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