Post PA

Question 1

Linear Model

Answer 1

basic components of simple exchange between two people; deciding on message, encoding, transmitting, perceiving, decoding and assigning meaning

Question 2

Transactional Model

Answer 2

feedback, along with consideration of other factors that make accurate decoding of messages difficult, turn linear into transactional; communicators are simultaneously encoding and decoding messages at all times during an interaction, and our previous interactions influence our present communication, and senders are constantly analyzing the responses and feedback of other communicators

Question 3

Figure and Ground

Answer 3

Figure refers to the foreground or point of emphasis for your attention. Ground represents the background of the particular stimuli that capture your focused attention.

Question 4

Closure

Answer 4

Closure is our ability to fill in missing information to complete a perception.

Question 5

Proximity

Answer 5

Physical closeness, in relation to other information.

Question 6

Similarity

Answer 6

The degree to which something shares attributes with other stimuli.

Question 7

Patricia Kearney and Timothy Plax

Answer 7

grouping people together on the basis of some set of characteristics can help us recognize, classify, and understand people who are different than us… however… when used inappropriately or negatively, or when applied too rigidly, they can constrain or restrict how we feel about and communicate with members of that group

Question 8

Emblem

Answer 8

nonverbal movements that substitute for words and verbalization

Question 9

Kinesics

Answer 9

the study of body movements including postures, gestures, and facial expressions

Question 10

Proxemics

Answer 10

the study of ways in which humans use and manage the space around them as a way of shaping meaning

Question 11

Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Orientation (FIRO) theory

Answer 11

Three fundamental human needs:
Inclusion
Control
Affection

Question 12

Forming

Answer 12

stage one of team development; the team identifies its primary objective

Question 13

Storming

Answer 13

stage two of team development; team members openly discuss how to go about their tasks

Question 14

Norming

Answer 14

stage three of team development; members resolve their conflicts and assume their roles in functional ways

Question 15

Performing

Answer 15

stage four of team development; members do the work necessary to accomplish objectives