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| Communication Apprehension |
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| a fear or anxiety pertaining to the communication process. Some people are comfortable communicating but others experience stage fright or nervousness |
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| Intrapersonal Communication |
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| Internal dialogue. Communication with ourselves such as daydreaming or imagining |
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| Interpersonal Communication |
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| The process of message transaction between people (usually 2) who work toward creating and sustaining shared meaning. |
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| Linear Model of Communication |
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| A characterization of communication as a one-way process that transmits a message from a sender to a receiver. 4 types of noise can interrupt messages- Physical, Physiological, Psychological, and Semantic |
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| Interactional Model of Communication |
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| A characterization of communication as a two-way process in which a message is sent from sender to receiver and from receiver to sender. This approach is characterized by feedback which is a response to people, their messages, or both. |
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| Transactional Model of Communication |
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| A characterization of communication as the reciprocal sending and receiving of messages. In a transactional encounter, the sender and receiver do not simply send meaning from one to the other and then back again; rather, they build shared meaning through simultaneous sending and receiving.Field of Experience- the influence of a person's culture, past experiences, personal history, and heredity on the communication process. |
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| The transaction of verbal and nonverbal messages being sent simultaneously between two people. |
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| meaning is what people extract from a message and this must be shared between two people for interpersonal communication to take place. Is often seen in transactional encounters |
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| Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs |
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| Good communication skills are vital for workplace (environment, promotion, satisfaction), Romantic Relationships (effective, satisfying, long term), Health (support, understanding, empathy, education), Family and Friends (improve quality of relationships, sensitivity, listening, feelings), Academics (learning, motivation and satisfaction; involvement; lasting positive effects), Self-actualization (Maslow's Hierarchy) (achieving our full potential; cultivating strengths and eliminating shortcomings; "being the best that we can be") |
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| Principles of Interpersonal Communication |
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| IPC is unavoidable and inevitable, IPC involves symbol exchange-symbols are arbitrary and true interpersonal communication requires mutual understanding, IPC is rule-governed- rules established by communicative partners, or by norms and mores of the greater society, IPC is learned- media, family, caretakers, friends, peers, IPC has both content and relationship information. |
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| refers to information (both verbal and nonverbal components) |
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| refers to how you want your message to be interpreted (relationship between sender and receiver) |
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| Myths of Interpersonal Communication |
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| IPC solves all problems, IPC is always good, IPC is common sense, IPC is synonymous with interpersonal relationships- relationships do not just appear, IPC is always face to face |
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| Ethics is the cornerstone for IPC because it can have a significant impact on others, involves choice of means and ends (goals), can be judged by standards of right and wrong |
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| an ethical system, based on the work of philosopher Immanuel Kant, that advances the notion that individuals follow moral absolutes. The underlying tenet in this ethical system suggests that we should act as an example to others |
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| an ethical system, developed by John Stuart Mill, that suggests that what is ethical will bring the greatest good for the greatest number of people. In this system, consequences of moral actions, especially maximizing satisfaction and happiness, are important |
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| the intention of various technologies, such as online radio or cell phones with cameras |
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| Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) |
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| the use of various technologies to facilitate communication with others |
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| Technological Determinism |
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| a theory that states that technology is irreversible, inevitable , and inescapable |
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| the concept that communication technology ties the world into one political, economic, social, and cultural system |
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| the technological gap that exists between people and between cultural communities which can be eliminated by accessibility |
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| Dark Side of the Internet |
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| little accountability, hate speech, flaming |
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| Bright Side of the Internet |
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| larger social networks, enhancing educational stability |
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