SLS 1501 Final Exam Vocabulary
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hearing - Answer-the involuntary act of sensing sounds
active listening - Answer-the voluntary act of focusing on what is being said, making
sense of it, and thinking about it in a way that permits it to be recalled accurately
meta-message - Answer-the underlying main ideas that a speaker is seeking to convey;
the meaning behind the overt message
concept mapping - Answer-a method of structuring written material by graphically
grouping and connecting key ideas and themes
study notes - Answer-notes taken for the purpose of reviewing material
flash cards - Answer-index cards that contain key pieces of information to be
remembered
decision making - Answer-deciding among various alternatives
freewriting - Answer-a technique involving continuous, nonstop writing, without self
criticism, for a fixed period of time
problem solving - Answer-process of generating alternatives to work on
working backward - Answer-strategy of starting at the desired solution or goal and
working toward the starting point of the problem
analogy - Answer-comparison between concepts or objects that are similar in some
respects, but dissimilar in most others.
race - Answer-traditionally, biologically determined physical characteristics that set one
group apart from others
ethnicity - Answer-shared national origins or cultural patterns
culture - Answer-the behaviors, beliefs and attitudes that are characteristic of an
individual society or population, and the products that people create
cultural competence - Answer-knowledge and understanding about other races, ethnic
groups, cultures, and minority groups
Complete Solutions
hearing - Answer-the involuntary act of sensing sounds
active listening - Answer-the voluntary act of focusing on what is being said, making
sense of it, and thinking about it in a way that permits it to be recalled accurately
meta-message - Answer-the underlying main ideas that a speaker is seeking to convey;
the meaning behind the overt message
concept mapping - Answer-a method of structuring written material by graphically
grouping and connecting key ideas and themes
study notes - Answer-notes taken for the purpose of reviewing material
flash cards - Answer-index cards that contain key pieces of information to be
remembered
decision making - Answer-deciding among various alternatives
freewriting - Answer-a technique involving continuous, nonstop writing, without self
criticism, for a fixed period of time
problem solving - Answer-process of generating alternatives to work on
working backward - Answer-strategy of starting at the desired solution or goal and
working toward the starting point of the problem
analogy - Answer-comparison between concepts or objects that are similar in some
respects, but dissimilar in most others.
race - Answer-traditionally, biologically determined physical characteristics that set one
group apart from others
ethnicity - Answer-shared national origins or cultural patterns
culture - Answer-the behaviors, beliefs and attitudes that are characteristic of an
individual society or population, and the products that people create
cultural competence - Answer-knowledge and understanding about other races, ethnic
groups, cultures, and minority groups
