quiz 2 Flashcards
process
unfolds over time
message
package of information
modalities
forms of exchanging messages
sensory channels
sound, sight, touch, scent, and taste
context
different situations
intrapersonal communication
communications with yourself, talking out loud or in your head to yourself
interpersonal communication
exchanges that have a negligible perceived impact on our thoughts, emotions, and relationships
dynamic (interpersonal)
constantly changing
Transactions
both parties contribute
dyadic
involves pairs of people
creates impact
changes participants thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships
context information
the actual meaning of the words, spoken or written words
relationship information
how each of you views the relationship, nonverbal cues
intentional/unintentional
you are always communicating, one cannot communicate
irreversible
when you communicate it affects you future communication, once you have said something you can take back
dynamic
communication is constantly in flux, no two interactions will ever be the same
self-presentation goals
present yourself in a certain way
instrumental goals
practical aims you want to achieve of tasks you want to accomplish
relationship goals
building, maintaining, or terminating bonds with others
psychical (noise)
interference that is external to both speaker and listener
physiological (noise)
barriers within the speaker or listener, internal imparments
psychological (noise)
mental interference in the speaker or listener, wandering thoughts in your head, preoccupied
semantic (noise)
interference when the speaker and listener have different meaning systems
physical (maslow’s HAN)
air, food, water, sleep, shelter
safety (maslow’s HAN)
job stability, protection
social (maslow’s HAN)
healthy bonds with others
self-esteem (maslow’s HAN)
others respect
self-actualization (maslow’s HAN)
articulating our unique abilities and giving our best in our work, family, and social life
appropriateness
the degree to which your communication follows norms and expectations
effectiveness
the ability to use communication to accomplish interpersonal goals
ethics
moral principals that guide our behaviors
over 8 in 10 youth mental health specialists say social media is ___________
fueling a mental health crisis among young people
more then what percentage of young people say social media makes them and their peers feel anxious
50%
what percentage of young people ages 13-17 use social media?
95%
secure attachment
low anxiety and low in avoidance
preoccupied attachment
high anxiety and low in avoidance
face
your public self, what you want others to see/know
mask
a public self designed to strategically veil your private self
embarrassment
feelings of shame, humiliation, and sadness
breadth
the number of different aspects of self you reveal
depth
how deep/personal the information is that you share
self-disclosure
revealing private information about yourself that someone doesn’t know.Cultural differences, face-to-face vs. online, promote mental health and relieve stress
norm of reciprocity
when someone tells you something, you feel pressure to share something about your life. If we don’t share, it creates an imbalance, and you may then share something to even out inequity
linear communication model
communication is an activity in which information flows in one direction
interactive communication model
views communication as a process involving senders and receivers
transactional communication model
suggests that communication is fundamentally multidirectional
johari window
suggests that some quadrants of ourselves are open to self-reflection and sharing with people, while others remain hidden–both to ourselves and others
public area - quad 1 (jw)
aspects of yourself that you and others are aware of
blind area - quad 2 (jw)
facets of your self that are readily apparent to others
hidden area - quad 3 (jw)
parts of your self that you’re aware of but that you hide from most others
unknown area - quad 4 (jw)
aspects of your self that you and others aren’t aware of
self-awareness
he ability to view yourself as a unique person distinct from your surrounding environment and to reflect on your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
self-monitoring
when you use your self-awareness to assess how well your communication matches situational norms
high self-monitors
prefer situations in which clear expectations exist regarding how they’re supposed to communicate
low self-monitors
low self-monitors prefer encounters in which they can just act like themselves
social communication
watching and evaluating our own actions
self-concept
your overall perception of who you are
looking-glass self
when we define our self-concepts by considering how others see us
self-fulfilling prophecies
predictions about future interactions that lead us to behave in ways to ensure the interaction unfolds as we predicted
self-esteem
the overall value, positive or negative, that we assign to what we see
