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1Interpersonal Communication
Ch. 1
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Undergraduate 2
01/17/2009

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Channel
Definition
Type of pathway through which you communicate; face to face, email, phone ect
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Encode
Definition
putting an idea into the form of language or a gesture
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Source
Definition
person who comes up with an idea or thought to be communicated
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receiver
Definition
person who will decode or interpret the message.
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message
Definition
verbal or nonverbal elements of communication to which people give meaning.
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noise
Definition
anything that inter feres with a message
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feedback
Definition
verbal or nonverbal responses to messages
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context
Definition
the physical and psychological environment that your in
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Channel rich
Definition
many different communtication channels at once
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channel lean
Definition
small number of channels to communicate with
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Cognitive Complexity
Definition
the ability to understand a given situation in multiple ways;One of the 5 Characteristics of Competent Communication
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Communication Competence
Definition
Communication that is effective and appropriate in a given situation.
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Interpersonal Communication
Definition
occurs between people, takes place within a relationship, unfolds overtime(continually evolving) and helps define the nature of relationship
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Dyad
Definition
pair of people or 2 groups of people
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Empathy
Definition
the ability to understand other peoples thoughts and feelings
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Ethics
Definition
relates to the standards we use for judging whether something is right or wrong.
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Explicit Rule
Definition
clearly articulated; being told rules or reading posted rules on a sign.
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Instrumental Needs
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practical, everyday needs; helps us get through our daily lives. ex. raising hand to talk in class or scheduling a haircut.
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model
Definition
Formal description of the process of communication
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Communication as action (action model)
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communication is thought of as a one way process.
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Communication as interaction (interaction model)
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uses same elements as action model but adds feedback and context.
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Communication as transaction (transaction model)
Definition
model that doesn't distinguish between the source and receiver. Conversation flows both ways.
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implicit rules
Definition
rules that most everyone in a certain social group knows and follows even thought they have never actually been stated.
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Filtering
Definition
the way you process or make sense of a message in a particular way based on your own perceptions, experiences, biases, and beliefs.
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Relational Dimension
Definition
messages that carry signals about the nature of the relationship in which they are shared. ex. roomate says we are out of detergent, but the message is understood as "its your turn to buy detergent"
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Content Dimension
Definition
Info that is being communicated about the subject of a message. ex. when roommate says "we are out of detergent" the context dimension of the message is we have no detergent
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Self-monitoring
Definition
being aware of own behavior and how it affects others. One of the 5 Characteristics of Competent Communicators.
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Perspective taking
Definition
being able to practice empathy. Being able to consider someone elses situation from their perspective.One of the 5 Characteristics of Competent Communicators.
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Adaptability
Definition
Being able to asses what is appropriate and effective in a given context, and then being able to modify behavior accordingly. One of the 5 Characteristics of Competent Communicators.
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