1008PSY Week 1 Mindmap

1008PSY Week 1 Mindmap

1. Interaction types

   • Impersonal (I-it) (Buber)
     • Interaction with a role not a person ie. glass of water from waiter
   • Personal (I-thou) (Buber)
     • More intimate, authentic, not self centred

2. Types of Communication

   • Mass Communication
     • One message to many ie. fb
   • Public Communication
     • Speaker to audience
   • Small Group Communication
     • 3 to 15 ppl communicating with each other
   • Intrapersonal Communication
     • Communication with self ie thinking
   • Interpersonal Communication

3. Communication Process Elements

   • Source
     • Originator of idea expression
     • Encodes message
   • Message
     • Elements that assign meaning ie speaking, writing, non-verbal
       • Intentional: speaking vs unintentional: falling asleep in class
   • Channel
     • Means of expression
   • Receivers
     • Person to interpret message
   • Noise
     • Anything that interferes with message
   • Feedback
     • Response to message, needed
   • Context
     • Location and timing of communication

4. Communication Process

   • Communication as an action: message transfer
     • Transferring of meaning
   • Communication as an interaction: message exchange
     • Message transfer plus context and feedback
   • Communication as a transaction: message creation
     • Each element earns the other

5. Communication Principles

   • Connects us to others
   • Irreversible
   • Complicated
   • Governed by rules
   • Involves content and Relationship Dimensions