CMN 1148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chronemics, Social Penetration Theory, Llers
15 Oct 2016
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Hearing: a physical process that occurs when the eardrum absorbs sounds vibrations and sends the sensations to the brain. Listening: a mental process that involves interpreting messages that others have transmitted. Cocktail party effect: a phenomenon where we hear one voice out of medley of conversations and background noises. Understanding: the process of assigning meaning to the stimuli we have selected. Inference: an educated guess when we do not have all the necessary information. Cognitive complexity: the capacity to use a number of viewpoints to make sense of complex information. Responding: the process of providing feedback to show that understating has occurred. Speech- thought differential: the difference between the rate at which speaker conveys a spoken message and the speed at which a listener processes the information. Validation: con rmation of our sense of worth and value. Deliberative listening: listening to learn, often from a critical perspective.
