Communication

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communication competence

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when you can obtain goals while upholding the expectations of your partner in a particular situation

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interpersonal communication

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the exhange of symbols used, at least in part, to acheive interpersonal goals

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strategic communication

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communication that is selected, structured, and patterned. It is not random, unrestrained, and lawless. It is volunary, controllable, directional, chosen, and purposeful.

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subordinate goals

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very specific, distinct

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supraordinate goals

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general and inclusive

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transact

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a simultaneous sending and receiving of messages

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transactive goals

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start as one thing but change into another

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Component Model of Competence

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3 things:
motivation
knowledge
skill

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motivation

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individual's approach or avoidance orientation in various social situations

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knowledge

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the ways people read social situations and decide on a course of action that yields desired outcomes

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social cognition

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1.influences our interaction with others
2. guides our behaviors
3. influences what we perceive, how we interpret, and what we recall

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self schemata

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view of ourselves

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event schemata

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how we think something typical will happen (like what will happen on the first day of school)

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role schemata

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behavior based on social categories (sex, race, age, job)

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person schemata

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understanding of individuals you know; guides interactions with others

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relational schemata

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make sense of love, friendship, family, work bonds

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interpersonal expectancies

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how we think people will communicate with us

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self-fulfilling prophecy

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when our beliefs about others make them act a certain way that's different from how they really are

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Pygmalion effect (Rosenthal and Rubin)

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believe something will happen therefore you act in a certain way that will make it happen

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relational expectancies

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how we think that a relationship should develop, etc.

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"high reward"

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having positive judgments

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"low reward"

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having negative judgments

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Attributions

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perceive otehrs and make judgements about them or ourselves

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causal loci

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sources of observed behavior

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internal locus

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"she fell because she's clumsy"

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external locus

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"she fell because there was a crack and she tripped"

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attribution biases

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attempting to determine causes of ehaviors by INTERNAL FACTORS

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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behaviors caused by INTERNAL factors

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Ultimate Attribution Error

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applied to a group of people (all old women are nice)

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Negativity Bias

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make more negative judgments when we DON'T interact

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Positivity Bias

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make more positive judgments when we DO interact

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distress-maintaining bias

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attribute partner's negative behavior to interal causes and positive to external (unhappy couples)

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relationship-enhancing bias

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attribute positive behavior to internal and negative to external (happy couples)

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person perception

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afect how we will or if we will communicate with others

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prototypes

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personality traits (shyness, kindness)

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metaperceptions

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beliefs about how OTHERS perceive us

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deindividuation

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invisibility of interaction

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social conformity

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Asch-line test

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cognitive complexity

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ways in which commuicators differ in how they view and describe objects and ppl around them

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communication apprehension

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refers to how many individuals suffer from high levels of anxiety over how they might be evaluated in a given situation or how they might behave

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Locus of control

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argument that behavior is based on expected reinforcement, the value of that reinforcement, and the situation

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Machiavellianism

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tendency to be manipulative

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verbal aggressiveness

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tendency to attack self concept of partner verbally

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social comparison

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assesing people in comparison to yourself

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high self monitors

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consider appearance
situationally guided
outer appearance

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low self monitors

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dispositionally thinking
more meaningful relationships

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covariation attribution theory

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internal or external as to why someone acts in such a way

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Decision Criteria

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distinctiveness
consensus
consistency

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alignement

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degree to which both parties share in the construction of the interaction

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collectivistic cultures

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rely more on context for meaning (use more indirect language, listening, less openess, and fewer words to confront)

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Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT)

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how two ppl from different cultures interact in ways that reflect their personal goals as well as cultural identity