COM 212 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025/2026
PURDUE UNIVERSITY COMPLETE
QUESTION AND ANSWER
sociological level data
when people identify one another based on the reference or membership groups to
which they belong
physiological level data
data shared based on unique personal attributes in common. Ex.) Sharing hopes and
fears
Joint actions
actions in which each person's behavior affects and, in some way, constrains the
behavior of others
memory organization packets
memories of what has happened in a relationship; MOPs help us stabilize and define
the relationship. Ex.) Breaking up, first dates make our overall view of a past
relationship
relational prototype
Comprised of:
- A natural language
- Criterial Attributes
- Communication Indicators
Goal Competence
the ability to set goals, anticipate probable consequences, and choose effective lines of
action
culture
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of
people and transmitted from one generation to the next
, interpersonal communication
communication between 2 people who have different understandings about the world
cultural level data
information made available to all members of a culture
Natural language label
Words we describe a relationship with Ex.) "Friend"
criterial attributes
characteristics that a relationship must have to be classed by a given natural language
label Ex.) Friend: "Trust" "respect" "Comfort"
Communication indicators
What you do for someone you have a "language label" with
Ex.) keeping secrets
content messages
messages about the topic at hand
relational messages
messages about the relationship itself
situational approach
based on FACTORS involved
Developmental Approach
Define relationship based on CONTENT
Dialect Approach
See relationship from both sides
uncertainty management theory
PURDUE UNIVERSITY COMPLETE
QUESTION AND ANSWER
sociological level data
when people identify one another based on the reference or membership groups to
which they belong
physiological level data
data shared based on unique personal attributes in common. Ex.) Sharing hopes and
fears
Joint actions
actions in which each person's behavior affects and, in some way, constrains the
behavior of others
memory organization packets
memories of what has happened in a relationship; MOPs help us stabilize and define
the relationship. Ex.) Breaking up, first dates make our overall view of a past
relationship
relational prototype
Comprised of:
- A natural language
- Criterial Attributes
- Communication Indicators
Goal Competence
the ability to set goals, anticipate probable consequences, and choose effective lines of
action
culture
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of
people and transmitted from one generation to the next
, interpersonal communication
communication between 2 people who have different understandings about the world
cultural level data
information made available to all members of a culture
Natural language label
Words we describe a relationship with Ex.) "Friend"
criterial attributes
characteristics that a relationship must have to be classed by a given natural language
label Ex.) Friend: "Trust" "respect" "Comfort"
Communication indicators
What you do for someone you have a "language label" with
Ex.) keeping secrets
content messages
messages about the topic at hand
relational messages
messages about the relationship itself
situational approach
based on FACTORS involved
Developmental Approach
Define relationship based on CONTENT
Dialect Approach
See relationship from both sides
uncertainty management theory
