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CMST 210 Chapter 1
terms for chapter one test on chapter 1-3
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
10/11/2012

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LINEAR COMMUNICATION MODEL
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Linear Communication
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The information flows in one direction.

 

Examples:Test message, e-mail,spam,prepared public speeches where the audience does not respond.

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Interactive Communication Model
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Involves senders and receivers. Influenced by the feed back and fields of experience.

 

Example: Classroom instruction, group presentations, weekly team/coworker meetings, public speakers who interpret audience feedback and midufy their messages as needed.

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Transactional Communication
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The communication is multidirectional.

 

Example: Any encounter (face-to-face) where you and others jointly create communication meaning.

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Types of Communication:1
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1. Dynamic- communication is constantly in motion and changing over time. Arising from thoughts, moods, and emotions of the moment. EXAMPLE: A phone conversation from your brother over seas. The first few minutes of the conversation is awkward or tense as you strive to reconnect. The tension is reflected in long pauses between short sentences. One of you cracks a joke, and the whole exchange suddenly feels warmer. Just a few minutes later, as you realize you have to hang up, and the conversation slows, and the mood shifts yet again to sadness and regret, as each of you tries to delay the inevitable disconnection.
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Type of communication: 2
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2. Transactional EXAMPLE: You and a romantic partner share an intimate dinner, jointly reminiscing about past times together and exchanging expressions of affection fluidly back and forth.
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Type of communication: 3
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3. Dyadic- involves pairs of people, or dyads.

EXAMPLE: You chat with your daughter while driving her to school, or you exchange a series of e-mails with a long-distance friend.

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INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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Communication involving only one person, in the form of talking out loud to oneself or having a mental "conversation" inside one's head.
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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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A dynamic form of communication between two (or more) people in which the messages exchanged significantly influence their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships.
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IMPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
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Exchanges that have a negligibles perceived impact on our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships.

EXAMPLE: You are watching tv with your lover and one of you casually comments on an advertisement that is annoying.

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I-Thou
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When we embrace the fundamental similarities that connect us with others, stive to see things from others' points of view, and communicate in ways that emphasize honesty and kindness.
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I-It
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When we focuse on our differences, refuse to accept or even acknowledge rival viewpoints as legitimate, and communicate in ways that emphasize our own supposed superiority over others, the distance between us "thickens" to the point where it becomes impenetrable.
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Meta-communication
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Communication about communication and helps us to understand each other's communication, giving us additional guidance regarung how messages should be correctly perceived.

EXAMPLES: Any message, verbal or nonverbal, that has as its central focus the meaning of communication-everything from discussion of previous comments ("I actually was joking when I sent you that text message")

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Self-presentation goals
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Desires you have to present yourself in certain ways so that others perceive you as being a particular type of person.

EXAMPLE: You are conversing with a close friend who has just ben fired from his job, and you want him to know that you are there for you. So you ask what happened, commiserate, and offer to help him find a new job.

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Instrumental goals
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Practical goals you want to achieve or tasks you want to accomplish through a particular interpersonal encounter.

EXAMPLE: Wanting to borrow your friends prized vehicle and you may remind them of your solid driving record to persuade them to lend you the car.

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Relationship goals
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Building, maintaining, or terminating bonds with others.

EXAMPLE: Your friend lets you borrow their car and you accidently drive it into a nearby lake, you will likely apologize and offer to pay for repairs to save your friendship.

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Interpersonal communication competence
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Being able to consistently communicate in an appropriate, effective, and ethical way.
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4 Issues in interpersonal Communication
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1.Culture

2.Gender

3.Sexual orientation

4. Online Communication

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