Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Interpersonal Comm Chapter 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
ambiguity   the condition in which a message may be interpreted as having more than one meaning.  
🗑
asynchronous communication   communication in which the individuals send and receive messages at different times (ex: email).  
🗑
channel   The medium through which signals are sent such as face-to-face, written, voicemail.  
🗑
choice points   Moments when you have to make a choice as to whom with, what, where and how to communicate.  
🗑
competence   The knowledge of communication and the ability to engage in communication effectively.  
🗑
complementary relationship   A relationship in which the behavior of one person stimulates the opposite complimentary behavior in another.  
🗑
context   the physical, psychological, social and temporal environment in which communication takes place  
🗑
decoding   the act of taking a message and interpreting it.  
🗑
encoding   the act of putting a message into a code to be sent  
🗑
ethics   The branch of philosophy that deals with the rightness and wrongness of an action  
🗑
feedback   Information that is given back to the source.  
🗑
feedforward   Information that is sent before a regular message to prepare the receiver about what is to follow.  
🗑
inevitability   Communication cannot be avoided, all behavior in an interactive setting is communication.  
🗑
interpersonal communication   Communication between two persons or among a small group who are connected in some way.  
🗑
irreversibility   Communication cannot be reversed, once something is communicated, it cannot be taken back.  
🗑
message   Any signal or combination of signals that serves as a stimulus for a receiver.  
🗑
metamessage   a message that is about another message, ex: Do you understand that?  
🗑
mindfulness   A state of awareness in which you are conscious of the reasons for your behavior.  
🗑
mindlessness   A lack of conscious awareness of your reasons for your behavior.  
🗑
noise   Anything that interferes with your receiving a message.  
🗑
source-receiver   Emphasizes that both functions are performed by each individual in an interpersonal message.  
🗑
symmetrical relationship   A relationship between two persons where one person's behavior stimulates the same behavior in another person.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: Kirkster
Popular Miscellaneous sets