Test 1 Flashcards
What is nature and what does it influence?
It influences your personality
Nature is a biological connection by the genes with inherit influence our personality
Much of how we communicate is influenced by our brain
What are the 7 parts of the communication process?
Source Receiver Messages Channel Noise Feedback Context
What is nurture and what does it influence?
It influences our personality
Nurture are things learned from our culture our parents or watching others.
Can you change your personality ?
No you can only change your behavior
Does your brain influence your communication ?
Yes
What are the three things that interpersonal communication enhances?
Physical health
Personal life
Professional life
What percent of communication comes from non verbal ?
90%
Which is stronger content or relational level?
Relational level
What is content level
Is what your message is about
Interpersonal communication is….
Irreversible and unrepeatable
Are you the same person today as you were yesterday ?
No
What makes up your personality ?
Nature and nurture
What is personality ?
The total psychological makeup of an individual
What does your personality profile reflect?
Experiences Motivations Attitude Beliefs Values Behaviors
Do we typically describe personality through communication behaviors?
Yes
What is the 5 personality model?
The 5 things that have the most influence on a person
What are the 5 things that are the big five
Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism
What is openness ?
It is bro g curious and open to new ideas . Being creative
What is conscientiousness?
Goal driven
What is extraversion
Like to talk and socialize
What is Agreeableness?
Being affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind, and warm
What is neuroticism?
Being anxious, irritable, temperamental, and moody
Does intimacy come in many forms ?
Yes
What are the 6 interpersonal communication motives ?
Pleasure Affection Inclusion Escape Relaxation Control
What is pleasure as a motive ?
Is operational to be entertained
What is the affection motive ?
When you communicate to express love or the need to be loved
What is the inclusion motive ?
Communicate with a group and be involved
What is the escape motive?
When you try to avoid other things or situations
What is the relaxation motive ?
Communicate to unwind
What is the control motive ?
Making people do as you want
What is the difference between sex and gender?
Sex is XX or XY chromosomes your either a man or a women
Gender refers to the culture and psychological characteristics that are associated with our biological sex.
What is interpersonal communication ?
Is a transactional process that occurs when two people use verbal and nonverbal messages to create understanding and to influence each other to manage a relationship
When you communication with someone who is physically present the communication is ?
Transactional
What is transactional ?
Means that you send and receive messages simultaneously
What is the source?
Is the person who sends the message or idea
What is encoding ?
Is the process of putting your thoughts and feelings into words and nonverbal cues
What is the receiver ?
The person listening to the message
What is decoding ?
Is the process of interpreting and evaluating the other persons message
What are verbal messages ?
Language based messages
What are nonverbal messages ?
Non language based messages
What is the channel ?
Is the pathway that the message travels and usually includes our senses
What is noise?
Anything that interferes or distorts with the communication process
What is feedback ?
Your verbal and non verbal responses to another persons message
What is context ?
The physical, historical, and psychological communication environment
Biological influence is ?
Nature
Cultural influences are ?
Nurture
What is culture ?
Is a learned system of knowledge behavior attitude beliefs values norms that are shared by a group of people
What is relational level ?
Focus not on what was said but how it was said
Example of impersonal relationships ?
Cashier at gas station
Impersonal relationships are on the left or right side of the contnuum?
Left
Example of intimate relationship?
Family
Intimate relationships are on what side of the continuum ?
Right
What are traits ?
Distinguishable ways in which one individual differs from another
What’s is an ethic ?
Is a belief value or moral principle by which we determine what is right or wrong
What is self concept ?
Total of a person’s knowledge and understanding of his or her self (descriptive)
What is self esteem ?
Over all self appraisal of his or hers worth (evaluative)
Is self concept learned ?
Yes
Where does self concept come from?
Others the way other people see you
What is self perception ?
Assessment of what your capable to do
What is self efficacy ?
Ability to perform
What is social comparison ?
Comparing to others
What is peer group influence?
People similar ages of you influence you.
More influence than family
What is reflected appraisals ?
Make assessment on self based on others reactions
Can self concept be both unorganized organized stable unstable and changing and unchanging ?
Yes
Is self concept socially constructed ?
Yes
What is your self concept based on?
Your life experiences and how you label them
Can your labels of certain situations be wrong ?
Yes
Self esteem is ?
Multidimensional
What are the three parts of self esteem ?
Cognitive self esteem
Social self esteem
Physical self esteem
What is cognitive self esteem ?
Self evaluation of how well you learn
What is social self esteem ?
Your ability to relate to others and maintain relationships
What is physical self esteem?
Body image how we see ourselves on the out side
What affects self esteem?
Nature and nurture
How much of self esteem is based on genes ?
52 %
How much of self esteem is learned ?
48%
What all influences your self esteem?
Relationships
Media
Teachers
Low self esteem people have high or low motivation and expectations ?
Low
Self concept and self esteem effect communication how?
Affects motivation to communicate
Affects self and other expectations
Affects how messages are interpreted
Developing supportive relationships enhances what ?
Yourself
Developing realistic expectations enhance what?
Your self
Developing new competence enhances what ?
Yourself
Developing relational beliefs and a plan b enhance what?
Your self
What are the socio communicative traits ?
Amiables
Analytical
Drives
Expressive
What is assertiveness ?
Is the capacity to make requests
What is responsiveness ?
Is the capacity to be sensitive to others
What is Identity ?
Is a set of characteristics that you recognize as belonging uniquely to you and no one else
What is your private identity ?
Who you are behind closed doors
What is your public identity ?
Is the way you want others to view you
What is the pragmatic self ?
The identity you believe is flexible and adaptive
What is the principle self ?
Identity that should not be altered and changed
What is self monitoring ?
An integral process of being aware of your self and how you come across to others
What are high self moniters?
Sensitive to social norms and try to present them selfs as
What are low self monitors ?
Your behavior is the same always
How do you manage your identity ?
Appearance
First impressions
Online identity
What is car fishing ?
Is what you present your self as online and tell others because you don’t have to meet them
What is the warranting theory ?
We consider the value of information presented
We see if the info presented is supported and look for outside evidence
Who has higher self esteem women or men?
Women
What is a prophecy ?
Is a prediction about future events
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Which is the idea that what you believe about yourself often comes true because you believe it to come true
What are other expectations ?
Which are the standards you set for others or how you believe others should behave in certain situations
What is the real self ?
Is the honest assessment of your certain ability
What is the ideal self ?
What you strive to to become
What is Cognitive restructuring ?
Is the process that one goes through when one replaces debilitating irrational beliefs with I powering rational beliefs
What is socio-communicative orientation ?
Is how you perceive your levels of responsiveness and assertiveness when communicating with others
What are amiables?
They are considered relationship specialists and are high on responsiveness and low on assertiveness.
They are comforting , unsure, pliable, dependent, pliable, awkward, supportive, respectful, willing, dependable, agreeable
What are analyticals?
Are considered technical specialists and are low on responsiveness and low on assertiveness.
They are critical, indecisive, stuffy, picky, moralistic, industrious, persistent, serious, exacting, and orderly
What are drivers ?
Are considered control specialists and are low on responsiveness and high on assertiveness.
They are pushy, severe, tough, dominating, harsh, strong-willed, independent, practical, decisive, and efficient
What are expressives?
They are considered social specialists and are high on responsiveness and high on assertiveness.
They are Competent, excitable, versatile, reacting, ambitious, stimulating, enthusiastic, dramatic, and friendly
