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4 primary challenges of communication

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  1. Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources
  2. Not everyone we encounter will appreciate the value of communication
  3. We may over rely on digitally mediated communication
  4. We live in a diverse world where entire cultural understanding can be difficult
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Self-serving bias

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Attributing successes to some internal positive qualities (intelligence or charm) and blaming the situation when there are failures

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Fundamental attribution error

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when we attribute other peoples positive characteristics and successes to external situational factors and their negative characteristics and failures to aspects of who they are

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Attribution error

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Relying on faulty explanations, info, or reasons when interpreting behavior

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Intercultural communication

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Communication between, and among people and groups across national, ethnic, and other cultural boundaries

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Linear model of communication

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Reveals the basic components of a simple exchange between two people - illustrates a straightforward process where an individual transmits a mess to another individual

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5 Phases of linear communication model -
DETPD

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  1. Decide the message
  2. Encode the message
  3. Transmit the message
  4. Perceive the message
  5. Decode the message
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Transactional model of communication

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feedback, along with consideration factors that make accurate decoding of messages difficult on top of the linear communication model

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Characteristics of the transactional model of communication

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  • communicators are simultaneously encoding and decoding messages at all times
  • previous interactions play a part in present interactions
  • constantly analyzing our interaction partner during the communication
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3 principles of perception

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  1. Selection
  2. Organization
  3. Interpretation
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4 selection principles

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  1. Selective exposure
  2. Selective attention
  3. Selective perception
  4. Selective recall
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Selective exposure

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Retaining information that reinforces existing beliefs and disregarding information that goes against existing beliefs

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Selective attention

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Once engaged in an interaction, we focus on certain info and ignore others

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Selective perception

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The inclination to see hear and believe what we want to

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Selective recall

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Remembering things that we agree with rather than things that are contrary to our beliefs

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Organization

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A communicators efforts to group information into meaningful units to make sense out of the info

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Figure and ground

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figure: foreground/ point of emphasis
ground: background

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Closure

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Ability to fill in missing information to complete a perception

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Proximity

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Physical closeness in relation to other info

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Similarity

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The degree to which something shares with other stimuli

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Interpretation

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Assigning meaning to stimuli

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Waldeck, Kearney, and Plax good story characteristics

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  • realistic
  • have sustainable value
  • organized
  • interactive
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Self-talk

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Internal monologue

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Self-esteem

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confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect

