Interpersonal Communication Chapter 8

The tendency to attack others self concepts rather than their positions on topics of conversation

Incompetent messages delivered in response to suggestions, criticism, or perceived slights

Mental maps that describe exactly how communication encounters will unfold

Fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication with another person or persons

Signal an attempt to answer the question "How can I best talk about this situation so that the problems we are facing can be solved?"

Emphasize the achievement of instrumental goals in a situation

To convey what you think and feel so others know what you think and feel

Communication decisions are driven by a set of standards regarding moral behavior

The ability to use communication to accomplish interpersonal goals

People who are not sensitive to level of appropriateness

People who are highly sensitive to appropriateness and adapt their communication accordingly

Repeatable goal directed behaviors and behavioral patterns that you routinely practice in your interpersonal encounters and relationships

• Consistently communicating in 3 ways-
• Appropriateness
• Effectiveness
• Ethics