what is the immediacy principle?
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< 2.1 The Immediacy principle\nPeople naturally start interpreting a sentence immediately when they begin reading it (Just & Carpenter, 1980, 1987). Normally we interpret sentences well, and as we have finished the sentence we have understood it correctly. In a common sentence like "Sam loaded the boxes on the cart", the typical reader interprets the words one by one as soon as he reads or hears them, making "Sam" the subject, "loaded" the verb ''the boxes" the object and "on the cart" is then a prepositional phrase, completing the sentence. This is a common way to interpret a sentence for us, and will here be described as the immediacy principle. According to this view, as has been said, the words in a sentence are interpreted as soon as they are encountered. That means that every word in a sentence (such as the one above) will hypothetically carry forward the interpreted meaning until the end of the sentence. So when an ambiguous sentence is encountered, such as, for example, "John kicked the ball to the left" (where John could either have kicked the left one of two balls, or kicked the ball to the left instead of to the right), the interpreter will choose one of the meanings and maintain it until proven wrong.\n2.2 Garden paths\nOne particularly clear phenomenon that exemplifies the immediacy of parsing is called garden paths. "To lead someone down the garden path" has been the common description making sentences that deceive the reader and at first sight make a sentence incomprehensible. For example, in a sentence like "The old train the young", the reader normally interprets the word "train" as a noun rather than a verb, which makes the correct interpretation impossible. If readers did not commit themselves to an immediate interpretation, they would not be tricked by the garden paths.
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I'm in an interpersonal communications class. My text book is "Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication" by Ronald B. Adler, Lawrence B. Rosenfield, and Russell F. Proctor II; Ninth Edition, Oxford University Press. Look in your college bookstore and library, they may not have this exact same book, but you'll definitely find something.
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Confusion\nDeception\nLying by Ommision
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This rather technical-sounding term describes a strategy, which encourages people toexpress their views in complete emotional comfort.\n\nIBM adopts this....
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As a mediator or as a party?\n\nAs a party, all you need to do is have a clear understanding of what you're trying to accomplish (what, not how). And a willingness to be open to understanding and participating in the mediation process.\n\nAs a mediator, it's not your success. The mediator is the guide. The parties pick the destination, and the course. But to be effective, a mediator needs to be able to remain unentangled in the client's emotional issues, keep close reigns on the mediation process, and not allow the process to be hijacked or distorted. \n\nThe goal of a mediator is to be neutral, and assist the parties to accomplish what the parties want to do, within the bounds of fairness. Success is measured not by settlements reached, but in how effective you are at helping them to move past their emotional entrenchment, and make progress toward their goals.
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There might be a difference between informed "crowds" consisting of collections of statements from individuals cross-checking on each other and "mob rule" where in an emotionalized crowd everybody leaves thinking to the others, leading to the saying "the IQ of a mob is the lowest individual IQ of the crowd members divided by their number".\n\nThis medium doesn't appeal to the belly but to the brain. Most people who participate do so out of goodwill, so there generally is a greater weight on cooperation than fierce competition. There is also some delay in interaction, which gives time for thought. I think that and some sort of codex by the participants is what makes collaborative efforts so fruitful.
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Filmarity of simultude
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Can someone explain to me the satisfaction gained in "proving" what is known to be untrue and can only be "proved" by disguising the deception involved. Is it the appeal of "Magic" conjuring tricks? \n\nDividing by zero is simply a sleight of hand which any half-educated person knows is not a legitimate move you can make. So all such "proofs" are at pains to disguise that is what they are doing. And once spotted, are revealed to be a hollow sham.\n\nTHIS DOESN'T SEEM A USEFUL WAY FOR ANYONE TO SPEND THEIR TIME, TO ME!
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I forget, can the 'visualize' part of Monroe's Motivated Sequence be used to depict something you think we should -avoid-?  In that case I'd suggest a speech/paper about the eroding privacy and citizens' rights in the US wherein the "visualize" stage describes a 1984-esque scenario that could occur if we don't take action now ... er, or if that's not something you agree with/believe in I suppose you could always do one of the generic topics like urging folks to recycle, buy hybrid cars, cut back on fast food consumption, exercise more, etc ... or heck, MMS is often used as a "selling" strategy, isn't it?  If you're into stuff like this perhaps you could use it to urge folks to go out and buy, I dunno, a Nintendo Wii or a PS3 when they come out ... ?
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I agree fully.  It's the Spiritual principle behind self-examination and the Sacrament of Confession/Absolution.  I think it's more that agreeable....I find it absolutely necessary!
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i take it you mean the "information management capacity check" (IMCC)? \n\nthe IMCC is a self-assessment tool designed to analyze the state of information management practices in a company, institution, or industry against a standard. it also enables senior managers to bring together all the elements of information management practices, compare against best practices, and provide information to enable management to develop plans for improvements to their own information management practices.
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its the "Peter Principle"
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:}\nchance without cause is a logical impossibility
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insouciance and anomalistic
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My Guess:\n\nComplete mechanical obscurity is achieved when the user no longer even notices the mechanical ineteraction when working.  Thus the mechanical interaction is transparent or unseen.\n\nOpaque describes something that is completely solid, or cannot be seen through, and is thus very apparent.  \n\nHowever, I can also understand why you might interpret it the opposite way.  For example, when someone talks about "transparency" in recordkeeping, they mean that nothing is hidden.\n\nThus, in one case "transparency" suggests that something is not noticed, while the other case suggests that it is not hidden.
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A sequence of movements that isn't a dance????  That doesn't really make sense.  Well, I guess you could mime something, like making a sandwich.  That's technically a "series of movements."
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A.) Communicating a vision\nB.) Possessing a charismatic personality\nC.) Taking various actions intended to implement a vision.\n\nNot really sure what answer your question is looking for, just taking a stab at it, have a wonderful day :o)