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Test 2
Communication Theory
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
11/01/2010

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Term
Dyadic Communication
Definition

-Communication between 2 people

- requires feedback

- it does not have to be face to face

-it does not have to be intentional

-it always has an affect

-it doesn't have to use words

-it is affected by context

-it is affected by noise

 

 

Term
Source-generated
Definition



Noise                    
S -Message- R 
Noise                     
Term
Context
Definition

 

-Physical (Environment)

-Social (Church, Classroom ect.)

-Mental

Term
Linguistic Noise
Definition

 

A source generated noise that comes from inappropriate wording or bad grammar that distracts from the message.

Term
Non-Linguistic
Definition

 

A source generated noise that comes from the speaking  too fast, too slow, too loud, too soft etc.

Term
Receiver Generated Noise
Definition

 

 

 

 

                  Noise

S -Message- R

                   Noise

Term

Causes of Receiver-Generated

Noise

Definition

 

 

- Lack of Experience (Understanding)

- Emotion-Affect

- Signs

Term

Axioms

1-3

Definition

 

 

* Humans cannot not communicate

* Communication can be verbal non-verbal or a combination of both

* Communication contains information and context

 

Term
Axiom 4
Definition

 

 

* Communication relationships can be equal or unequal

- Symmetrical (equal relationship)

- Complementary ( Unequal relationship)

*Formal (Boss, employee)

*Informal (Differance)

 

Term

Axiom

5-7

Definition

 

 

* Communication is a process

- an ongoing series of actions

* Communication is reciprocal

* Communication is Complex

- There are lots of people involved

- Involves Dyadic Communication

Term

Axioms

8-10

Definition

 

 

 

* Communication is irreversible and unrepeatable

* Communication is a transaction

* Communication is my life

Term

Self- Awareness

E.G. Johari Window

Definition

Acceptance

Disclosure

Apprehension

Term

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Definition
Johari Window
Term

Communicaton Apprehensions

Main Causes

Definition

-Introverted Personality

-Social Alienation

-Social Stratification

-Anxiety

Term

Communication Apprehension

due to lack of confidence

Definition

- bad Speech skills

-Low self esteem

-Cultural

Term

Self Awareness

Acceptance

Definition
How Comfortable are you in your own skin
Term

Self Awareness

Disclosure

Definition
How Vulnerable or open you are
Term

Causes of

Apprehension

According to

McCrosky

Definition

-degree of conspicuousness

- degree of evaluation

- degree of unpredictability

- prior success & Failures

-degree of disimularity

Term

Bases of

Communication Apprehension

Definition

-Context Based

-Audience Based

-Trait Based

-Situation Based

Term
Ways to get rid of Apprehension
Definition

-Cognitive Reconstruction

* The way we Think

- Designation

* none threating enviroment

- Training

*practice

-Medications 

Term

Relationships in

Interpersonal

Communication

Definition
-Initiates, develops, and maintains relatioships
Term

The Dimensions of

Interpersonal

Relationships

Definition

-Context

-Time

-Intimacy

- Affinity

-Control

Term

Relationship Development

 

Minimax Principal

Definition

-Minimize loss 2 maximize gain

- Social Exchange theory

Term

Relationship Stages

(Life Cycles of Relationships)

Knapp

 

Coming Together

Definition

1. Initiation

2. Experimenting

3. Intensifying

4. Intergration

5. Bonding

Term

Relationship Stages

(Life Cycles of Relationships)

Knapp


Coming Apart

Definition

1. Differentiation

2.Circumcribing

3. Stagnating 

4. Avoidance

5. Termination

Term
 Self Disclosure Theories
Definition
Seek to answer how relationships become close.
Term

Self Disclosure

 

Social Penetration Theory

Definition
Closeness only occurs when people in a gradually and orderly process from the superficial to the intimate.
Term

Self Disclosure

 

Social Exchange Theory

 

Definition
- People gage the benefits of a potential relationship
Term

Self Disclosure

 

Minimax Principle

Definition

Anti- Christian

-Critismims

Simplistic Theory

Not always accurate

Term
Relationship Climate
Definition
Environment in which interpersonal communication can relate
Term

Symbolic interaction Theory

(George H. Meade)

Definition
Determines how interpersonal communication determines meaning.
Term

Interpersonal Deception Theory

(Judee Burgoon, David Buller)

