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CoMM Group Interaction
Chap 1-4,10-11
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Undergraduate 1
09/23/2007

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Needs
Definition
A) Feel excepted, excpt
b) controling, power, authority
c) effection, be liked, like everypne wants exceptence
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Groups' Purposes
Definition
a) Group exist to meet important human needs
b) Group formation is natural
c) Participation in groups
d) contribute to organizations we are part of
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Small Groups 3-10
Definition
a) 3-10 people involved; acknowledge as individuals
b) Interdependence of goals
c) degree of mutual influence; listen to everyone
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Ethical Behavior
Definition
a) Be willing to speak and listen
b) Embrace diversity; values and believes
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Transactional Perspective
Definition
a) Communication is a process, thus it is always moving and changing
b) meanins are co-created, though never completely shared
c) messeges are simultaneously sent, recieved, and interpreted
d) all participats share responsibility for outcomes
e) Comm is symbolic, meanings are in people, not in words
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Relationship vs. Content Demension
Definition
Relationship dimension is more challenging then content.
a) relationship dimension is conveyed largely through non verbal channels
b) up to 93% of communication
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How one communicates
Definition
a) Movement
b) tone
c) eye Movement
d) Usage of Space
e) Delivery
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responsiveness
Definition
showing pther people how much were interested in their communication
a) ask intelligent questions
b) agreement or disagreement
c) interpersonal needs
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Power
Definition
showing others how much status/influence we have with them, and they with us
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Liking
Definition
a) Be present
b) we need to think we are important, liked, and influentual
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Influence
Definition
a) dont be overbaring
b) express onestly
c) stand by convictions
d) make desitions
e) persuade people
f) share with people
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what is Noise
Definition
Interference with the communication proccess
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what types of noise
Definition
a) music, tv, traffic, fatigue level,
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abstract types of noise
Definition
a) Email, Text, drugs alcohol
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Listening and noise
Definition
the complexity of listening makes it a major source of noise
a) attending to several layers of things all at once; words, possible connotations of words, nonverbal signals, noise distractions
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Recieving Messeges and noise
Definition
recieving messeges results in interpreting them using ones own filters
a) distractions: cultural identity, life expirences, biases, emotional?Physical/intellectual/spiritual state
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Reduce noise
Definition
responding to anothers messeges provides her with feedback, which can reduce effects of the noise thats present
a) feedback can be verbal responses, vocal utterances, nonverbal signals, questions, arguments/disagrements
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Feedback
Definition
a) aware of potential messeges recieving, sounding
b) ask other people what they read in your behavior
c) closer attention to nonverbal symbols
d) ask fo clarification if mixed messeges are noticed
e) pay attention to content and relationship messeges
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Listening
Definition
a) serves one well
b) pay attention to context, not just words
c) who else is present
d) pay attention to ones feelings
e) voice tones, expressions, eyes, etc
f) use questions thoughfully
g) interpret silences carefully
h) paraphrasing to check understanding
i) approprete attending behaviors
-eye contact, nods, posture
j) become aware when you cant listen
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Pit Falls
Definition
a) rehearse what you speak
b) day dream
c) focus on destractions
d) silent arguing
- think about how they are wrong
e) pre-mature reply
f) listening defensively
g) pseudolistening
- appear to be listening
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Verbal problems
Definition
a) verbal communication, words may mean something other then you interpret
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Language
Definition
language helps define our cultural realities, those cultural realities give meaning to what we say and how we say it.
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Gender Differences
Definition
a) Gender rolls are evening out, due to equality in our culture
b) still perseved differently
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Problems in communication
Definition
a) take words they wrong way
b) lack of clarity
- words are abstract or ambigous
- mixed messeges
c) body language doesnt match words
d) emotive words
- push other peoples bottons and holds in feelings
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Talking Patterns
Definition
who talks to whom? how long? how often?
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Interruption Patterns
Definition
who interupts whom and how? with what response?
