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comm 114 exam 1 latest updatedacculturation - ANSWER-process that occurs when different individuals or groups of
people meet and exchange aspects of their culture
-young people and educated people can be acculturated more easily
Action Comm Model - ANSWER-comm as a one-way process. A sender encodes a
message and conveys it through a comm channel for a receiver to decode. Leaving
someone a voicemail message illustrates the one-way process of the action model.
benefits of self-disclosure - ANSWER-• enhancement of relationships and trust
• reciprocity
• emotional release
• helping others
breadth - ANSWER-the range of topics about which one person self-discloses to
another
channel - ANSWER-the medium that messages pass through
channel-lean contexts - ANSWER-involving few channels at once
channel-rich contexts - ANSWER-involving many channels at once
characteristics of interpersonal comm - ANSWER-• interdependent individuals-
connected and impactful
• inherently relational- the relationship determines how you communicate
• exists on a continuum
o social role info vs personal role info
o societal rules vs. personal rules
o social messages vs. personal messages
o predictive data vs. explanatory data
• involves verbal and nonverbal messages
• exists in varied forms
o face-to-face vs. CMC
o asynchronous vs. synchronous
• involves choices that impact effectiveness
co-culture - ANSWER-a membership that you belong to that is apart of a larger culture
collectivist cultures - ANSWER--feel loyalties and obligations to an in group-> what does
the group need?
-high value on tradition and order
-on group security-wont find right to bear arms
-"UBUNTU" how could one of us be happy if all others are sad?
, consistency - ANSWER-tendency to maintain balance among perceptions/attitudes
-i.e: might expect my friend to like my other friend
constraint - ANSWER-events are fixed (fate)
content dimension - ANSWER-literal info that is communicated by a message
context - ANSWER-always influences the form & content of message; where
communication takes place
control - ANSWER-ability to control destiny (internal locus of control)
cultural context - ANSWER-cultural beliefs of people communicating; people from
different cultures have different rules of communication
definition of culture - ANSWER-the system of learned and shared symbols, language,
values, and norms that distinguish one group of people from another
- passed on through communication, not genes
depth - ANSWER-the intimacy of the topics about which one person self-discloses to
another
downward social comparison - ANSWER-- we defend ourselves, we compare ourselves
to someone who's in a worse situation than you to make us feel better
dyadic coalitions - ANSWER-2 person relationship formed to achieve a mutually desired
benefit or goal.
productive coalition: 2 people coming together to study
unproductive coalition: 2 people working/forming a relationship for a negative reason
dyadic consciousness - ANSWER-as relationships develop and you start to see yourself
as part of a couple
dyadic primacy - ANSWER-dyads (2 people) are central to interpersonal relationships
encoding-decoding - ANSWER-performed in combination
- encoding: what are you going to say/write
-decoding: translating/understanding message
enculturation - ANSWER-how you learn about the culture that you're born into
- ethnic identity: commitment to the philosophy and beliefs of your culture
-ethnocentrism: when you think your culture is better than other cultures
explicit rule - ANSWER-a rule about behavior that has been clearly articulated
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