UCLA Comm 10 Midterm (2023/2024) Rated A+

UCLA Comm 10 Midterm (2023/2024) Rated A+ Norms Rules on what is expected in a given situation. Types of Social Norms Folkways, Mores, Taboos Folkways Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them. Mores More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal. Taboos Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action. Folkway Example You should wear matching socks. More Example Adults playing naked on the front lawn. Taboo Example Having sex with a family member (incest). Having sex with a dead person (Necrophilia). Types of Pick Up Lines Friendly, Offbeat, Humorous, Altar, Seductive. Friendly Pick Up Line Example "Would you mind some conversation while we wait?" Offbeat Pick Up Line Example "Do you think we are ever going to switch to the metric system?" Humorous Pick Up Line Example "So what's a nice girl like you doing in an elevator like this?" Altar Pick Up Line Example "You look just like my 3rd husband." (only had 2!) Seductive Pick Up Line Example "You are the sexiest woman in the room." SEMCDR Model Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder, Receiver. Source The person with the thought/idea to communicate. Encoder Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that people can understand. Message Code-any system of symbols by which we communicate. Must be shared to be understood. (language) Content-What is being communicated. (the general idea) Treatment-how you say what you say. (non-verbal things like tone and volume) Double Bind When the content and treatment of a message clash. (We tend to listen to the treatment in these cases) Channel The medium used to get a message from source to receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.) Receiver Person who receives the message being sent. Feedback The receiver becoming the source. Circular Model Model in which