CMN 120 EXAM 1
What are the three broad approaches (e.g., individually centered
theories, etc.) to interpersonal communication theory? These are
used for organizing theories into categories.
1. Individually centered
-centered in how individuals plan, produce, and process interpersonal
communication messages
2. Discourse/interaction centered
-an understanding of interpersonal communication as a message, a
discourse (i.e., a system of meaning), or a joint action behaviorally
enacted between persons
3. Relationship centered
-understanding the role of communication in developing, sustaining,
and terminating social and personal relationships
What is grounded-theory construction?
-Developing a theory from the bottom up based on observations
-Required when there is no scholarship on a particular theory
-Don't start with a hypothesis first collect data on population you wish
to study and see from there
What are predictive expectancies? What are prescriptive
expectancies?
-Predictive expectancies: what we anticipate to occur
-Prescriptive expectancies: what we desire to occur
What does attachment predict about various communication
behaviors, such as prosocial
maintenance, conflict, social skill, jealousy, etc. (e.g., securely
attached people are more
constructive in their conflict management).
,-Securely attached people use more positive communication
behaviors then those with insurance attachments
What position/role does communication play in the attachment
process? (i.e., how is
communication conceptualized in attachment theory)
-Communication can change or cause attachment styles
Our attachment styles can influence how we communicate with others
-Those with secure attachment use communication to build
relationships
-Communication can reinforce the attachment style
Interpersonal Communication
"the production and processing of verbal and nonverbal messages
between two or a few persons"
Linear Model
only 4 elements, too simple as it doesn't count behaviors of decoders
and leaves out interaction of other outside factors
Sender (linear)
Creates the message
Message (linear)
Info sender wants to convey
Channel (linear)
verbal/nonverbal channels of communicated info
ex(facial expression or words, or computer mediated channels)
Receiver (linear)
Receives or decodes message
Feedback
, interaction that lets us know if we were able to transfer message either
successfully or unsuccessfully
ex(head nodding)
- Both communicators are senders and receivers
Noise
any distraction that prevents cmn from being successful
Physical noise
external background noise that prevents message from coming
through
ex(construction noise outside, static on phone, poor wifi on video
call)
Psychological noise
Distractions in mind
ex(trying to receive a message but you're stressed)
Physiological noise
Related to our body
ex(hunger/tired in class, hard to receive message from professor in
class)
Semantic noise
Speakers and listeners have different meaning systems ex(person from
South Dakota has different meaning from person in Virginia)
Transactional Model
Constant exchange of sending and receiving messages
Context and Environment (Trans)
Helps us decode information accurately
Context (Trans)
What are the three broad approaches (e.g., individually centered
theories, etc.) to interpersonal communication theory? These are
used for organizing theories into categories.
1. Individually centered
-centered in how individuals plan, produce, and process interpersonal
communication messages
2. Discourse/interaction centered
-an understanding of interpersonal communication as a message, a
discourse (i.e., a system of meaning), or a joint action behaviorally
enacted between persons
3. Relationship centered
-understanding the role of communication in developing, sustaining,
and terminating social and personal relationships
What is grounded-theory construction?
-Developing a theory from the bottom up based on observations
-Required when there is no scholarship on a particular theory
-Don't start with a hypothesis first collect data on population you wish
to study and see from there
What are predictive expectancies? What are prescriptive
expectancies?
-Predictive expectancies: what we anticipate to occur
-Prescriptive expectancies: what we desire to occur
What does attachment predict about various communication
behaviors, such as prosocial
maintenance, conflict, social skill, jealousy, etc. (e.g., securely
attached people are more
constructive in their conflict management).
,-Securely attached people use more positive communication
behaviors then those with insurance attachments
What position/role does communication play in the attachment
process? (i.e., how is
communication conceptualized in attachment theory)
-Communication can change or cause attachment styles
Our attachment styles can influence how we communicate with others
-Those with secure attachment use communication to build
relationships
-Communication can reinforce the attachment style
Interpersonal Communication
"the production and processing of verbal and nonverbal messages
between two or a few persons"
Linear Model
only 4 elements, too simple as it doesn't count behaviors of decoders
and leaves out interaction of other outside factors
Sender (linear)
Creates the message
Message (linear)
Info sender wants to convey
Channel (linear)
verbal/nonverbal channels of communicated info
ex(facial expression or words, or computer mediated channels)
Receiver (linear)
Receives or decodes message
Feedback
, interaction that lets us know if we were able to transfer message either
successfully or unsuccessfully
ex(head nodding)
- Both communicators are senders and receivers
Noise
any distraction that prevents cmn from being successful
Physical noise
external background noise that prevents message from coming
through
ex(construction noise outside, static on phone, poor wifi on video
call)
Psychological noise
Distractions in mind
ex(trying to receive a message but you're stressed)
Physiological noise
Related to our body
ex(hunger/tired in class, hard to receive message from professor in
class)
Semantic noise
Speakers and listeners have different meaning systems ex(person from
South Dakota has different meaning from person in Virginia)
Transactional Model
Constant exchange of sending and receiving messages
Context and Environment (Trans)
Helps us decode information accurately
Context (Trans)
