AHSC 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Interpersonal Communication

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Appl. Hum. Sc.
• Course: AHSC 230
• Professor: Bluma Litner

Document Summary

Interpersonal communication, in a broad sense, is any verbal/non-verbal behavior that someone perceives. In a narrower sense, it is any verbal/non-verbal behavior aimed at influencing the receivers behavior in any way (a greeting to a friend) Culture is a sociological factor that influences our communication. Other sociological factors include gender, race, age, education, ethnicity, religion, social (cid:272)lass . Quantitative: dyadic, small groups and mass communication differences. Qualitative: difference between personal and impersonal communication. Content or relationship: subject discussed or how parties feel toward each other and their relationship. Linear: steps of the communication process follow each other in a linear order. Transactional: steps of the communication process happen simultaneously no discrete steps. Preparing your response: selecting the immediate visible cues, selection of prior related incidents, selection from retained information. The sender has intentions, ideas and feelings this is the message. Sender then sends the message to the receiver.