comm 114 exam 1 Questions and Answers with complete solution

What are the needs impacted by communication? - • Physical needs: comm helps us maintain physical and mental well-being • Relational needs: comm helps us form social and personal relationships • Identity needs: comm helps us decide who we are and who we want to be • Spiritual needs: comm lets us share our beliefs and values with others • Instrumental needs: comm helps us accomplish personal and professional tasks. (practical, everyday needs) what is the definition of interpersonal communication? - verbal and nonverbal interaction between two (or sometimes more than two_ interdependent people dyadic primacy - dyads (2 people) are central to interpersonal relationships dyadic coalitions - 2 person relationship formed to achieve a mutually desired benefit or goal. productive coalition: 2 people coming together to study unproductive coalition: 2 people working/forming a relationship for a negative reason dyadic consciousness - as relationships develop and you start to see yourself as part of a couple characteristics of interpersonal comm - • interdependent individuals-connected and impactful • inherently relational- the relationship determines how you communicate • exists on a continuum o social role info vs personal role info o societal rules vs. personal rules o social messages vs. personal messages o predictive data vs. explanatory data • involves verbal and nonverbal messages• exists in varied forms o face-to-face vs. CMC o asynchronous vs. synchronous • involves choices that impact effectiveness channel-rich contexts - involving many channels at once