chapter1 Flashcards
Transmission of information, ideas, emotions, skills, etc.
communication
the process whereby humans collectively create and regulate social reality.
communication
communication is a process like a
river: continuous, flowing, active and never the same
communication competence
the ability to communicate in a personally effective socially appropriate manner.
implicit knowledge
knowledge we don’t stop to think about, we use it unconsciously to guide our own behavior
message competence
the ability to make message choices that others can comprehend as well as to attend to and understand the message choices of others
verbal competence
the ability to process and use linguistic devices to convey content in effective ways
nonverbal competence
the ability to process and use nonverbal codes to convey content in effective ways.
interpretive competence
ability to label, organize, and interpret the conditions surrounding an interaction
role competence
the ability to take on social roles and to know what is appropriate behavior given these roles
self competence
the ability to choose and present a desired self-image
goal competence
the ability to set goals, anticipate probable consequences, and choose effective lines of action
aproximeeting
issue with technology. place to meet is decided last minute if at all
process perspective
becoming aware of what’s going on when you communicate and beginning to recognize how the underlying processes involved in communication manifest themselves in everyday performance
situational approach
you define interpersonal communication in terms of its external characteristics; you look at factors like the number of people involved and their physical proximity.
developmental approach
you define interpersonal communication in terms of its content; you look at the kind of information people exchange and how well they know one another
intrapersonal communication
alone and in our heads
interpersonal communication
face to face, between 2 people
interpersonal communication AKA
dyadic communication
small-group communication
third person joins a interpersonal communication
organizational communication
large businesses and government institutions
face-to-face public communication
- single speaker addresses a large group
- doesn’t know audience members personally and must compose the message for a hypothetical receiver
mediated public (mass) communication
- indirect transmission
- radio, tv
cultural level data
general information of a culture
