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INTRApersonal communication -

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when you talk or think to yourself; requires only one communicator

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INTERpersonal communication -

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an ongoing ever changing process; occurs when you interact with another person;

creates a dyad (2 people communicating with one another)

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interpersonal mediated communication -

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concept created by Gumpert and Cathcart;

describes any person to person interaction where a medium has been interposed to transcend the limitations of time and space

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What qualitative continuum do relationships exist on? -

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impersonal>>>>> to intimate

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what is the goal of interpersonal communication? - how treated?

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treat and respond to one another as genuine persons/ unique individuals, not objects or roles

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what happens to a relationship the more personal it becomes? -

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the more interdependent the people become

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What type of rewards do we gain from our relationships?

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intrinsic (emotionally, intellectually, spiritually) and extrinsic (impersonal professional relationships can help us achieve our goals)

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What does effectiveness of relationships depend on?

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the effort we put into those relationships

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Are we born with interpersonal skills? -

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no- we must learn them

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When speaking to someone in that moment what four factors will impact our interpersonal skills? -

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gender, environment, goals, culture

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What is the goal of achieving interpersonal competence? what skills?

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improve communication skills in all contexts, across cultures and generations

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transactional model of communication -

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sending and receiving occur simultaneously; the source and receiver continually influence one another; role duality (constantly sending and receiving)

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what are the two types of messages

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verbal, nonverbal

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how is meaning determined

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by the words used, tone of voice, facial expressions, posture, touch, appearance, smell (everything we do as a sender or receiver has potential message value)

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define channel -

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how messages travel; the medium that connects sender and receiver i.e. face to face, text, facebook

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define noise -

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anything that interferes with or impedes our ability to send or receive a message;

can be internal (thoughts/ feelings, hunger, shyness) or external (radio, color of room, street noise)

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semantic noise -

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inability to understand meaning of words or context in which they are used

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physiological noise -

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illness, discomfort, impairment in speech/ sight/ hearing/ memory

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psychological noise -

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anxiety, confusion, bias, close-mindedness, anger

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intellectual noise -

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information overload or unpreparedness

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environmental noise -

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distracting sounds, smells, sight or feel of the environment/ physical space

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define feedback -

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information we receive in response to a message sent; can be immediate or delayed

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positive feedback -

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enhances behavior

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negative feedback -

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stops behavior

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internal feedback -

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that which you give yourself as you self-assess

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external feedback -

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you receive from others

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low monitored feedback -

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spontaneous; candid

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high monitored feedback -

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carefully crafted response

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feedforward -

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opens the communication channel;

a form of phatic communication (social talk)

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environmental and situational context -

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physical location of interaction

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cultural context

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life space or cultural background (beliefs, values, and rules) of parties in the dyad

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effect

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how one is influenced by interaction emotionally, physically, cognitively

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Linear Model of Communication -

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unidirectional;

communication goes in only one direction: instructions, directions, signs, email, texts, youtube

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interaction model of communication -

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back and forth; presence and effect of both feedback and context, but receiver not actively involved in creating meaning: IMs, class presentation

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transactional model -

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give-and-take;

exchanges with source and receiver responding simultaneously face-to-face

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what are the three models of communication -

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linear (unidirectional),

interaction (back and forth), and

transactional (give and take)

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how does interpersonal communication enhance our lives?

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fulfills psychological functions (well being);

it fulfills social functions (affection, inclusion, control);

it fulfills information functions (reducing uncertainty);

it fulfills influence functions (persuasion, achievement of goals/ objectives)

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interpersonal patterns

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reasoned sense making= understanding individuals/ predict behavior, and

retrospective sense-making= understanding our own behavior once it has occurred

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What did Edward T Hall say about communication -

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culture is communication, and communication is culture

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Individualistic cultures -

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stress individual goals

you are responsible for yourself and maybe your immediate family

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collectivist cultures -

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stress group goals, responsible for entire group

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high context cultures -

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more tradition-bound, appear to others as overly polite and indirect eg asian cultures, joy luck club

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low context cultures -

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less tradition-bound and more direct/ verbally explicit

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what did McLuhan say about communication and technology? -

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the media is the message

Channels affect both the sending/receiving of messages

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gaining communication competence -

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add to your storehouse of knowledge about interpersonal communication;

recognize how your relationships affect you;

analyze your options;

interact ethically, respect diversity, and think critically about person to person contacts;

practice and apply skills to improve interpersonal performance

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every interpersonal communication contact shares 3 things -

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key characteristics,

core communication principles, and

axioms

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5 characteristics of an effective interpersonal communicator.

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  1. does not take others for granted
  2. does not repeat scenarios/ scripts that are doomed to fail
  3. does not follow stereotypes
  4. is guided by skill and knowledge
  5. works through problems to enhance self-worth
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What factors affect how you are perceived when you communicate with someone? The 7 essential elements of interpersonal communication.

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1) people involved
2) message(s) that each person sends or receives
3) channel(s) used
4) amount of noise present
5) context (environment/ setting)
6) feedback sent in response
7) the acts effect(s) on individuals involved

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5 characteristics of interpersonal communication

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1) it is a dynamic process
2) it is unrepeatable
3) it is irreversible (offline and online)
4) it is learned
5) characterized by wholeness and nonsummativity (whole is greater than sum of parts)

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5 communication axioms or universally accepted principles of communicaiton that enable us to understand interpersonal interactions more fully.

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Universally accepted Principles of communication

1) you cannot not communicate
2) every interaction has both a content and a relationship dimension
3) every interaction is defined by how it is punctuated
4) messages consist of verbal symbols and nonverbal cues
5) interactions are either symmetrical or complementary

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Anything that interferes with or impedes our ability to send or receive a message is known as which of the following?

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Noise

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As we interact, we are influenced in some way by the interaction. This is known as which of the following?

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Effect

53
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We negotiate the meaning we derive from interpersonal communication by sending and receiving what two types of messages?

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Verbal, nonverbal

54
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Identifiable behavioral patterns and motivations explain which of the features of interpersonal contact?

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Core Communication Principles

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During interpersonal contacts, as we share information we reduce the amount of which of the following in our lives?

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uncertainty

56
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The ability to communicate effectively is known as ______.

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Interpersonal competence

57
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If the color of a room is not appealing to you, which of the elements of communication would be affected the most?

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Noise

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Interpersonal communication involves understanding patterns of behavior, predicting what others will do, and doing what for their actions as well as our own?

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providing reasons

Reasoned sense making

Retrospective sense making

59
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In which type of culture you are responsible for yourself and maybe your immediate family?

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individualistic

60
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Interpersonal communication serves many functions in our lives; which is a function it typically serves?

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Social