Study Guide SPH 106 final

Chapter 1

Types of communication (intrapersonal, interpersonal, group)

Definition of communication

Elements of the communication process / Communication model – (encoder, decoder..)

Chapter 2

Definition of Self-concept

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Public self vs. Private self – Goffman

Development of the self (looking-glass effect….)

Chapter 3

The nature of Language

Disruptive language / Evasive language (relative, euphemism, …..)

Differences in Gender use of language (journal reading - Tannen)

Differences in Culture use of language

Chapter 4

Characteristics of nonverbal language

Types of nonverbal communication (kinesics, proxemics, paralanguage, haptics….)

Research examples discussed in class associated with nonverbal communication

Differences in Culture use of nonverbal communication

Differences in Gender use of nonverbal communication

Chapter 5

Difference between listening and hearing (mental, physical)

Chapter 7

Dimensions of Intimacy (physical, intellectual, shared activities….)

Gender and Intimacy / Culture and Intimacy

Relational Dialectics (autonomy vs connected….)

Development of a relationship (Knapp) (stages by Knapp)

Johari Window (open, blind, unknown, hidden)

Chapter 8

The nature of conflict

Styles of expressing conflict (passive, aggressive,….

Gender and conflict style

Public Speaking Lectures

Demographics of an audience (age, gender…

General Purposes of a speech (inform, ….

Persuasive Claims

Organizational patterns of a speech (logical, chronological, space….

Elements of an introduction (attention getter, listener-relevance ….

Types of Attention Getters

Elements of a conclusion (signal conclusion, restate points, clincher)

Types of supporting details (examples, statistics, facts…..

Delivery methods extemporaneous, impromptu, manuscript, memorized)

Know all definitions of key terms