 

The truth bias

Definition

People think they can spot a liar

- Falsification

- Conceilment

- Equivocation

 

we give people the benefit of the doubt

 

 

Term

Group Communication

The basics

Definition

- A group has an identity and a common goal

- Group members have responsibility to one another

 

Term
Advantages of Group Com
Definition

1. Access to more information & incite

2. Brings different problem solving techniques

3. Enhances cognitive learning

4. Increases satisfaction on decisions

5. Helps us learn ourselves better

Term
Disadvantages of Group Com
Definition

1. Social Loafing

2. Desent

3. Time

4. Domination

5. Group pressures

* Group Think*

Term
Types of Groups
Definition

1. Primary Group (Family)

2. Study Group

3. Therapy Group

4. Problem Solving Group

5. Decision Making Group

Term

Small Group Model

(Diagram)

Definition

Beebe & Masters

 

Size                   Vs.         Relationships

 

2 1

3 6

4 25

5 90

6 301

Term
Small Group Model
Definition

1. Speech Communication

2. Leadership

3. Goals

4. Norms

5. Roles

6. Cohesiveness

7. Situation

Term
Group Dynamics
Definition
The way groups operation
Term

Group Formation

 

Why groups form

Definition

- Interpersonal Reasons- (Maslow)

-Individual and Common goals

-Interpersonal and Group Attraction

- Group Synergy

 

Term

Group Problem Solving

(Tuckman)

Definition

-Forming

-Storming

-Norming

-Performing

-Adjourning

Term

Group Problem solving

(Tubbs)

Definition

-Orientation

-Conflict

-Consensus

-Closure

Term

Group Problem Solving

(Fisher)

Definition

-Orientation (Primary Tension)

-Conflict (Secondary Tension)

-Emergence

 

Term
Group Leadership
Definition

-People are born Leaders

-Functional Reasons

-Situational Reasons

 

Term
 Group Decision Making
Definition

-rely's upon experts

- can use ranking or random choices

-can use majority or minority vote

:) -Comes to a consensus 

Term

Group Think

(Irving Janis)

 

Causes of...

Definition

1. Overestimation of the Group

2. Closed- Mindedness

3. Pressures Toward Uniformity

Term
Conflict Management Model
Definition
[image]
Term
Conflict
Definition

Phase Theory

Cultural Analysis

Psycho Dynamic

Term

Organization Metaphors

(Gareth Morgan)

Definition

Culture

  Machine,    Organization,  Brain

               Political System

            Psychic Prison

System

Term

Org Com

Definition

Definition
-Co-operative arrangement, hierarchy, with as little as two people that exist in a time and a place.
Term

 

Positional theories

Definition
Theories that deal with a persons position in an organizaton
Term

Bureaucracy Theory

(Max Weber)

Definition
Communication in organizations should run like a flow chart of power, and authority. Communication should run through channels
Term

Human Relations Theory

(Renis Likert)

Definition

-Counters Bureaucracy Theory

 

 1                 2    -    3               4

*---------------*----------*--------------*-------------*

Exploitative, Benevolent, Consultative, Participative

Term

Organization ID Control Theory

(Tomkins and Cheney)

Definition

1. Simple (Threatening)

2. Technical (Controlling Resources)

3. Bureaucratic (Rules)

4. Conceptive (Unspoken Rules)

 

Term

Relational Theories

(Org Com)

Definition

-Looks at Networks

-Says organizations are messier than flow charts

-Organizations are living and changing structures

Term

Process of Organization Theory

(Carl Weick)

Definition

-Organizations are a series of interacting activities that are based in Darwinism, Survival of the fittest.

- If an organization does not adapt it dies

Term
Cultural Theories
Definition

-The way of life of group of people.

(Sense Making)

-Culture is what and organization is... not what it has

Term

Cultural organization Theory

(Von Maanen and Barley)

 

Domains

Definition

1. Ecological (context)

2. Differential Interaction (Connections)

3. Collective Understanding (of outside cultures)

4. Individuals- Role of people in the group

Term

Cultural Approach to Organizations

(Geertz and Pecanowski)

 

Definition

-Man is an animal suspended in the web of significance he spun himself.

-We Create Culture but culture then re-creates us

(Iceburg Model)

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