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comm 101
interpersonal comm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communication | process through which people use messages to generate meanings within and across context |
| Channels | a sensory dimension along ehich communicators transmit information |
| media | tools used for exchanging messages |
| linear communication model | information flows in one direction (text messaging, emails) |
| noise | factors in the environment that impede messages |
| interactive communication model | information is influenced by two additional factors: feedback and fields of experience |
| fields of experience | consists of beliefs, attitudes, values and experiences |
| transactional communication model | each person equally influences the communication behavior of the other participant |
| I- thou | we dont have to agree with everything another person says and does. we do not receive them with an open heart |
| I- it | we regard other people as objects which we observe |
| self presentation goals | desires you have to present yourself in certain ways so others perceive you as being a particular type of person |
| instrumental goals | practical goals you want to achieve or tasks you want to accomplish through a particular interpersonal encounter |
| relationship goals | building, maintaining, or terminating bonds with others |
| culture | is the set of beliefs, attitudes, values and practices shared by a large group of people |
| gender | consists of social, psychological, and cultural traits generally associated with one sex or the other |
| interpersonal communication competence | consistently communicating in appropriate, effective, and ethical ways |
| self | is an evolving composite of 3 components |
| self awareness | the ability too step outside yourself; view yourself as a unique person distinct from your surrounding environment |
| self comparison | observing and assigning meaning to others' behavior and then comparing that behavior against yours |
| self concept | your overall perception of who you are |
| self fulfilling prophecies | predictions about future interactions |
| self esteem | the overall value that we assign to ourselves. My evaluation of my worth |
| gender socialization | learning from others what it means personally, interpersonally, and culturally to be male or female |
| attachment anxiety | the degree to which person fears rejection by relationship partners |
| high attachment avoidance | don't desire for intimacy |
| low attachment intimacy | seek intimacy |
| secure attachment | comfortable with intimacy, and seek close ties with others |
| preoccupied attachment | desire closeness, but are plagued with fear of rejection |
| dismissive attachment | close relationships as comparatively unimportant (casual sexual relationships) |
| fearful attachment | fear rejection and tend to shun relationships |
| face | actively create and present to others. its what you want others to see |
| mask | self designed to strategically veil your private self |
| warranting value | the degree to which the information is supported by other people and outside sources |
| self disclosure | revealing private information about your self to others |
| selection | focusing attention on certain sights, sounds , tastes, touches or smells in our environment |
| salience | communication that attract our attention |
| schemata | mental structures that contain information defining the characteristics of various concepts |
| implicit personality theories | perceiving just a little then presuming a great deal more |
| interpersonal impressions | mental pictures of who people are and how we feel about them |
| emotion | and intense reaction to an event that involves interpreting the meaning |
| feelings | short term |
| moods | low intensity states (boredom) |
| emotional intelligence | broader ability to interpret your own and others emotions accurately |
| supression | inhibiting thoughts, arousal, and outward behavioral displays |