COMM 215 exam 1

Primary effect

the first information that we recieve about others
- sterortypes
- shapes our overall impression about them

what is the reason primry effect works

confirmation bias

confirmation bias

we like to confirm our orginial beliefs about an idea so we see it through our original positive negative lense

HANDSHAKE

right hand - power
left hand - desire friendly

PICTURE

stand left = read left - right

interpersonal communications (IPC)

dynamic forn of comm between 2+ people in whoch messages exchanged significantly influence their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships

dynamic means

never chnaging

successful IPC is ...

reciever mindful

transactional model of IPC

simultaneous and continous

noise

barriers to communication:
- physical , semantic, intrapersonal, and interpersoanl

field of experience

culture, background, age, education, mood, finical, security, gender, ect

competent communication

effective
appropriate
accuracy

effective communication

extent to which you achieve your goals in an interaction
-based on our ability to share meaning

appropriate communication

extent to which you fulfilled social expectations for a particular situation

accuracy communication

create joint meaning
-one cannot communicate
person-centered

memorable message

messages (in any form) that have been continuously or subconsciosly incorporated into your worldview.
- impact you rword choice, behvaior, relationshio, decisions, attitudes, ect

cultural messages

specifically "EXPERIENCED" that message

ex of cultural messages

golden rule, holding hands while crossing

social messages

messages from a social group that you belong too

ex of social messages

soccer when u were little, catholic school

psychological messages

messages that are more "one on one" conversations

ex of psychological messages

just do it campagin , national anteam, someone telling u something indivually

the six principles of commication

1. IPC contains content and relational information
2. IPC is irreversible
3. IPC is dynamic
4. IPC is intertwined with ethics
5. IPC can be symmetrical or asymmetrical
6. IPC can be effective or ineffective

whar are the five different ways to think about a message

1. effective
2. misscomunciation
3. attempted com
4. misinterpretation
5. accidental comm

effective

I meant to send a message and the reciever took it in as i meant for them too

miscommunication

i meant to send a message but the reciever did not take it in as i meant it to be recieved

attempted comm

i sent a message that she did not recieve for some reason

misinterpretation

i wave to a friend on the street. a stranger sees it and thinks its for him and waves back

accidental comm

i wave to a friend on the street. a stranger sees it and is about to wave back but relaizes as they raise their hand that it was not meant for them

4 elements to a whole message

observation
opinion
feeling
need

observation

report what sense tell u
- closest to facts

opinion

draw conclusions, make value judgements

feeling

give emotion

need

express what you want or think you want in a given situation

I cant believe u forgot our anniversary again!
feeling:
opinion:
observation:
need:

feeling: im confused
opinion: i have not recieved anything from you im thinking that you forgot
observation: its 9pm on 6/3 the day of our anniersary
need: im gonna need something because u forgot

social construction claim 1

X taken for granted X apprears to be inevitable (X has to be)

social construction claim 2

X have not existed or need not at all (X doesnt have too)
- product of people who interact

3 stages of social construction

externalization
objectivation
internalization

externalization

create cultural products through social interactions
- when created become external to those who produced them

objectivation

products created in the first stage appear to take on a reality of their own, becoming independent of those who created them
- They feel as if the products have an objective existence and they'll become another part of reality to be taken for granted.

Internalization

we learn the supposedly "objective facts" about the cultural products that have been created.
- occurs in socialzation
- In this stage we make these facts part of our consciousness.
- members of the same culture share an understanding of reality and rarel

socialzation

the process of social interaction in which one learns the ways of society and one's specific roles-- the sets of rules and expectations attached to a social position in that society.

Social construction beliefs

1. all knowledge, including the most basic common sense, taken for granted is derived from and maintained by social interactions.
2. When people interact, they do so with the understanding that their respective perceptions of reality are related
3. As the

What we take to be the world importantly depends on how we approach it

true

How we approach it depends on social relationships we are a part of

true

In relationships the world comes to be what it is for us

true

Cultural Imperialism

As we presume the reality and truth of our own beliefs we trample on the realities of others
(opposite of You Do You)

social construction meaning

a product of the people who interact

reality is objectively present and subjectively apprehended

true (know how to connect this statement with ted talks or real life)

it is not a man is masculine speech and a women is feminie speech

true

chacteristics of masculine speech

1. status and control
- give advice
2. instrumentally
- use of speech to discover facts, get info, and suggest a soultion
3. conversational command
- talk more and at greater length than women
4. men are more likely to interrupt to exert control than owme

msculine speech communities

regard talk as a way to exert control, preserve independence, entertain, and enhance status

communication is often seen as ...

a way of proving oneself and negotiating prestige

charcteristics of feminie speech

1. show support for others
- express feelings of sympathy and understanding
2. questions that serve pose for greater understanding of the feelings and perceptions surroundng the subject of talk
3. efforts to sustain conversation by inviting others to spea

feminie speech compare to masculine speech

why are you telling me all this?

feminine speech communities

communications as primarily a way to: establish and maintain relationships

feminie speech:

they engage in conversation to share themseleves and to learn about others; establish equality bt people is important in feminie communication

intensifiers

adv and adj that intensifies the noun or verb being described
- so, quite, such, very
- F 5 to 6x more
"your my very very best friend in the world

hedgers

words like "try, hope, believe, thick, feel, maybe, sort of"
- I was sort of hoping you would meet me for lunch"
- i think the store is two blocks ot the left

discliamers

phrases that come before a statement or question but discount its content of importance
- i know this osunds crazy but....
- what the hell, its my birthday

verbal fillers

words use to fill silence
- like, right, well, ok, you know
M use it to keep talking
F use to show that they care about the relationship

hypercorrection

reminds others of the proper language forms
- you mean lie not lay
- less to do with M/F more to do with job

requests
compund and direct

compound: so the store is closing soon id really sppreciate it if you culd go tothe from and purchase your items if its not too much troble (F)
direct: time to buy your things and leave (M)

tag questions

makign a declarative statement and follow it with a question relating to the same statement
- "its hot in here isnt it

nonverbal communication

the intentional or unintentional transmission of meaning through physical or behvaorial cues

how is nonverbal different from verbal

auditor, visual, tacile
more flexible and ambiguous
governed by fewer rules
more meaningful (65-93% of the message)

kinesics

visible body movement, including fcaial expressions, eye contact, gestures, and body parts

vocalics

vocal characteristics such as loudness, pitch, speech rate, and tone

haptics

duration, placement, and strength of touch

proxemics

use of physical distance / personal space

chronemics

organization and use of time

physcial appearance

appearance of hair, clothing, body type, and other physcial features

artifacts

personal possessions displayed to others / extras

environment

structure of physical suroundings