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Communication Works by Gamble and Gamble
Communication Works, 7/e
Teri Kwal Gamble
Michael Gamble

Listening and Critical Thinking

Chapter Glossary


serial communication  a chain of command transmission
hearing  the involuntary, physiological process by which we process sound
listening  the deliberate psychological process by which we receive, understand, and retain aural stimuli
listening level-energy involvement scale  a scale identifying four levels of receiving
empathic listening  listening to help others
feedback  information returned to a message source or a communicator
evaluative feedback  a positive or negative judgment
formative feedback  timed negative feedback
nonevaluative feedback  nondirective feedback
probing  a nonevaluative technique in which we ask for additional information
understanding  a nonevaluative response that uses paraphrasing to check comprehension
supportive feedback  a nonevaluative response indicating that the receiver perceives a problem as important
"I" messages  a nonevaluative response that conveys our feelings about the nature of a situation
"you" messages  a response that places blame on another person
critical thinking  the careful and deliberate process of message evaluation
red-flag words  words which trigger an emotional reaction and drop listening efficiency to zero
speech-thought differential  the difference between thinking and speaking rate
paraphrasing  restating in your own words what another person has said
visualization  the picturing of experience
dialogic listening  the awareness of what happens between people as they respond to each other