UCSB Comm 1 Midterm #1 Exam

UCSB Comm 1 Midterm #1 Exam What is communication? - ANS-•Discipline that grew out of other disciplines. •Process by which individuals use symbols, signs, and behaviors to exchange information. • Is also a systematic cognitive process meaning it doesn't just happen; there are patents and norms people follow -Encoding and decoding of the messages that are being transmitted Encoding - ANS-Making/putting into words Intrapersonal Communications - ANS-•Communication within a person •Talking to self, dairy, etc •Focuses on how we think or process info about other people (e.g. making attributions or forming impressions Attribution - ANS-Expressing one's self Interpersonal Communications - ANS-•Communication with another dyad(pairs of individuals) [e.g. partner, brother, family] •Can be face to face or mediated • focus is on relational development and Intimacy (e.g. Making friends or conflict) Intergroup/Intercultural - ANS-•Communication between members of different groups or cultures(e.g. Age groups, gender, religion) • Focus is on interaction and identity based on group memberships (ingroup/outgroup communication) Ingroup/outgroup - ANS...