Interpersonal Communication CMUN 8

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Interpersonal CommunicationCMUN 8

• Final Exam Review

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• What is Communication?

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Communication is The Transfer of Meaning

• It is the deliberate or accidental transfer of
  meaning
• Did you see how he looked at me?
• Communication occurs whenever someone observes or
  experiences behavior and attributes (attaches)
  meaning to that behavior
• Communication is our link to the rest of humanity
• Communication is a dynamic, always changing
  process
• You cannot not communicate

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What is a symbol?
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Communication is

• a process by which information is exchanged
  between individuals through a common system of
  symbols, signs, or behavior (Websters
  Dictionary)
• Symbol alphabet
• Sign wave of the hand
• Behavior acting out ideas/beliefs

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• What do the terms context and contextual mean?

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Communication is

• Context A situation, environment
• Contextual we behave appropriately in a given
  situation or environment

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What is the Self Image?
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What is the Self Image?

• It is the person you perceive yourself to be!

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The Self Concept

• You shape your own self concept

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False

• The self-concept is shaped by your environment
  and the people around you

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T/F

• A person who is introverted loves social
  situations and the interaction with others

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False

• A person who is extroverted loves social
  situations and the interaction with others

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T/F

• disconfirming communication shows a lack of
  regard, and even ignores
  important parts of the
  other persons message

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TRUE

• Confirming communication shows a regard, and
  concern important parts of the other persons
  message

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Fill in the blank

• _____________emotions contribute to effective
  functioning

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Answer

• Facilitative emotions contribute to effective
  functioning

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Listening vs. Hearing

• How is listening different from hearing?

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Listening vs. Hearing

• Hearing is automatic
• no conscious effort
• Listening is a deliberate process
• acquired complex skills
• Who we are affects what we listen to
• When do we really listen? Why?

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What are the five levels of listening and which
takes the least/most effort?
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Listening Levels
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Using the Stages of Relationships, at which
stage do friends become a couple?
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Stages of Relationships

• Stage 1 Initiating contact is first made
• Stage 2 Experimenting probe the unknown
• Stage 3Intensifying become good friends
• Stage 4 Integrating identified as a couple
• Stage 5 Bonding make a formal commitment
• Stage 6 Differentiating seek to retain a
  unique identity
• Stage 7 Circumscribing quality/quantity of
  communication decreases
• Stage 8 Stagnating communication is at a
  standstill
• Stage 9 Avoiding intentionally avoid contact
• Stage 10 Termination relationship ends

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T/F

• All kinds of human responses not spoken are
  called nonverbal communication

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TRUE

• All kinds of human responses not spoken are
  called nonverbal communication

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• What are the parts of the Communication Model
  define each

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Model of Communication
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T/F

• Communication is linear, not tranactional

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FALSE

• Communication is transactional, not linear

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T/F

• WYSIWYG is an acronym for what you see is what
  you get"

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TRUE
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• What is a nonverbal communication?
• What are the functions of nonverbal communication?

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Nonverbal Communication and its Functions

• Message Reinforcement
• Message Negation
• Message Substitution
• Message Accentuation
• Message Regulation

• Nonverbal communication is perpetual and,
  frequently, involuntary

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• What is a paralanguage?

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Paralanguage

• Paralanguage vocal cues that accompany language
• Pitch
• Habitual pitch
• Volume
• Rate
• Pauses
• Nonfluencies
• Silence

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Space and distance

• What are the four distances we use to
  communicate?
• How do we use space to communicate?

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Space and Distance

• Distances
• Intimate 0-18 inches
• Personal 18 inches to 4 ft.
• Social 4 to 12 ft.
• Public 12 ft. to limit of sight
• Spaces
• Informal highly mobile and can be quickly
  changed
• Semifixed-feature the use of objects to create
  distance
• Fixed-feature relatively permanent objects to
  define the environment around us

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Gender and Relationships

• Men and women differ in what ways?

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Gender and Relationships

• Men and women differ in their
• attitudes regarding their future relationships
• behavior during the preliminary relationship
  stages
• values of intimate relationships
• women use more rapport talk to communicate

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You vs. I

• How does the use of you impact an argument
  interpersonally?
• How does the use of I impact an argument
  interpersonally?

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I, You We Language

• Using You language expresses
• a judgment of the other person.
• It focuses on the person, not the problem
• The reaction is defensive
• Using I involves
• Description of the other persons behavior
• Your interpretations
• Your feelings
• The consequences that the other persons
  behavior has for you. (optional)
• The reaction is positive

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• A conflict ritual is _________________

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• A conflict ritual is an interpersonal tool for
• Dealing with relationship conflict

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• List the behaviors in The Gib Categories of
  Defensive and Supportive Behaviors

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Why do people tell lies?
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Deception and Relationship Development

• Two dominating reasons for deceit
• To gain an award
• To avoid punishment
• When lied to, we are both disappointed in the
  other person and in ourselves
• Resentful
• Disappointed
• Suspicious
• Lies are fundamentally destructive to a
  relationship
• Few factors have more influence on a relationship
  than trust

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T/F

• Previous experiences will influence how you are
  able to trust others

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TRUE

• Previous experiences will influence how you are
  able to trust others

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• What are Syntactic Rules ?

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• Syntactic Rules are
• interpretation of message in context
• structure, way symbols are arranged
• Semantic Rules- Meaning given to words

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• When we give personal information to others, it
  is known as _______________

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• When we give personal information to others, it
  is known as
• The norm of reciprocity

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• Thats it!