CMN 230 (UIUC)

Stages of Coming Together - Answer^1) Initiating 2) Experimenting 3) Intensifying 4) Integrating 5) Bonding Four Types of Families - Answer^Pluralistic Consensual Protective Laissez Faire 4 Reasons to Study Interpersonal Communications - Answer^-you spend so much time doing it -have better relationships with friends, family and romantic partners -be more successful in your career -have better health mentally and physically Interpersonal Communications Definition (DeVito 2008) - Answer^Verbal and nonverbal interaction between interdependent people What are the two different perspective on how interpersonal communication should be defined? - Answer^Situation (communication between two people) AND type of communication (impersonal to personal or interpersonal) Under the second definition, what are the three levels at which we can communicate? - Answer^1. Cultural (Impersonal) 2. Sociological 3. Psychological (Interpersonal) 5 Principles of Interpersonal Communications - Answer^-Purposeful -Transactional (having feedback, giving and receiving) AND (can't talk to yourself) -Relational (helps define and affect the relationship) -Irreversible (you can't really take back you fat brat) -Can be synchronous (face to face) or asynchronous (delay of response)