Chapter 1 - Intro To Interpersonal Communication Flashcards
What is other-oriented?
To be aware of the feelings and thoughts of your communication partners while still maintaining your own integrity.
What is communication?
Process of acting on information.
Wha is human communication?
Process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal messages.
What is interpersonal communication?
Form of human communication that involves managing relationships.
What is impersonal communication?
Form of communication where one treats another as an object.
What are the elements of the communication process?
Source, encoding, decoding, message, channel, receiver, noise, feedback and context.
What is a source?
The originator of a thought or emotion.
What is the difference between encoding and decoding a message?
Encoding translates a message into code and decoding interprets the message.
What is a message?
A written, spoken, and unspoken element of communication to which people assign meaning.
What is a channel?
The pathway in which messages are sent.
What is a receiver?
Person who decides a message and attempts to make sense of what the source has encoded.
What is noise?
Anything that can distract from the message being accurately received as intended
What is feedback?
Response to a message.
Describe communication as an action.
A message is simply transferred from a source through a channel to a receiver.
Describe communication as an interaction.
The process of sending a message to the receiver who then gives feedback back to the source.
Describe communication as a transaction.
The process of communicating messages constantly between the source and the receiver.
What is context?
The environment
What is a systems theory?
A set of interconnected elements in which a change in one element affects all other elements.
What is an episode?
A sequence of interactions between individuals through transaction.
What is a symbol?
A word, sound, or visual image that represents something else.
What is a rule?
An obligated behavior that prohibits certain actions.
What is content?
Information, ideas, or suggested actions that a speaker wishes to share.
What is relationship dimension?
The implied aspect of a communication message, which conveys information about emotions, attitudes, power and control.
What is metacommunication?
Verbal or non-verbal communication about communication.
