereby we formulate increasingly vague conceptions of our world by leaving out details associated with objects, events and ideas Accentuation - Answer-Nonverbal cues accent emphasize parts of the verbal message Ambushing - Answer-When one listens for weakness and ignores strength Attitude - Answer-A learned predisposition to respond favorably or unfavorably toward some attitude object Attribution error - Answer-The tendency to overemphasize personal traits and underemphasize situation as causes of other people's behavior. Beliefs - Answer-What a person thinks is true or probable Breadth - Answer-The range of subjects discussed Causal - Answer-Organized by causes and effects Central idea - Answer-The main concept, point, issue, or conclusion, that you want your audience to understand or believe or feel, the one thought, separate from all of the details provided in the speech, that the audience will remember, the theme Channel - Answer-Medium through which a message travels, such as oral or written Chronological - Answer-Follows a sequence of events Collectivist culture - Answer-A society characterized by a "we over me" mentality, putting the group over the individualCommunication Competence - Answer-Engaging in communication with others that is perceived to be both effective and appropriate in a given context Competence - Answer-Refers to the audience's perception of the speaker's knowledge and experience on a topic Competitive interrupting - Answer-Occurs when we dominate the conversation by seizing the floor from others who are speaking Composure - Answer-Speaker appears emotionally stable, confident and in control of themselves, remains calm even when problems arise Comprehending - Answer-A shared meaning between or among parties in a transaction, begins the listening process Concern for others - Answer-Trying to care about what happens to others Connotative meaning - Answer-Personal meaning