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Shifts in Participation Patterns
Definition
when high participaters come quiet and reverse
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Silence Patterns
Definition
how are silent people treated, how is it interpreted, disagreement, disinterest
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Influence Patterns
Definition
High influence, low, rivalry or struggle for leadership, what is the effect?
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Turn taking and giving
Definition
indicate desire to speak how memvers acknowledge each other?
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Decision Making Patterns
Definition
What types of decisions majority rule, decision by one with no other input, decision by consensus, decision without agreement
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Greeting Patterns
Definition
how do they enter or leave the group?
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Coalition Pattern
Definition
who sides with whom and what issue?
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Conflict Patterns
Definition
how are they delt with, avoidence, accommodation, compromise, compatition, metaconflict go about in defferent ways
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Gender Patterns
Definition
#s in each gender, evidence of dominance or submission based on gender
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Task vs Group Patterns
Definition
verbal focused on work or how members are socializing
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Selforianted Pattern
Definition
focused on group or self agendas. attntion to ones self
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Proxemics Patterns
Definition
how do group members use personal space, territories, and speaking distance.
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Kenesics Pattern
Definition
how do group members use gestures posture, and other body movements
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Touch Patterns
Definition
who touches whom, when, where, how and with what respect
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Facial Patterns
Definition
which facial expressions of emotions are displayed, and with what effect? what patterns of eye contact
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Chronemics Patterns
Definition
how is time manages and how are time limits delt with
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paralanguage patterns
Definition
how are voice tones used? what is the intensity and volume used by individuals
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physical appearance patterns
Definition
what kind of messeges are comm through individuas appearence? how are clothing choice, use of make up, accessories, grooming, etc. work to keep group members focused on task v. unnecessary distractions?
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nonverbal v. verbal
Definition
a) nonverbal behavior is continous and highly ambiguous
b) Dont get too hung up on whether behaviors are verbal, nonverbal or both. there is a lot of overlap and sometimes its impossible to say where certain behaviors belong
c) for our purpose, were interected in patterns, not in individual behavior
d) always remember, reading nonverbal behavior is highly subject
e) when verbal and nonverbal messeges are incongruent, we believe the nonverbal part of the messege most often
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System theory
Definition
model, analogie, not really a theory
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interdependence
Definition
something that effects everyone
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nonsummativeity
Definition
group is greater then individual parts, 5 people instead of one is better
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equifinality
Definition
systems that start in different places but can make it to the same outcome
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mulifinality
Definition
system that starts in same place can end up in different places
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hiarchy
Definition
every system is a subsystem of a higher system
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self regulation
Definition
systems self regulate, controls itself
Term
open v. closed
Definition
closed to just the group or open to other sources; internet, dictionary
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homiostatis
Definition
strive to stay in balance, motivated to keep in harmony
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change
Definition
system must be adaptable to keep balance
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Variables
Definition
a) input; componantes from which group is formed, tools we use
b) troughput; how a system function and does, processes, rules, communication
c) output; results, work effet on envirment or community
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What is a system
Definition
a) a system is a living entity, always shanging to maintain balance
b) it exists witin larger, more expansive systems know as suprasystems
c) there are smaller units within a system called subsystems
d) subsystems, systems, and suprasystems are all connected and interdependent
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Components of a system
Definition
a) interdependent parts; people, sets of rule functions
b) input, output; info flowing into a system of and products or energy of that info returened to suprasystem
c) boundries and hierarchy; a series of ever wider arbitrary dividing lives seperated subsystems and suprasystems. how things get done
d) rules for operation; guidlines that perscribe in a given situation
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Components of a system cont.
Definition
a) goals; desired outcomes of a systems functioning at a particular time
b) feedback mechanisms; devices that indicate the degree to which a system is headed toward or away from satisfaction of its goals
c) wholeness; system as a hole is greater then the sum of its parts.
d) interative complexity; punctuation, circular causality, cause/effect interchangeablity
e) complex relationships; hiearchy, triangles, alliance, coalitions which can shape or reflect conflict among system members
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