COM 212 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE

COM 212 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE

Communicationbn-bnanswers--
abnconceptbnwithbnmanybndefinitionsbnmostbnofbnwhichbnimplybnthebncreationbnandbnsharingbnofbninfor
mation;bnthebnauthorsbnsuggestbnthatbnonebnwaybntobnthinkbnofbnitbnisbntobnviewbnitbnasbnabnprocessbno
fbncreatingbnandbnregulatingbnsocialbnreality



Communicationbncompetencebn-bnanswers--
(model)bnthebnabilitybntobncommunicatebninbnabnpersonallybneffectivebnandbnsociallybnappropriatebnman
ner



Performativebncompetencebn-bnanswers--
(level)bnthatbnpartbnofbncommunicationbncompetencebntahtbncanbnbebnseen;bnthebnactualbnperformanc
ebnofbndaybntobndaybnbehavior



Processbncompetencebn-bnanswers--
(level)bnunderstandingbnwhatbnitbnmeansbntobncommunicatebnconfidentlybninbnanybngivenbnsituation



messagebncompetencebn-bnanswers--
(element)bnthebnabilitybntobnmakebnmessagebnchoicesbnthatbnothersbncanbncomprehendbnandbnthebnabi
litybntobncomprehendbnthebnmessagebnchoicebnofbnothers.bn(beingbnablebntobnspeakbntobnsomeonebnch
oosebnthebnmessagesbnandbnunderstand)



interpretivebncompetencebn-bnanswers--
(element)bnthebnabilitybntobnlabelbnorganizebnandbninterpretbnthebnconditionsbnsurroundingbnanbnintera
ction



rolebncompetencebn-bnanswers--
(element)bnthebnabilitybntobntakebnonbnsocialbnrolesbnandbnknowbnwhatbnisbnappropriatebnbehaviorbngiv
enbnthosebnroles

, self-competencebn-bnanswers--
(element)bnthebnabilitybntobnchoosebnandbnpresentbnabndesiredbnselfbnimage



goalbncompetencebn-bnanswers--
(element)bnthebnabilitybntobnsetbngoalsbnanticipatebnprobablebnconseqencesbnandbnchoosebneffectivebnli
nesbnofbnaction



processbn-bnanswers--
anbnactionbnopposedbntobnabnthing;bnunlikebnthingsbnwhichbnarebnstatic,bntheybnarebnongoingbnwithbnno
bnbeginningbnorbnend




culturebn-bnanswers--
setsbnofbnvalues,bnbeliefs,bnnorms,bnandbncustoms,bnrulesbnandbncodes,bnthatbnsociallybndefinebngroupsb
nofbnpeople




socialbnconstructionistbnperspectivebn-bnanswers--
suggestsbnthatbnpeoplebncreatebntheirbnownbnsocialbnthroughbninteractionsbnwithbnothers



modelbnofbncommunicationbncompetencebn-bnanswers--abnfluidbnprocess



processbnmodel/perspectivebnofbncommunicationbn-bnanswers--
communicationbnisbnabnprocessbnnotbnabnstraightbnlinebnmanybnthingsbnarebnhappeningbnatbnonce



interpersonalbncommunicationbn-bnanswers--
inbndyadicbncommunicationbnthatbntakesbnplacebnwheneverbntwobnindividuals,bnsharingbnthebnrolesbnofb
nsenderbnandbnreceiver,bnbecomebnconnectedbnthroughbnthebnmutualbnactivitybnofbncreatingbnmeaning




intrapersonalbncommunicationbn-bnanswers--one-
personbncommunication;bnex.bndaydreaming,bnfantasizingbnandbnthinkingbnthroughbnabnproblem



cultural-levelbndatabn-bnanswers--informationbnmadebnavailablebntobnallbnmembersbnofbnabnculture



sociological-levelbndatabn-bnanswers--informationbnaboutbngroupbnmembers