Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Interpersonal Communication, Internet Privacy, The Sender

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: maxwell

Document Summary

Interpersonal communication is an interactional process in which one person sends a message to another. It is a process involving a series of actions. It is not one-way, but bi-directional and interactional. Other differences between face-to-face of others. and electronically mediated communication. Differences between face-to-face and electronically mediated communication. Electronically mediated communication applications (cell phone text messaging, email, chat rooms, news groups, and so forth) have dramatically changed the way people interact and develop relationships. Face-to-face and electronic communication differ from each other in five important ways. The primary benefit of social networking sites (sns) is being able to present yourself virtually to an online community: this is especially beneficial for shy individuals who may not reach out otherwise. Conversely, one risks loss of privacy if they are not careful: studies show student posts have prevented them from getting jobs, for instance.