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Why do human communicate?

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To meet needs. (Physical, safety, belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization)

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T or F- The likelihood of meeting our needs depends on our ability to participate effectively in a very diverse social world

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True

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Interpersonal communications

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building personal knowledge of one another and creating shared meanings

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Content meaning

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What you say
Inside jokes, shared memories

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Relationship meaning

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How you say it(subtext)
Message behind the statement

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It

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Impersonal
(Ticket taker, airline pilot)

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You

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Engaging with others without a personal connection (salesperson,advisor)

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Thou

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Engaging others with intimate personal connection

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3 major communication models

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Linear, Interactive, transactional

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Linear model

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One-way communication from one person to another

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Noise

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Anything that distorts communication and makes it harder for people to understand one another

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Interactive model

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Communication is a process that includes feedback from the listener (response to the message)

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Environment

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Context for information based on the situation

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Transactional model

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Communication is a dynamic process where participants assume multiple roles (changes over time)

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T or F- Its possible to not communicate

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False- everything we do or don’t do expresses/communicates something

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T or F- communication is reversable

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False- It is impossible to completely delete a message from memory

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T or F- communication involves ethical choices

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True-what we say affects other people

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T or F- People construct symbols

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True- Words and symbols only have meanings because we attach it to them

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Metacommunication

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Communication about communication

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T or F- communication develops and sustains relationships

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True- spending time and expressing self to another person is how we shift from strangers to community

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T or F- you must be born with communication skills to have them

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False- like any skill, you can improve with practice

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Self

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A multidimensional process of internalizing and acting from social perspectives (how we see ourselves depends on the culture in which we live

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Particular others

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Specific people who are significant to us(family, friends)

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Direct definition

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Communication that explicitly tells us how others see us by labeling us and our behaviors ( you are funny)

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Reflected appraisal
Our reflection of how others view us (using other people as a mirror)
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Social comparison
judgements of our own talents, abilities, and qualities based on what other people can do
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Self-fulfilling prophecies
Internalizing others expectations or judgements about us and then behaving in ways that are consistent to those beliefs
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Identity scripts
Social expectations regarding how members of a particular group behave and communicate
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4 attachment styles
Secure: loving attentive caregiver Dismissive: disinterested/ unavailable caregiver Anxious/ambivalent: inconsistent unpredictable caregiver Fearful: negative and rejecting caregiver
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Generalized other
An individuals impression of societal norms and expectations(culture, race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status)
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The self is...
Multidimensional, a process, arises in communication via socially constructed views
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Face
The impression of self we want others to have of us
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Impression management
How we persuade others to see us as we want to be seen
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Perception
Creating meaning by selecting, organizing, and interpreting information
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Selection
Ehat information you choose to pay attention to
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Organization
How you choose to arrange information Can be based on experience, culture, education, etc..
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Organizaion- prototype
The most representative example of a category
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Organization- stereotype
An over-generalized belief about a particular category of people or situation
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Organization- script
A guide for actions in particular situations
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Organization- personal construct
Developing individualized views about how the world works
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Interpretation
Subjective process of explaining out perceptions in ways that make sense to us
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Self serving bias
Framing findings around your own interests "that dog bit me because it hates handsome people"
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Fundamental attribution error
Tendency to under-emphasize situational factors while over-emphasizing personality based factors for a person's behavior
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Perception
Creating meaning by selecting, organizing, and interpreting information
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Objectivity
Refusing to allow individual bias to influence what is reported and how it is reported
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Pragmatism
Truth is filtered through an individuals perceptions
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Implicit personality theory
Collection of unspoken and unconscious assumptions an individual uses when forming impressions on new information
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Language is symbolic. Symbols:
Verbal or visual representations of objects
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Symbols: Arbitrary
Words are merely symbols that have no real representation with what they represent
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Symbols: Ambiguous
The meaning of words can change or evolve
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Symbols: abstract
Words can range in specificity (thing-> dog)
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4 principles of verbal communication
1. Language and culture reflect each other 2. Meanings of language are subjective 3.language is rule guided 4. punctuation shapes meaning
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How do symbols affect everyday life? (5)
1-Language defines phenomena 2-language evaluates 3-language organizes perceptions 4-language allows hypothetical thought 5- language allows self-reflection
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Negative evaluations (3)
1- Loaded language 2- Totalizing 3- Hate speech
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Speech community
Group of people who share norms about how to use language and what purposes it serves. Shared communal membership and shared linguistic communication
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Improving as a communicator(4)
1.Engage in dual perspective 2.Own your feelings and thoughts 3.Respect what others say about their feelings and thoughts 4.Strive for accuracy and clarity
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Non verbal communication
All aspects of communication other than words (gestures, body language, appearance, facial expressions)
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T or F- Nonverbal communication is symbolic
True- meaning is created and can carry various interpretations
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T or F- Nonverbal communication is not rule guided
False- social groups have understood, agreed upon standards
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T or F- Nonverbal communication can be intentional and unintentional
True- unconscious communication
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T or F- Nonverbal communication had nothing to do with culture
False- it reflects culture
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T or F- Nonverbal communication engages multiple sense
True- it is multichanneled
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How Nonverbal helps us communicat(4)
1- Replace 2- Regulate 3- Relate 4- Reflect
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Kinesics
Body position and body motions(includes facial actions)
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Haptics
Use of touch (handshake, hug)
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Physical appearence
How we look
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Artifacts
Personal objects we use to announce our identity and heritage ( avatar, profile pics, work clothes)
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Environmental factors
Elements of setting that affect how we feel and act(colors, room design, temperature, sounds, smells, lighting)
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Proximity and personal space
Social space and how we use it
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Chronemics
How we perceive and use time
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Paralanguage
Communication that is vocal but doesn't use words (sighs, gasps)
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Silence
Can be used for a variety of reasons and meanings
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What is the difference between hearing and listening?
Hearing= physiological ability to perceive sound Listening= absorb sound with active, thoughtful attention
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Listening process (6)
1. Mindfulness 2.physially receiving message 3. Selecting and organizing material 4. Interpreting communication 5.Responding 6. Remembering
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Limitations to hearing(3)
Message overload, message complexity, noise,
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Internal Obstacles to mindful listening
Preoccupation, prejudgement, reacting to emotionally loaded languages, Lack of effort, failure to adapt listening styles
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Forms of non listening
Pseudo-listening, monopolizing, selective listening, defensive listening, ambushing, literal listening
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Why do we listen?
Pleasure, information, support others,
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