Introduction to Communication C464 (C464)

What is the definition for self-disclosure? Answer The act of disclosing personal information to others What is the definition of the Johari window? Answer Relationship between self-disclosure and self-awareness What are the 4 parts to Johari window? Answer 1.) Open: things you know about yourself and others do to 2.) Hidden: things you know about yourself BUT keep hidden to others 3.) Blind: things we aren't aware about ourselves BUT can be seen by others 4.) Unknown: unknown to you ...

Interpersonal communication Answer a verbal and nonverbal transaction that takes place between two interdependent individuals within a relationship, which varies in its degree of personal-ness and can be conducted in a variety of contexts or using a variety of media Dyadic relationships Answer those that involve two people Interdependence Answer two people being mutually dependent on one another As Jamie is talking to Elizabeth, she is using both her words and her movement to create mea...

Social distance (workplace) Answer 4 to 12 feet away Regulators Answer movements that help communicators manage conversation; examples of regulators include waving your hand to tell someone to get to the point, checking the time when you want a speaker to wrap up, or creating distance between yourself and the other communicator (by walking further away) when you want that person to stop talking. Bias-free language Answer communicate your respect for others; sensitive to others' sex, race,...

Challenges of Communication Answer significant intellectual and psychological resources. Not everyone we encounter will appreciate the value of communication. *We may over-rely on digitally mediated communication. *We live in a diverse world where intercultural understanding can be difficult. Effective Communication Strategies Answer 1) Determine how to deliver a message by developing the ability to understand and predict the needs and potential responses of others. 2) During communicatio...

Lee and Jordan are co-workers who joke around at work. Lee has invited Jordan for dinner with Lee's family at their home. Jordan says something funny, but slightly inappropriate, and is intently observing the reaction of everyone in Lee's family in order to determine what kind of humor is acceptable in Lee's home.Which of the 4 primary challenges to communication does Jordan's behaviors address? Answer Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources P...

The four challenges of Communication and how to overcome them Answer Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources. Not everyone we encounter will appreciate the value of communication. We may over-rely on digitally mediated communication. We live in a diverse world where intercultural understanding can be difficult The Linear Model of Communication Answer The linear model of communication reveals the basic components of a simple exchange between two...

3 Parts of Schultz's FIRO Model Answer 1. Inclusion needs - need to feel accepted by & involved with others 2. Control needs - relationships help us feel competent & confident as individuals, and, by extension, influential over others 3. Affection needs - essentially a cognitive and emotional expression of strong caring for something or someone 1st Stage of relational development Answer Initiating Stage or Orientation - Initial stage in which we use communication to initiate encounters wit...

Self Presentation Answer way you choose to show yourself to others Self Concept Answer the way you define yourself Self Esteem Answer how much you approve or value yourself Self-Serving Bias Answer attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors. Emblem Answer movements that substitute as words. ex: thumbs up, stop Illustrator Answer movements that accompany or reinforce verbal code. Ex: yes with nod Affect Display Answer nonverbal movements that reveal...

What are the four challenges of communication? Answer Effective communication requires high intellectual abilities, not everyone values communication, over rely on media, hard time understanding diffrent cultures Parts of the Linear Model of Communication? Answer Sender, encoding, Decoding, message, receiver Five phases of the linear model of communication? Answer Deciding, encoding, transmitting, perceiving, Decoding and assigning meaning to the message Parts of the transactional model...