COMM 325 - Midterm 2 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update

COMM 325 - Midterm 2 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update verbal messages - Answers messages that use words to create meaning rhetorical theory - Answers the understanding of how humans use symbols to engage the communication process and influence an audience rhetoric - Answers using language effectively and persuasively; social influence through persuasion & compliance Ancient Greek characterization of communication: - Answers 1) Logos 2) Ethos 3) Pathos Logos - Answers logical appeal - the use of logical argument in a message intended to influence an audience Ethos - Answers credibility possibly from charisma- the use of speaker characteristics like credibility and/or charisma in a message intended to influence an audience Pathos - Answers emotional appeal - the use of emotion and emotional engagement in a message intended to influence an audience what is verbal language? - Answers 1) symbolic 2) rule-based 3) can change or evolve 4) varies by culture/context 5) language is complex Language is symbolic - Answers helps us understand or even share meaning with another Language is rule-based - Answers in order to make language easier to understand, a system of rules has developed that allow for the use of language to be more standardized Language can change/evolve - Answers words & phrases are constantly being created or changing, depending on the habits and experiences of the people who speak that language dialect - Answers region specific rules or words that are not necessarily shared by the larger language community idioms - Answers cultural specific- personal idioms/insider language (inside jokes with family) - words or phrases that have special meaning within a culture or large group language varies by culture/context - Answers As we use language to describe and understand our social world, that social world is shaped by and interpreted through the verbal skills of the individual or culture. euphemisms - Answers words/phrases that soften the impact of blunt language/terminology. (they passed away rather than that person died) slang/jargon - Answers technical words used by professionals or members of an interest group sapir-whorf hypothesis (theory of linguistic relativity) - Answers ex: long story of being left hanging after date = ghosted (a word to encapsulate feelings in a moment) language is complex - Answers connotations / denotations connotative meanings - Answers a culture-specific set of understandings or interpretations associated with the formal definition for a word denotative meanings - Answers a formal definition for a word, like that found in a dictionary. Grice's components of message construction - Answers 1) messages should balance quantity - don't overshare or be short in your response 2) messages should posses quality - what is shared in a message is true (source) 3) messages should relate directly - respond to questions in a relevant way (don't answer but not answer directly → "where did u go last night?" "i was out" = not exactly what they did) 4) messages should retain clarity - easily accessible info & not using jargon to make person confused social penetration theory (onion theory) - Answers a theory that predicts that as relationships develop, communication increases in breadth and depth - self-disclosure self-disclosure - Answers reveal personal info abt self that can't be discovered thru observation or casual interaction or wouldn't want revealed emotional intimacy - Answers people that self-disclose to each other penetration - Answers moving towards understanding another person defenestration - Answers moving away from another person disclosure - Answers discloure closeness disclosure (reciprocal relationship) outer layer (SPT) - Answers - biographical data not observable → surface level or bio data (name, year, major, where r u from) second layer (SPT) - Answers -preferences opinions about casual things → still small talk third layer (SPT) - Answers goals or aspirations ambitions → not just what i like but what i love fourth layer (SPT) - Answers -closely held beliefs values & beliefs / religious attitude / morals & ethics