04:192:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Interpersonal Communication, Stress Management
7 Apr 2016
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Use symbols to represent ideals to share meaning. Berlo"s model noise (physical, psychological, culture, age) in the system. Use symbols to represent ideals to share meaning and create a personal bound between people. Connection between people such that one person"s action affect and reflect the other person"s actions: transactional model, developmental approach. Interpersonal communication is a dynamic process because meanings change and unfold over time, and previous messages affect how subsequent messages are created and understood. Interpersonal communication is consequential. (learning, helping, influencing, relating, playing) (cid:2: interpersonal communication is irreversible. You can"t take back messages that you have communicated, and you can"t recreate communication opportunities that have passed. (cid:2: interpersonal communication is imperfect. Your thoughts can never be completely communicated to another person. (cid:2) The literal or typical meanings of the symbols used to communicate. Can be the direct or literal meaning of the words, or they can be the indirect meanings of the symbols that are used. (cid:2)
