What is excessively talking with friends about problems or concerns

What is the response to a message

What is the standards of what is right and wrong, good and bad, mortal and immoral

study of Sounds

What is dyad

the means through which a message is transmitted (face-to-face, cell phones, radio, TV, letters. email)

What is the belief that there is a single correct moral standard that holds for everyone, everywhere, every time

rules that govern word order

process of taking ideas and converting them into messages

What is the physical surroundings of a communication event (library vs. bar, & environmental conditions- temp., noise, lighting, time of day/week)

What is the belief that the moral behavior varies among individuals, groups and cultures, as well as situations

field of study that emphasizes how language is used in specific situations to accomplish goals (ex: rules differ wen communicating in a sorority house than a faculty meeting)

What is something that represents something else and conveys meaning

What is any stimulus that can interfere with, or degrade, the quality of a message (can be internal such as hunger)

What is the honest & ethical responses receivers provide to the messages of others (ex: your response to a racist joke- laugh or tell the teller how you feel)

What is the study of meaning

What is the concrete meaning of the message and the meanings associated with the message and the emotions triggered by it

What is learned patterns of perception, value and behaviors that a group of people share

What is the the balance of open-mindedness and critical attitude needed when evaluating other's messages (ask questions or interrogate the speaker as a response)

What is the affective or interpretive meaning attached to a word. EX.) using the word wise to describe an older person with long experience