Communications Exam 2

Non-verbal

Behaviors & Characteristics that convey meaning without words

Facial Displays

Important source of information

Oculesics

Study of eye behavior

Kinesis

Study of movement

Gesticulation

The use of arm and hand movements to communicate

Emblem

Gestures that have direct verbal translation

Illustrators

Gestures that go along with a verbal message

Affect Displays

Gestures the accumulate emotions

Regulators

Gestures that control conservation flow

Adaptors

Gestures that satisfy a personal need

Haptics

Study of the sense of touch

Affectionate

Behaviors that communicate love/intimacy

Power & Control

Having control over ones touch

Caregiving

Touch that is of care and service

Aggressive

Behaviors done to inflict physical harm

Ritualistic

Traditional types of touch

Paralanguage/ “Vocalics”

Behaviors that accompany words

Halo Affect

A predisposition to attribute positive qualities to physically attractive people

Chronemics

Monocrotic

Time must not be wasted

Polycrotic

Ple

Need to Belong Theory

A psychological theory proposing a fundamental human inclination to bond with others

Emotionally Close

More than just casual conversation

Task Relation

Relationships built from duty (Work/School in public)

Virtual

Online Relationships

Pinochio

Starts online then becomes face to face

Cyber Emigrant

Starts face to face then moves online

Real Worlders

Completely face to face interaction

Emtotional

Support from others

Material/Social Capital

Resources as a result of our social relationships

Proximity

Closeness as in how closely together people live or work

Physical Attraction

Attraction to someones appreance

Social Attraction

Attraction to someone’s personality

Task Attraction

Attraction to someone’s abilities or dependability

Complementarity

The beneficial provision by another person of a quality that one lacks

Uncertainty Reduction Theory

People find uncertainty to be unpleasant, so they are motivated to reduce their uncertainty by getting to know others

Sunafrank’s

When we dislike the information we learn about others, that information can cause us to like them less

Social Exchange Theory

People seek to maintain relationships in which their benefits outweigh their costs

Comparison Level

A realistic expectation of what one wants and thinks one deserves from a relationship

Equity Theory

Theory Suggesting that a goof relationship is one which one’s ratio of costs and benefits is equal to the partner’s

Over-Benefited

A state in which one’s relationship benefits outweigh one’s costs

Under-Benefited

A state in which one’s relationship costs outweigh one’s benefits

Openness

Describes a person’s willingness to discuss their relationships with others

Self-Disclosure

Act of intentionally giving others information about us that we believe is trye but that we have think they don’t already have

Peer

Person similar to us in status or power

Intimacy

Significant emotional closeness experienced in a relationship (Platonic or Romantic)

Commitment

Desire to stay in a romantic relationship no matter what happens

Interdependence

State in which what happens to one person affects everyone else in the relationship

Dialetical Tensions

Conflicts between two important but opposing relational needs or desires

1.Initiating Stage

When People meet and interact for the first time

2.Experimenting Stage

Conversing to learn more about each other

3.Intensifying Stage

A deep commitment has formed, and the partners share a strong sense that the relationship has its own identity

4.Bonding Stage

Partners make a public announcement of their commitment to each other

Conflict

Expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scare resources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals

Communication Privacy Management Theory

Explaining how people in relationships negotiate the tension between disclosing information and keeping it private

Instrumental Communication

Communication about day-to-day topics and tasks