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Organization - ANSWER: a collection of people working together to achieve a
common purpose
Hawthorne "initial study - ANSWER: sought to determine how economic
incentives and physical conditions of the workplace affected the output of workers.
Initial focus was on the level of illumination in the manufacturing facilities
Theory X - ANSWER: assumes people dislike work, lack ambition, act
irresponsibility, and prefer to be led
Theory Y - ANSWER: assumes people are willing to work, like responsibility,
and are self-directed and creative
Positive reinforcement - ANSWER: involves giving a reward when desired
behavior occurs, in order to increase the likelihood that the behavior will be
repeated
Sender? - ANSWER: is the creator of the message being communicated.
Message? - ANSWER: whatever information, concepts, or ideas the sender is
attempting to relay.
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Encode? - ANSWER: After determining the message, the sender will then proceed
to encode it into symbols such as words, electrical impulses, pictures, body or
language.
Channel? - ANSWER: is the means by which the message travels from a source to
a receiver.
Receiver? - ANSWER: person message was intended for.
Decode? - ANSWER: once the message is received it is up to the receiver to
decode the message by extracting the meaning of the message through the
translated symbols.
Feedback? - ANSWER: after decoding the message, the receiver will usually send
feedback in response.
Noise? - ANSWER: anything that disrupts or distorts a message, including unclear
wording, electronic interference or even literally loud background noise.
What makes up the communication process? - ANSWER: Sender, Message,
Encode, Channel, Receiver, Decode, Feedback, Noise.
Persuasive Communication (the source/credibility)? - ANSWER: the source of a
message has a substantial impact on the listener. The ideal source of a persuasive
message has a large amount of credibility, which is expert knowledge and
truthfulness that a communicator possesses.
What makes an "effective" message? - ANSWER: grounded in logic and reason,
unless the issue is one changing an audiences attitude that is grounded in emotion.
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Types of messages? - ANSWER: Videotaped messages, audio messages, printed
word messages.
What is the most effective form of persuasion? - ANSWER: evoking positive
emotions in the audience, this can be done through the actual content of the
message, the presentation of the message, or the surroundings.
Latitude of Acceptance? - ANSWER: is the degree to which another persons
opinions is close enough to yours that you will give it serious consideration.
Supportive communication? - ANSWER: is to improve interpersonal relationships
and/or reduce defensiveness in the subject.
Problem focused communication? - ANSWER: when communicating it is
essential to focus on the problem rather than the individual people and
personalities involved.
Descriptive communication? - ANSWER: generally causes less defensiveness,
because it is more constructive and focuses on a specific issue or set of issues,
rather than someones performance as a whole.
Flexible communication? - ANSWER: means being open to other ideas,
perceptions, and new information.
Empathetic listening? - ANSWER: trying to understand not only the content of the
message, but the speakers implied thoughts and emotional impacts as well.
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Expressed level of empathy? - ANSWER: simply means understanding the facts
of the message and restating a paraphrased form back to the original speaker to
clarify meaning and establish that the listener is indeed listening.
Implied level of empathy? - ANSWER: goes much deeper than the expressed
level, the listener actually picks up the emotional cues and tries to understand what
the speaker may have insinuated or chosen not to say.
Appearance (dressing for success)? - ANSWER: the physical appearance of the
speaker, such as hygiene and clothing, has a large effect on the acceptance of the
message put forth.
Posture (kinesics)? - ANSWER: includes not only body positioning, but also other
body language such as gestures and facial expressions.
Physical distance (proxemics)? - ANSWER: can say a lot about a communicator
and the surrounding listeners. Close proximity usually displays intimacy,
especially when there is touching or another physical display of affection.
Proxemics? - ANSWER: the study of distances between two communicators.
Facial cues (eye contact)? - ANSWER: can indicate the full spectrum of emotions,
but people vary in their individual degrees of expressiveness. People consider
ample eye contact to be a display of trustworthiness and confidence.
Vocal cues (pitch, tone, pace)? - ANSWER: lower status individuals tend to speak
more softly than higher status individual, and a loud, fast paced voice can convey
excitement while a low pitched, slow tone of voice may indicate disinterest.