Interplay Book - Chapter 1

Question 1

Asynchronous Communication

Answer 1

Occurs when there is a time gap between when a message is sent and when it is received

Question 2

Channel

Answer 2

Term to describe the medium through which messages are exchanged

Question 3

Cognitive complexity

Answer 3

the ability to construct a variety of different frameworks for viewing an issue

Question 4

Communication

Answer 4

The process of using messages to generate meaning

Question 5

Communication Competence

Answer 5

the ability to achieve goals in a manner both effective and appropriate

Question 6

Content dimension (of a message)

Answer 6

involves the information being explicitly discussed

Question 7

Disinhibition

Answer 7

the tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences

Question 8

Enviornment

Answer 8

(sometimes called contexts) fields of experience that help them make sense of others’ behavior. Not just physical location but personal experiences

Question 9

Feedback

Answer 9

response to a precious message, verbal or nonverbal

Question 10

Hyperpersonal communication

Answer 10

accelerating the discussion of personal topics and relational development beyond what normally happens in face-to-face interaction

Question 11

Interpersonal Communication

Answer 11

interaction distinguished by the qualities of uniqueness, interdependence, self-disclosure, and intrinsic rewards

Question 12

Leanness

Answer 12

Describes messages that carry less information due to a lack of nonverbal cues

Question 13

Masspersonal communication

Answer 13

communication that characterizes interaction that crosses boundaries between mass and interpersonal contexts

Question 14

Mediated communication

Answer 14

Sending messages via technological channels such as phones, email, and the internet

Question 15

Multimodality

Answer 15

the ability and willingness to use multiple channels of communication

Question 16

Noise (external, physiological, and psychological)

Answer 16

anything that interferes with the transmission of a message

Question 17

Relational dimension (of a message)

Answer 17

expresses how you feel about the other person

Question 18

Richness

Answer 18

term to describe the abundance of nonverbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message

Question 19

Self-monitoring

Answer 19

term to describe the process of paying close attention to one’s own behavior and using these observations to shape it

Question 20

Social media

Answer 20

the term that describes all the communication channels that allow community-based input, interaction, content sharing, and collaboration

Question 21

Synchronous communication

Answer 21

two-way communication that occurs in real time

Question 22

Transactional communication

Answer 22

the dynamic process in which communicators create meaning together through interaction