Comm exam 1

Content Dimension

the explicit information being discussed

Relational Dimension

how you feel about the person/content your talking to/about

Cognitive Complexity

the ability to construct a variety of frameworks for viewing an issue

Encoding

putting thoughts into symbols

Decoding

making sense of the message

Noise

distractions that disrupt the transmission of a message

Self-concept

the relatively stable set of perceptions you have about yourself

Personality

characteristic ways in which you think and behave across a variety of situations

Self-esteem

your evaluation of your self-worth

Reflected Appraisal

the theory that your self-concept reflects the way you think others see you rather than the way you see yourself

Social Comparison

evaluating yourself in terms of how you compare to others

Identity Management

the communication strategies we use to influence how other people see us

Perceived Self

a reflection of the self-concept; the person you believe yourself to be

Presenting Self

the socially approved and acceptable version of ourselves that we want others to see

Self-Disclosure

the process of deliberately revealing significant information about yourself that would not normally be known by others

Privacy Management

the choices people make to reveal or conceal information about themselves

Perceptual Schema

the categories and classifications we use to organize perception

Punctuation

the determination of causes and effects in a series of interactions

Narrative

a story that explains behavior

Perception Checking

the process of reviewing your assumptions and sharing your interpretations

Self-serving Bias

we judge ourselves more charitably than we judge other people

Halo Effect

the power of a positive first impression to influence subsequent impressions of the same person or experience

Listening Fidelity

the degree of congruence between what a listener understands and what the sender intended

Mindless Listening

we react to messages automatically or routinely

Mindful Listening

we react to messages after giving them careful and thoughtful attention

Unique/Irreplaceable

the talk is specifically adaptable to the person you are talking to; it is not interchangeable with someone else

Disclosing

the communication involves the purposeful sharing of ourselves. personal info, opinions, and thoughts

Interdependent

the communicative fate of the two people is connected. What i say, do, and how you feel affects me and vice versa

Intrinsically Rewarding

the benefits of interpersonal communication/ relationships are in experiencing and knowing the other person, rather than mostly practical, or goal-oriented

Cultural Level Dyad

basic level of engagement; we relate on this level, because we are all a part of the same generational culture and society

Sociological Level Dyad

tied to group membership; we relate on this level because we belong to the same social group

Psychological Level Dyad

true interpersonal communication; it is intimate and personally revealing. We give a bit of ourselves when talking on this level.

Impersonal Dyad

basic impersonal engagement with another person; primarily uses “phatic communication” or small talk

Selection

what you notice/ pay attention to. intensity, repetition, change/difference, motivated.

Organization

arranging what you’ve noticed in a meaningful way

Interpretation

attaching meaning to sense data

Negotiation

communicators influence each others perceptions. the back/forth of trying to acheive a shared perspective

Manner

a communicators words and nonverbal actions

Appearance

the personal items that people use to shape their image

Setting

use of the physical environment to influence how others see us

Obsolete Information

past failures and successes that linger in the present

Distorted Feedback

overly critical feedback and comments, exaggerated praise built up over time

Emphasis on Perfection

perfection is unattainable, striving and failing to reach it created a sense of “not good enough”

Social Expectations

it is more acceptable to talk about shortcomings rather than strengths

Cognitive Conservatism

we seek and attend to information that conforms to our existing self-concept, we resist revising our self-concept

Self-fulfilling Prophesies

an expectation of an event and behavior based on that expectation, that makes the outcome more likely to occur

Reflected Appraisal

the theory that your self-concept reflects the way you think others see you, rather than the way you see yourself, a mirroring of other’s judgements

Social Comparison

the process of evaluating yourself in terms of how you compare with others