Com312 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Why Intercultural Through Film and Media?Human experience is now more visual and visualized than ever before from the satellite picture to medical images of the interior of the human body. The proliferation of visuality has made film and television entertainment the United States' second largest export after aerospace What Material Does Media Culture Provide When We Forge our Identity?1. Sense of self 2. Male or female 3. Class 4. Ethnicity and race 5. Nationality and sexuality Med...

Aspiration point is a person's preferred negotiation option that would maximize her or his gains. bargaining range consists of the distance between the resistance points and aspiration levels that exist between negotiators. batna stands for the best alternative to a negotiated agreement brainstorming which is a means for creating solutions to problems, consists of a process that requires people to list all possible solutions, irrespective of their initial feasibility. commonalities is...

Third Variable Problem -must control other variables of study to identify causality to prevent other possible causal explanations - survey's do not do a very good job of allowing researchers to control other variables -BUT a "Partial Correlation" refers to a more sophisticated survey design (paired with statistical analysis) where researchers try to predict other possible variables -- identify what third variable could be causing the relationships and better understand if the third va...

Samplingsubset of individuals smaller version of larger target population target populationrefers to people you specifically want to study as a group participantspeople in your sample "human subjects" "N" = number of participants confederatespretends to be a participant instructed to do something usually for manipulation ex: sneezing

Problem defining PR -it is a broad field -many organizations are involved in PR and many activities are considered PR or part of the PR function -Evolved and an evolved and evolving field -Negative stereotypes exist and it is seen as a not highly ethical profession -Ambiguity outside and inside of the profession (lack of certainty) -Many people who use terms relating to PR have little understanding -Practitioners operate as advisors/counselors and as technicians Public Relations Defi...

HelenHelen of Troy - blamed for the Trojan War, wife of Menelaus; mentioned in the Illiad; defended by Gorgias HerodotusWrote "The Histories" - traveled the known world, wrote on politics and culture HeraclitusWrote "Fragments", ascending/descending = the same, simultaneous contradictions; truth cannot be grasped; philosopher of "becoming" ("we are and we are not"); "You cannot step into the same river twice" "All entities move, nothing remains still...you cannot step twic...

Conflictan expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals Expressed strugglecommunication is central to conflict Interdependencea person who is not dependent on another Incompatible goalsgoals have different levels; conflict arises when wants/goals are different Scarce resourcesassure the other that the resources aren't scarce Interferencewhen someone or something ge...

Activity In this activity, you will use this salts and solubility simulation to explore the solubility of water. Begin the activity by clicking the Table Salt tab. The upper faucet adds water to the tank, and the lower faucet removes water. Shaking the salt shaker up and down adds table salt (sodium chloride) to the water. Part A Question Click and hold the salt shaker, and briefly shake it in all directions to sprinkle a little bit of table salt (sodium chloride) into the water. What ha...

COM312 GCU Test 1|Exam 76 Questions with Verified Answers Destructive conflict - CORRECT ANSWER damages the parties and their relationship Relationship goals - CORRECT ANSWER pertaining to the parties' influence on each other. Who gets to decide, how they treat one another, and other aspects of their communication Identity, or face-saving - CORRECT ANSWER needs of people to present themselves positively in interactions and to be treated with approval and respect Prospective goals - ...

What is interpersonal conflict? - -A systematic situations w/ the following 4 unique characteristics 1. the conflicting parties are *interdependent* 2. they have the perception that they seek *incompatible goals* or *outcomes* or they favor *incompatible means* to the same end 3. the perceived incompatibility has the potential to *adversely affect relationship* if not addressed 4. there is a *sense of urgency* about the need to resolve the difference. Interdependence - Occurs when th...