COMM 1 Study Guide - Intrapersonal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Impression Management
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An exchange of meaningful symbols - you can"t exchange meaning without symbols which could be words, or showing, gestures, videos, etc. A process - an ongoing, systematic activity. Contextual interpersonal dyads, groups, media, etc. Lecture 2: contextual levels of communication8/12/2013 11:16:00 am. Researchers focus particularly on different aspects of communication you won"t get someone who studies everything all at once. Ex. writing a to-do list, motivation you can do it , talking to yourself, writing a diary, etc. Thinking about other people, and processing information. Some topics studied: making attributions, forming impressions. Face-to-face or point-to-point (texting, phone, facebook, etc. ) Some topics studies: making friends, becoming close/falling apart, conflict, nonverbal messages. Intergroup/intercultural - communication between members of different groups or cultures. Our interactions and identities are influenced by group memberships ex. I go to ucsb, i"m on the surf team, etc. Some topics studied: ingroup/outgroup communication (ex in a relationship vs. not in a relationship), language, ethnicity, gender, age group comm.
