true
human interaction and human touch is critical for infants? T or F?
false
Social interaction does not keep us healthy T or F?
stigma
a characteristic that discredits a person, causing him or her to be seen abnormal or undesirable
stigmatized people
Who is more likely to suffer from negative physical effects of limited social interaction?
companionship, affection, relaxation, and escape
What are the four main relational needs as a human?
neighborhoods, schools, workplace, malls, theaters, internets and restaurants
Give some examples of structure's that are designed to promote social interaction?
marriage
What is the most important predictor of happiness in life?
true
Is it true that identity develops overtime? True or False?
spirituality
involve's people's beliefs about the meaning of life
instrumental needs
practical every day needs
short or long term
instrumental needs can either be _________ or __________
physical, relational, identity, spiritual, and instrumental
What are the five needs served by communication?
Because we have so many and because many of them have to be met before other needs
What are two important reasons for meeting instrumental needs?
model
a formal description of a process
action, interaction, and transaction model
What are the three models developed by communication scholars?
the action model
Source--> Message --> communication channel --> receiver --> decode --> noise
source
the originator of a thought or idea
encode
to put an idea into language or gesture that someone can understand
communication channel
a type of pathway
receiver
receives the message
decode
interpret it
noise
anything that interferes with a receiver's ability to attend to the message
physical, psychological, and physiological
What are the three types of noises?
interaction model
Feedback--> Context--> physical context
feedback
the various verbal and nonverbal responses to a person's message
context
the environment that you're in that includes both physical and psychological context
physical context
where a person is physically interacting with each other
transaction model
maintains that both people in a conversation are simultaneously sources and receives. Argues that conversation flows in both directions at the same time
channel rich contexts
meaning that they involve many different communication channels at once
channel lean contexts
a communication context involving few channels at once
word
symbol or representation of an idea
content dimension
literal information being communicated about the subject of the message
relational dimension
signals about the relationship in which a message is being communicated
metacommunication
communication about communication
explicit rules
a rule about behavior that has been clearly articulated
implicit rules
a rule about behavior that has not been clearly articulated but is nonetheless understood
Everyone is an expert at communicating, communication will solve any problem, communication can break down, communication is inherently good, and more communication is always better
What are the six myths about communication?
interpersonal communication
communication that occurs between two people within the context of their relationship and that, as it evolves, helps them to negotiate and define their relationship
interpersonal
between people
intrapersonal communication
communication with oneself
mass communication
communication from one source to a large audience
small group communication
communication occuring within small groups of three or more peopl
dyad
pair of people
interpersonal communication occurs between two people, within a relationship, evolves within relationships, and negotiates and defines relationships
What are the four characteristics of interpersonal communication?
impersonal
Most of our day to day communication is impersonal or personal?
It's pervasive, can improve our relationships, and can improve our health
What are three reasons why interpersonal communication is important?
communication effectively
communicating in ways that are effective and appropriate for a given situation
communicating effectively and appropriately
Communicating competently involves two main things:
rules
communication is governed by what?
self-awareness, adaptability, empathy, cognitive complexity, and ethics
What are the five characteristics of competent communicators?
self-monitoring
awareness of one's behavior and how it affects others
competence
a situation-specific
empathy
the ability to think and feel as other do
cognitive complexity
the ability to understand a given situation in multiple ways
ethics
a code of morality or set of ideas about what is right
high-self monitors
pay close attention to the way they look, sound, and act in social situations. Have high levels of social and emotional intelligence, qualities that allow them to understand people's social behaviors and emotions accurately
low-self monitors
oblivious to both their own behaviors and other's people's reactions to them
empathy
________ leads to cognitive complexity
physical needs
social capital, the value in the connections that people have
health, wealth, and happiness
social capital is connected to these three things
tangible assistance, healthy norms, organize politically, and the psychological/physiological treatment
social capital provides the following things:
socially constructed
language, culture, and words are always what?