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Self-concept
an idea of the self constructed from the beliefs one holds about oneself and the responses of others
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Self-presentation
how people attempt to present themselves to control or shape how others view them
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Kinesics
The study of body movements including posture, facial expressions, and gestures
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Emblems - K
Nonverbal movements that substitute words and verbalizations - thumbs up
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Illustrators - K
Movements that either accompany or reinforce the meaning of a verbal code - shaking your head while saying no
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Affect displays - K
Nonverbal movements that reveal emotion - waving your hand to tell someone to get to the point
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Adaptors - K
Movements that communicators engage in to relieve stress or anxiety - tapping legs or clicking pens
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Proxemics
How humans use and manage the space around them as a way of shaping meaning
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Examples of proxemics
Personal space Social distance Territoriality
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Chronemics
Time perceptions include punctuality and willingness to wait
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Haptics
The use of touch in communication
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Para language
Pitch, tone, inflection etc
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Lean media
Media least capable of facilitating understanding - radio, reports etc
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Rich media
Most capable of facilitating understanding - face to face
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High power distance
Places high value on social rank and status
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Low power distance
Values equality
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Individualism
Values people who are assertive and not reliant on others
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Collectivism
Values membership
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High context communication
Heavily reliant on environmental cues
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Low context communication
Requires explicit or clear verbal instructions
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Masculinity
Cultures that value competitiveness and achievements - direct and forceful communication is valued
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Femininity
Values compassion and nurturing - empathy is important
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Mediums capacity for instant feedback
allows communicators to interact, check perceptions, and ask questions
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Mediums capacity for communicating multiple cues
sending and receiving facial expressions, tone, and gestures becomes a more powerful tool for effective interaction
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Mediums capacity for transmitting natural language
When communicators can use the same kind of language they would use face to face, they can be conversational and engaging
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Mediums capacity to express personality and emotion
Messages are always interpreted more accurately when we can express emotion and feeling
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Inclusion needs
Our need to feel accepted by or involved with others
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Initiating or orientation stage of relationship
Initial stage in which we use communication to initiate encounters with people we are interested in getting to know
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Relationship audition
Use of small talk to determine if individuals want to continue pursuing a relationship
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Johari window
Model of self disclosure used to help people better understand their relationships with the self and others
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What are the 4 quadrants of the Johari Window?
1. Open 2. Hidden 3. Blind 4. Unknown
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Open - Johari window
Known to self and known to others
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Hidden - johari window
Known to self but not known to others
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Blind - johari window
Not known to self and not known to others
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Unknown - johari window
Not known to self and not known to others
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Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Orientation Theory - FIROT
Based on the belief that when people get together in a group, there are three main interpersonal needs looking to be obtained
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What are the 3 FIROT needs?
1. Affection/openness 2. Control 3. Inclusion
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What are the 6 relationship maintenance strategies? POASTU
1. Positivity - being courteous 2. Openness - expressing needs freely 3. Assurances - explicitly and implicitly stressing commitment 4. Shared connections - spend time with a shared circle 5. Tasks - workload is distributed evenly 6. Understanding - communicating in empathetic ways
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Information overload
The state of being exposed to more messages than can be cognitively processed at any given time
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Personal bias
Learned beliefs, opinions, or attitudes that people are unaware of and often reinforce stereotypes
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Polychronic
People who are flexible in terms of starting times for appts and deadlines. They change plans and priorities easily and their style is chaotic and unfocused to others
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Default listening
A filter we tend to listen through without thinking about it
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Distracted listening
When someone is supposed to be paying attention but is thinking about something else
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Pretend listening
The use of body language or cues to show the other person that were engaged while thinking about other things
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Passive listening
Receiving messages mindlessly without exerting sufficient effort or maintaining concern for what is being say
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Synergy
The “extra energy” created by high performing teams when they interact and function well
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Bad apple effect
Poisonous impact of having just one ineffective team member -
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Groupthink
A team’s overwhelming motivation to agree and reach consensus and failure to critically evaluate the task or alternatives
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Social loafing
Situations in which one or more members exert little to no efforts in the teams work
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Tuckman’s 4 stages of group development
1. Forming 2. Storming 3. Norming 4. Performing
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Forming stage of group development
Team explores and identifies its primary objectives and consider how their goals mesh with other members of the team’s goals. Objectives are often not clear - communication is polite
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Storming stage of group development
Team members may openly disagree with one another about roles and defining team goals. Competition for role status
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Norming stage of group development
Individuals resolve conflicts and asume their roles in functional and appropriate ways. Begin to think cohesively
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Performing stage of group development
Members do the work necessary to accomplish this he team’s objectives - team is flexible
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Monroe’s motivated sequence
Method of structuring and presenting ideas for persuading audiences
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Monroe’s 5 motivated sequence steps
1. Capture audience attention 2. Identify problems or unfulfilled needs 3. Propose a solution or plan 4. Help audience visualize what satisfaction means to them 5. Give an action plan
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Informative speech
Centers on talking about people, events, places, or things
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Persuasive speech
Seeks to influence the beliefs, attitudes, values, or behaviors
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What is an example representing a complete and successful communication of the linear model?
You recognize the team logo on a garment worn by someone encountered in public
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John opens his mailbox and finds a letter from my friend. He is on his way to an appointment so he places the letter on the table so he can read it when he returns home. Which phase of the linear model of communication is being illustrated?
Perceiving
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Regulator
Nonverbal messages that accompany speech to control her regulate what the speaker is saying - opening your mouth to speak
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What is an example of a situation we’re making a persuasive speech would be appropriate?
Sports journalist needing to present the credentials of a Hall of Fame candidate to a selection committee

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