Comm 174 Midterm

• Quantitave: Comm between two ppl
• Qualitive: Comm between unique individuals

Meet basic needs

• a. cannnot not communicate
• b. comm is irreversible
• c. comm involves ethical choices
• d. meaning are constucted by ppl
• e. metacomm affects meaning
• f. IP comm develops relationships
• g. IP comm is not panacea
• h. IP comm can be learned

• Maslows Hierarchy of needs
• 1. Physical
• 2. Safety
• 3. Belonging
• 4. Esteem
• 5. Self-Actaulization

survive & communicate

protection from danger

talking to each other & sharing thoughs

valuing & respecting ourselves and being valued by others

fulling devloping and using unique talent,capacities, and potentialties

mulitdimensinal process that involves internalization and acting from social perpections

• Firm commitiment to change
• Set goals that are realisitic
• Create context that supports personal change

the process of moving from our private self to our public self when the occassion calls for it

perception is defined as the personal creation of meaning by selecting, organizating, and interperting ppl , objects, events, and situations

select stimuli based on specific factors

the process of making sense of what we have selected by catagorizing the stimlus.

• 1. Protoype
• 2. Personal Constructs
• 3. Sterotype
• 4. Scripts

clearest representation of a category

yardstick of measurement along bipolar dimensions of judgement

predictive generalizations based on limited experience

expected sequence of activites attached to particular events

we construct meaning for what we have selected based on how we have organized the person and/or event

• culture
• self-expectations
• constructive abilities
• physiology
• age

• question the accuracy of your perceptions
• seek more info
• talk w/ ppl
• realize perceptions need to change

• arbitrary
• abstract
• ambiguous

• 1. Regulative
• 2. Construtive

how, where, when & with whom you talk to about certian things

specifying how to interpert specific kinds of comm

• a. Defines
• b. Evaluates
• c. Oraganizes perceptions
• d. allows hypthetical thought
• e. allows self-refection

• 1. Low Context Cultures
• 2. High Context Cultures

use lang to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as clearly and logically as possible

value lang as a way to maintain social harmony. INdirect comm is acceptable and even common

exisits when ppl share norms about how to use talk and what purpose it serves

• giving advise
• taking action
• less conversational
• demanding

• empathic
• talk though issues
• conversational
• more likely to make requests

• suppliments verbal comm
• regaulate interaction
• establish relationships
• reflects and expresses cultural patterns and values

60-90%

• 1. Kinesics
• 2. Artifacts
• 3. Evironmental Factors
• 4. Proxemics & Personal Space
• 5. Chronemics
• 6. Paralanguage & Silence

Chromemics

paralanguage

True

18 in

• 1. pink & blue blankets
• 2.toys
• 3. clothing

Fung Shui

Promemics

Kinesics

True

less

eyes

cross

asian

towards to TV

• time
• valued in the US

• personal objects used to show identity
• shows status

• body position and motions
• shows feelings

vocal but doesnt use words

• things around us
• feng shui

• how space is used
• 4-12ft for general ppl
• 18in for friends
• shows power

Not socially thought

• 1. being mindful
• 2. hearing
• 3. selecting & organizing
• 4. interpreting
• 5. responding
• 6. remembering

getting ready to listen

physically receiving messages

chosing what to pay attention to

what words mean to you

verbal & nonverbal indications of attention & interest

retaining info

• preoccupation
• prejudgement
• reacting to emotionally loaded lang
• lack of effort
• failure to adapt listening styles

• listening for pleasure
• listening for info
• listening to support others
• listening critically

understanding anothers situation

feeling sorry for another

• Pseudolistening
• Monopolizing
• Selecive listening
• Defensive listening
• Ambushing
• Literal listening

pretending to be listening

continually focusing attention on ourselves

focusing only on the parts of comm that interests or appeals to you

perceiving personal attacks when none exists

listening carefully for the purpose of attaching the speaker

listening only for content and not nonverbal cues

• an feeling
• express verbally and nonverbally

the ability to recongize which feelings are appropriate in which situations and the ability to communicate those feelings

emotions are the process that are shaed by physiology, perceptions, lang & social experiences

physiological response to emotions

meaning attached to experiences

perceptions influenced by society

the means to explicity label our emotions

• choosing not to express emotions
• expressing emotions when its healthy

• 1. social expectations
• 2. vulnerability
• 3. protecting others
• 4. social & professinal roles

norms placed on us saying who should be able to express emotions freely

withholding info that may negatively impact the way ppl perceive us

withholding feelings to protect anothers feelings

our roles may make expressing emotions inappropriate @ times

• identify your emotions
• thoughtfully choose how to comm your emotions
• own your feelings
• monitor self-talk

• speaking in generalilites
• not owning feelings
• counterfeit emotonial intelligence