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
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
