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Ethics (29)

Branch of Philosophy that focuses on moral principles and codes of conduct

Interpersonal Communication Competence (35)

The ability to communicate effectively

I-It Communication (12)

Buber- when one person in communication is treated like an object, sometimes acknowledged, but only as "something" (waiter, salesperson, homeless person)

I-You Communication (13)

Buber-second level, majority of our interactions. Acknowledged as people, but don't fully engage as unique people

I-Thou Communication (13)

Buber- each person affirms the other as cherished and unique individuals. See each other's wholeness and individuality

Interpersonal Communication (14)

Buber describes "Selective, systemic process that allows people to reflect and build personal knowledge of one another and create shared meanings"

Systemic (14)

Takes place within various systems (Class, culture, relationship, history)

Selective (14)

We make choices about who we communicate with and on what levels

Noise (15)

Anything that distorts communication or interferes with people's understanding of one another: Physiological, physical, psychological, semantic

Content Meaning (18)

Literal meaning of words

Relationship Meaning (18)

What the words communicated mean in the context of the relationship (Parent to child: clean your room, vs. Friend to friend: clean your room)

Process (17)

Communication is an ongoing, continuous process: evolves over time, decreases over time

Model (19)

Representation of a phenomenon

Linear Model (20)

Laswell- not effective because communication is portrayed as going one way (Sender and Reciever)

Interactive Model (21)

Listeners give feedback

Transactional Model (21)

More accurate, "Communicators A and B," field of experience, noise, time, systems, communication goes both ways

Feedback (21)

Response to a message (Interactive Model)

Symbol (30)

Something with no inherent or true meaning (words are an example)

Metacommunication (30)

Communication about communication: "This has been a great talk"

Dual Perspective (36)

Understanding that both our own perspectives, beliefs, thoughts or feelings may not line up with another person's

Person-centeredness (40, 88)

Ability to perceive another as a unique individual by using knowledge of particular others

Monitoring (38, 40)

The capacity to observe and regulate your own communication

Interpersonal (12)

"Between people"

Buber (12)

Philosopher, 3 levels of comm and defined Inter Comm as "Selective, systemic process that allows people to reflect and build personal knowledge of one another and shared meanings"

Physiological Noise (15)

Hunger, tired

Physical Noise (15)

Crowded room, super hot or super cold

Psychological Noise (15)

Qualities in us that affect how we communicate and interpret (prejudice, bias from perspective)

Semantic Noise (15)

Not understanding the actual words

Shared Meaning (17)

The understanding of certain people's words and behaviors in relationships with history and understanding

Three Dimensions of Relationship-Level Meanings

Responsiveness, liking or affection, power or control

Interpersonal Needs Theory (22)

Psychologist William Schutz: We create and sustain relationships to meet 3 different needs

Three Needs According to Schutz (22)

Affection, inclusion, control

Maslow (22)

Hierarchy of Needs

Hierarchy of Needs

Basic to Abstract: Physical (air, food), Safety and Protection (shelter,) Belonging or Inclusion, Self-esteem (respect, impacted by seeming, being,) Self-actualization (Understanding of self)

8 Principles of Interpersonal Communications

1. We cannot NOT communicate. 2. It's irreversible. 3. Involves ethical choices. 4. People construct meanings. 5. Metacommunication affects meaning. 6. Inter Comm develops and sustains relationships. 7. Not a solution to everything. 8. Can be learned

Anxious/ambivalent attachment style (53)

Inconsistent treatment by caregiver, sometimes loving, and attentive, sometimes indifferent and rejecting. Unpredictability causes anxiety in the child

Attachment styles (51)

Patterns of caregiving that teach us who we and others are and how to approach relationships, learned in earliest relationships

Self (41)

Starts with external people telling us who we are. Multidimensional process of internalizing and acting from social perspectives, begins with parents

Particular others (47)

Specific people who are important in our lives

Direct Definition (47)

Communication that tells us explicitly who we are by labeling us and our behaviors. Includes race and ethnicity

Reflected Appraisal (48)

If people hint indirectly that we are smart, we become that. We are mirrors for other people. People's perception of us effects us

Social Comparison (50)

Process of assessing ourselves in relation to others to form judgements about our own talents, abilities, and qualities, etc. Diversity is necessary, can elevate or lower our view of self

Identity Scripts (51)

