Dr. Moe Communications Exam 2
Polychronic Time (p-time)
Many things at one time
Breadth and Depth
The social penetration model is used to describe which two dimensions of communication?
Proxemics
The study of how we use personal space and territory
Uncertainty Reduction Theory (1975)
Theory that new relationships cause uncertainty, uncertainty is uncomfortable people communicate to alleviate discomfort
Immediacy
describes the degree of interest and attraction we feel toward and communicate to others
Illustrators
how wide, hit hard (natural intuitive meaning)
Which of the following is an example of metacommunication?
"I hate it when you tell at me."
Socio-Emotional
-Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
4 Strategies of URT
Active Strategy Passive Strategy Interactive Strategy Extractive Strategy
Self-disclosure occurs at once.
All of the following are characteristics of effective self disclosure except:
Admittance
All the following are strategies for managing dialectical tensions except:
Passive Strategy
Ask others for more information
Task
Carried out simultaneously with the socio-emotional process As the group matures, more time should be given
Who proposed Uncertainty Reduction Theory?
Charles R. Berger
Exit phase
Communication (planning for future interaction plans)
Entry phase
Communication guided by rules and norms
Personal phase
Communication more freely and less rules
Storming
Conflict
Norming
Decision emergence- face saving occurs mostly here as members recoup their losses and work toward agreement
Incrementally
Effective self-disclosure occurs
5 Kinesics Terms
Emblems Illustrators Regulators Affect Displays Adaptors
The development phases
Entry phase Personal phase Exit phase
facial expression
Face tends to be the highest monitored part of nonverbal communication
The ideal self-disclosure between partners in an intimate relationship is total sharing of everything: true or false?
False
Edward T. Hall
Monochronic vs. Polychronic time
Liking
More 'I like this guy', less uncertainty
Nonverbal warmth
More 'body language', less uncertainty
Shared Networks
More communication networks in common, less uncertainty
Intimacy
More intimacy, less uncertainty
Similarities
More similarities, less uncertainty
verbal communication
More talking, less uncertainty
Reciprocity
More uncertainty, more 'I told you my stories, now you tell yours'
Seeking information
More uncertainty, more info-seeking
3 Nonverbal Principles
Nonverbals can be ambiguous Trust nonverbal over verbal Be aware of norms
Active Strategy
Observe the target
Monochronic Time (M-time)
One thing at a time
Forming
Orientation
Physical Appearance
Prejudiced instantly by looks, cannot communicate looks, can be aware of own physical appearance and be open to accept others regardless of theirs
Shared Activities
Recent research shows that women often build friendships through shared positive feelings, whereas men often build friendships through
Eye Signals
Regulate interaction, Active listening, Used to reward/punish We also close eye to process something/concentrate
Performing
Reinforcement
Extractive Strategy
Search information online
Two Dimensions of Small Group Communication
Socio-Emotional Task
Kinesics
Study of how we communicate by movements
Chronemics
Study of time in communication
Haptics
Study of touch in communication Touch can be healing, but must be applied correctly
Interactive Strategy
Talk directly to the target
Self-disclosure is often reciprocal: true or false?
True
8 Axions of URT
Verbal Communication Nonverbal Warmth Seeking Information Intimacy Reciprocity Similarity Liking Shared Networks
Will the self-disclosure increase your power?
What is NOT one of the guidelines for self-disclosure?
Affinity
a degree in which people like or appreciate one another.
Regulators
change posture, relax, tense
Tuckman's Model of Group Development
forming, storming, norming, performing
Emblems
head nod, ok sign, agreed meaning
8 Types of Nonverbals
physical appearance; proxemics; chronemics; kinesics; paralanguage; eye signals; facial expressions; haptics
Female to Female
relationship with the highest disclosure rate
Adaptors
scratch, shift during pain, may increase when psychologically uncomfortable
Affect Displays
show emotion, drop, lilt body
Paralanguage
vocalics- nonword parts of speaking articulation, pitch, rate, fluency, force