COMMUNICATION

COMMUNICATION

1. INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS

   • SELFESTEEM
     • THE WAY YOU SEE YOURSELF

2. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS

   • - Perception trick us - We assume people perceive as we do - Perceptions are fixed or hard to change - Perceptions are narrow
   • PROCESS OF PERCEPTION
     • SELECTION
       • Is the mental process of choosing which data in a field of a perceptual data we will attend to.
         • Influences, Stimuli, Contrast or change, Internal factors, Emotional State
     • ORGANIZATION
       • We use organizational structures to make sense of what we selected to notice.
         • We organize our perceptions of other people using 4 types of schema: 1. PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTS (Characteristics of a person, physical) 2. ROLE CONSTRUCTS (use social position) 3. INTERACTION CONSTRUCTS (focus on social behavior) 4. PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTS (refer to internal states of mind and dispositions)
     • INTERPRETATION
       • Obtain a particular understanding based on hoy you organized the data you selected
         • 1. Degree of involvement: 2. Relational satisfaction: 3. Personal Experience 4. ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR 5. Expectations:
         • factors that cause us to interpret a person’s behavior in one or other way

3. THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE

   • Language is a collection of symbols governed by rules and used to convey messages between individuals.
   • LANGUAGE RULES
     • Phonological
       • Govern how words sound when pronounced - Individual sound units in a language are combined and recombined to create language units. - Phonemes alter meaning of words when combined.
     • Syntatic
       • Govern how words sound when pronounced - Individual sound units in a language are combined and recombined to create language units. - Phonemes alter meaning of words when combined (e. Sat to bat).
     • Pragmatic
       • - How people use language in everyday interaction
     • Sematic
       • - Meaning of specific words - Make possible for us to agree that: Bikes are for riding and, books are for reading.

4. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

   • Characteristics
     • 1. Has a communicative value: you may not be able to tell exactly what is going on but the nonverbal cues certainly have communicative value. 2. Is primarily relational: it is important to create an image of ourselves, as we want to the others to view us. Defines the relationship we want to have with others. 3. Is ambiguous: each person has different interpretation. Consider: context, the history of your relationship with the sender, the other person’s mood, your feelings
   • FUNCTIONS
     • a) Repeating: people remember comments accompanied by gestures more than those made with words alone. b) Substituting: sings, assuming etc. c) Complementing: they are used to reinforce verbal communication. d) Accenting: stressing certain words with the voice is another way to add nonverbal accents e) Contradicting: express contradictory messages in their verbal and nonverbal behavior f) Deceiving : it is easier to catch a liar when they haven’t had the chance to rehearse.
   • TYPES
     • Body movements: Posture and gestures face and eyes Voice: The tone of voice can change the meaning. Appearance: Physical attractiveness Clothing Touch haptic: Physical touch can “speak” volumes. Space: Distance- personal space (proxemics) Territory the way people use their space