Rules for living and identity, usually formed by 5 years old, adults write, children internalize. "We are responsible people"

Secure Attachment Style

Caregiver responds CONSISTENTLY in an attentive and loving way, better self-esteem, positive view of others, positive view of self

Fearful Attachment Style (52)

Caregiver in the first bond is unavailable or communicates in negative, rejecting, or abusive ways (sees self as unlovable and others as rejecting)

Self-fulfilling Prophecies

Internalize other's expectation or judgements about us and then behave in ways that are consistent with those expectations or judgements. Labels we are given that we grow into

Dismissive Attachment Style

Caregiver is rejecting, dismissive, child does not accept caregiver's view, so sees others as unworthy

Generalized Other (54)

The general, or overall, society

Culture is Learned in Three Ways

Interacting with others who have internalized cultural values, participating in institutions that embody cultural values, watched through media

Face (60)

"save face, best face forward" The impression of self that we want others to accept in social situations

Impression Management (60)

Have we use communication in an effort to persuade others to believe the face we present

Social Media's Role in Identity

1. Direct Definition, Reflected Appraisals 2. social comparison3. Skilled facework

Johari Window (63)

Open Area, Blind Area, Hidden Area, Unknown area

Self-Disclosure (64)

Intentionally revealing information about ourselves to another person that he or she is unlikely to discover in other ways (Builds relationships, trust, reliability, learn to handle feedback)

Self-Sabotage (67)

Self-talk, telling ourselves we are no good, we can't do it, etc

Perception (75)

The ACTIVE process of creating meaning by SELECTING, ORGANIZING AND INTERPRETING people, objects, events, situations and other phenomena

Perception is affected by:

Others, situations, events, behaviors, ourselves

Selection (75)

We don't notice everything, we notice things that stand out. Change can shift attention and we can miss out on opportunities

In-Attention Blindness (76)

Tendency to not notice what's right in front of us (talk-to-text phone while driving)

Organization (77)

After we've selected what to notice, constructivism: "We organize and interpret experience by applying cognitive structures called schemata"

Four Types of Schemata (78)

Prototypes, Personal Constructs, Stereotypes, Scripts

Prototypes (78)

Clearest, most representative example of a category. Category: friends, Prototype: Karly

Personal Constructs

Mental yardstick, two extremes: smart, not smart

Stereotypes (79)

Predictive generalization applied to a person or situation based on the category we placed them in. These are pinned on people

Scripts (80)

Guide to action, help us through interactions, but not always accurate

Interpretation (81)

Subjective process of explaining our perceptions in ways that make sense to us

Attribution Error

Issues in perception that lead to issues in communication

Attributions

Explanation of why something happened or why someone acts in a certain way

Four Dimensions of Attributions (82)

Locus, Stability, Specificity, Responsibility

Locus (81)

Dimension of Attributions: Internal or external (He has no patience for lateness, vs. The traffic jam was frustrating)

Stability (82)

Dimension of Attributions: Stable (unchanging, she's a type A personality,) Unstable (temporary, she has a headache right now)

Specificity (82)

Dimension of Attributions: Specific (He spends a lot of money on clothes), Global (He's a big spender)

Responsibility

Dimension of Attributions: Within personal control, beyond personal control

Self-serving bias (82+83)

Bias towards ourselves and our interests, "I did well on the test because I'm smart and studied" vs. "I did badly on that test because the questions were unfair and no amount of studying would have made a difference"

Fundamental Attribution Error

Locus dimension, overestimate internal causes or others' errors and underestimate internal causes of our errors

Influences in Perception (84)

Physiology, expectations, age, culture, social location, roles

Social Location (86)

"Realm of reality"

Standpoint

Point of view that grows out of political awareness of the social location of a group: material, social, symbolic conditions common for members (Privileged people are more likely to contribute to a society that benefits them)

Roles

Doctors observe medical symptoms, lawyers are analytic thinkers

Cognitive Complexity (89)

Number of personal constructs used, how abstract they are and how elaborately they interact to shape perception (Children are more simple than adults)

Empathy

The ability to feel with another person

Implicit Personality Theory

Collection of unspoken and sometimes unconscious assumptions about how various qualities fit together in human personalities

Social Media's Influence on Perception (90)

Views on issues are shaped by the people we follow. Cultural membership influences the content of our online communication