| communication | the deliberate or accidental transfer of meaning
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| intrapersonal communication | communication with the self
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| interpersonal communication | the relationship level of communication
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| group communication | interaction with a limited number of persons
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| public communication | communication designed to inform or persuade audience members
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| mass communication | the transmission of messages which may be processed by gate keepers prior to being sent to large audiences via a channel of broad diffusion
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| online, or machine-assisted, communication | the building of relationships using computers and the Internet
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| essentials of communication | those components present during every communication event
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| senders | persons who formulate, encode, and transmit a message
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| receivers | persons who receive, decode, and interpret a message
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| message | the content of a communicative act
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| channels | a medium through which a message is sent
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| noise | anything that interferes with or distorts the ability to send and receive messages
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| context | the setting
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| feedback | information returned to a message source
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| positive feedback | a behavior enhancing response
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| negative feedback | a response that extinguishes behavior in progress
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| internal feedback | a response you give yourself
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| external feedback | a response from another
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| effect | the commmunication outcome
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| need for inclusion | the need for social contact
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| need for control | the need to feel we are capable and responsible
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| need for affection | the need to express & receive love
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| rejection | communication that rejects communication efforts
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| acceptance | willingness to receive and respond to a message
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| disqualification | communication that invalidates a message sent
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| the symptom as communication | the use of an excuse as a reason for not wanting to communicate
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| content level | the information or data level
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| relationship level | the level of interpretation
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| confirmation | acknowledgment and acceptance of another and his or her self view
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| rejection | communication that rejects another's self concept
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| disconfirmation | communication that shows a lack of interest in another person
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| digital | the word level of communication
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| analogic | the continuous stream of nonverbal cues
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| symmetrical interaction | a relationship in which the behavior of one person mirrors the behavior of another person
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| complementary interaction | communication in which interactants engage in opposite behavior
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| symmetrical escalation | a relationship in which individuals compete for control
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| rigid complementarity | a relationship characterized by fixed, unchanging roles
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| cyberspace | the digital world of computers and online communication
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education