Intro To Human Communication Flashcards

Question

Communication is..

Answer 1

- participatory ... we are actively involves and responsive to comm.

Answer 2

...the self originates through comm. | - any messages we receive, play a role in determining who we are.

Answer 3

Act of taking part in a convo, discussion or negotiation.

Answer 4

...a content and relational dimensions - relational messages are harder to understand

Answer 5

... strong influence. Variables: - verbal, non-verbal, behavioural aspects, choices of channels used, audience characteristic, situation. A change in one variable can affect the whole comm process.

Answer 6

...choices, implications and risks, ie: choosing not to tell someone what you really think is a CHOICE.

Answer 7

...quantity does not necessarily bring on harmony or accuracy. Quantity does not always lead to positive outcomes: - poor listening skills - empathy skills - misunderstanding vast quantities of info.

Answer 8

...it occurs all the time. - you are always communicating with yourself - intrapersonal. - through comm we gather observations and draw conclusions. - when a person in yawning - boredom. - when a person looks the other way - disinterested.

Answer 9

- constant internal discussion with yourself - observing others - making assumptions - planning

Answer 10

- nature of relationship ie: employer and employee - context surrounding the relationship - goals of individuals involved

Answer 11

- misunderstandings prevent effective comm - harder to understand what is going on if comm is complicated - if you repeat info coming from unreliable source.

Answer 12

- cannot go back in time to erase messages Understanding this makes you more aware of future convos.

Answer 13

- can’t recreate the convo completely identical.

Answer 14

- a set of circumstances and situations. In colleges and universities: - interpersonal & intrapersonal comm - interviews - small group comm ie: lecture setting - public speaking - mass comm - computer-mediated comm (CMC)

Answer 15

- generates meaning with only the self. We are continually engaged in this type of comm. - occurs when observing interactions with others. - occurs before and after other forms of comm - includes: solving probs internally, planning for future, evaluating yourself and relationships with others. - some argue that since intrapersonal comm doesn’t occur between 2 or more people, then it isn’t really a type of comm. they reason that it should be studied in fields relating to the brain.

Answer 16

- generates meaning between 2 or more ppl, allowing for mutual opportunities to speak and listen. - includes: solving probs, resolving conflicts, share info, improve thoughts on oneself, fulfil social needs. - through this type of comm, we establish rels.

Answer 17

- 2 person comm, ie: interview, a couple, interaction between 2 strangers. - face to face discourse - social media helps to maintain interpersonal rels.

Answer 18

- occurs within a small group of ppl, ie: families, study groups.

Answer 19

- a single speaker confronts a number of receivers. - receivers in public comm give non-verbal codes or question/answer feedback. - recognised by its formality, structure and planning. - persuades, informs, entertains, pays tributes etc.

Answer 20

- generates meaning between a source and large number of unseen receivers. - always has a mediator between sender and receiver - a person engages in mass comm through statements on twitter, posting a video, writing for a campus newsletter etc. - taught in journalism, tv etc. - smartphones have become 1 easily accessible portal that’s converged traditional forms of media ie: radio.

Answer 21

- conducted through new comm tech. - email, FB etc... - engaging in DMC. - voice, data, video, audio etc. - DMC can be used anywhere using an internet connection. - dyadic to mass-mediated messages. - synchronous and asynchronous.

Answer 22

- instant sending and receiving of messages, ie: text message interactions and face-to-face.

Answer 23

- small or substantial delay in interaction, ie: discussion posts.

Answer 24

- the ability to effectively exchange meaning through symbols and behaviours. - competence can be difficult because of the different goals ppl have. - cultural differences cause us to view the world and others differently. - differences create problems in interactions.

Answer 25

- meaning might change over time. - saying something twice does not necessarily mean the same thing. - what was said, to whom and in which context. - the meaning of a symbol is not always the same regardless the situation.

Answer 26

- violence on tv and video games might affect people. - how we communicate is responsible for creating our social worlds. - comm creates reality.

Answer 27

- comm needs to be clear, free from ambiguity - ambiguity still has advantages, ie: can make differences seem less apparent, enhances creativity and foster’s collaboration.

Answer 28

- ethical standards differ from 1 discipline to another, differing between cultures. - ethics violated when listening to politicians, activists etc.

Answer 29

- good theories provide clear narratives of how things work. | - theories are developed to understand causes, processes and effects of comm.

Answer 30

- symbolic: represents something else, ie: object, idea... can be a word, picture, logo etc. - requires meaning - cultural - relational - involves frames - both representational and presentational - works like a transaction

Answer 31

- consequences/indicators of something specific. - not able to change by human arbitrary. *symbols and signs are not the same

Answer 32

- have no direct connection to what they represent. - used amongst different cultures - symbols differ in meaning depending on relational context, ie: saying ‘I love you’ differs in meaning depending on who it is being directed at. - meanings are attached to symbols and can be modified as time progresses.

Answer 33

- comm is cultural - cannot be separated from comm - culture and comm reinforce one another.