Interpersonal Communication
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Affinity | The degree to which persons like or appreciate one another
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Channel | The medium through which a message passes from sender to receiver
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Cognitive Complexity | The ability to construct a variety of frameworks for viewing an issue
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Communication | A continous, transactional process involving participants who occupy different but overlapping environments and create relationships through the exchange of messages, many of which are affected by external, physiological, and psychological
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Communication Competence | The ability to accomplish one's personal goals in a manner that maintains a relationship on terms that are acceptable to all parties
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Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) | Communication between two individuals that is conducted via computer channels such as e-mail, chat, and instant messaging
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Content Message | A message that communicates information about the subject being discussed
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Control (conversational & decision) | The social need to influence others
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Decoding | The process in which a receiver attaches meaning to a message
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Dyad | Two individuals communicating. The interaction may or may not be interpersonal in nature.
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Encoding | The process of putting thoughts into symbols, most commonly words.
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Environment | The field of experiences that leads a person to make sense of another's behavior. Environments consist of physical characteristics, personal experiences, relational history, and cultural background.
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Immediacy | The degree of interest and attention that we feel toward and communicate to others.
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Impersonal Communication | Behavior that treats others as objects rather than individuals.
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Instrumental Goals | Goals aimed at getting others to behave in desired ways.
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Interpersonal communication (Quanitive and Qualitive) | In a quanitive sense, communication between two individuals. In a Qualitive sense, communication in which the parties consider one another as unique individuals rather than objects. It is characterized by minimal use of stereotyped labels; unique, idiosyn
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Linear Communication Model | A Characterization of communication as a one-way event in which a message flows from sender to receiver.
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Message | Information sent from a sender to a receiver.
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Metacommunication | Messages that refer to other messages: communication about communication.
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Noise (external, Physiological, psychological) | External, physiological, and psychological distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and reception of a message.
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Receiver | One who notices and attends to a message.
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Relational Message | A message that expresses the social relationship between two or more individuals.
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Respect | The social need to be held in esteem by others.
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Self-Monitoring | The process of attending to one's behavior and using these observations to shape the way one behaves.
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Sender | The creator of a message.
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Transactional communication Model | A characterization of communication as the simutaneous sending and receiving of messages in an ongoing, irreversiable process.
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PURPOSE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3 reasons) | 1) Identify and Define regualr and systematic patterns of communication through stages of rel'ship 2) Identify comm strategies that attract & repel during building, maintaining, breaking down rel'ship 3) Determine what causes the pace of rel'ship?
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Two levels of infomation MESSAGE contains | Relational and Contextual
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Relationship Message | Tells how to INTERPRET the content. i.e. sending a message about a message
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When are you ALWAYS AWARE of messages | 1. Drastically violates our expectations 2.Relationship w/ high levels of intensity eg engaged couple 3. When disagreement & conflict arise
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Ways people talk about their relationship? | Work, commitment, involvement, unique or special, manipulation, consideration, respect, game, dangerous, uncontrollable
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The involvement themes? | Communal, individual themes, and impersonal themes (outside forces that effect rel'ship)
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Blending Style of Comm | Mutually confirming and overlapping shared rules, interpretations, activities, backgrounds & experiences
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Differentiating Style of Comm | unintegrated sicussion of indiv. characteristics
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Balanced Style of Comm | Discussion of indiv. characteristics balanced by integrative hierarchies
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MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT COMM IN REL'SHIP | 1. Assumption of Consistency 2. Assumption of Simple Meaning (u said it so u mean it) 3. Assumption of Communicator Independence (it wasn't my fault) 4. Assumption of Obvious Causation (i kno y u said that) 5. Assumption of Finality (that settles it)
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The Assumption of Consistency | Having others "be consistent' highly valued in society. Assists in making predictions of future behavior.Want to be able to change our OWN opinion or behavior; to be both ind and dep. EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
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Ideal Relationship | Rel'ships in which the participants understand and appreciate the necessity of pos and neg messages
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The Assumption of Simple Meaning | Pay too close attention to WORDS. Words are used to describe only a small part of the many ideas we associate w/ a mesage. WHO, WHEN, RELATED CONDITION AND HOW IT WAS SAID are Factors.
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The Assumption of Communicator Independence | "it wasn't my fault" Rel'ships with people as if we had no relation or connection with them.SUCCESS related to interdependence
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Communication Interdependence | Need for approval, Response matching
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The Assumption of Obvious Causation | "Can't fool me. Know why u said that" Motivations and causes are complex and well hidden.
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The Assumption of Finality | "That settles it" If something is "finished" no longer needs attention, effort, concern. Act as if true to set prioiities for available time & energy
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Stylized-Unique Comm Dimension | Rel'ship evolve in recognizing as UNIQUE individual rather than part of society
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Narry Broad Comm Dimensions Evolved: Breadth of Interaction | During closenees comm increase amt of talking & variety of topics explored.
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Public-Personal Comm Dimension: Social Penetration Process | "Depth" of Social interaction. Initial communication reflect public personality. Higher breadth & depth w/ greater frequency direct relation to intimacy. Ex husband/wife, friend, acquaitance
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Difficult-Efficient Dimension | As rel'ship grows increased accuracy, speed and efficiency of communications.
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Rigid-Flexible Dimension of Comm | Number of different ways ideas communicated. ex: frown, silence, grunt, etc.
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Awkward-Smooth Dimension | Other person increases predictability and synchronization of interaction
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Hesitant-Spontaneous Dimension | New people naturally with hesitancy, caution. Greater "latitude of understanding"
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Overt Judgment Suspended-Over Judgement Given Dimension | First impression = covert judgments, neg response = little interest acquaintance. Increase closeness increase frequency pos.neg feedback
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Empathic Accuracy (stable/varied patterns of comm) | The ability to accurately infer the specific content of a partner's thoughts/feelings
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Communication Patterns Interdepedency | Interdepency means dimensions change in BOTH people
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1 Initiating CT | "Hi, how are ya"
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2 Experimenting CT | "You like to ski too?"
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3 Intensifying CT | "I really like you"
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4 Integrating CT | "I feel so much a part of you" "Like one person"
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5 Bonding CT | "Let's get married" "Always want to be with you"
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6 Differentiating | "Don't understand you" "Don't like social gatherings"
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7 Circumscribing | "What time will dinner be ready" "Did you have a good time on your trip" Limit breadth and depth
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8 Stagnating | "What's there to talk about"
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9 Avoiding | "I'm busy. Don't know when I'll be able to see you"
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Staircase Model of Interaction Stages | All Stages in Staircase, Movement May Be.....Systematic/Sequential, Forward, Backward, W/in stages,
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