COMM 210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Deductive Reasoning, Anxiety, British Association For Immediate Care
15 Mar 2017
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Chapters 1 through 7 and 11 (and all lecture/class content associated with it) You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to take the exam. Explain the models of communication and why each is important. Dance"s helical model: in the beginning communicators share but a small portion of themselves and through a slow give and take process they commit more of themselves. Smcr: source, message, channel, receiver: focuses on the elements that must be operating effectively for communication to occur. Explain the fundamental principles of communication and their importance. Communication is circular: sender and receiver encode and decode. Communication is based on our perception: perception depends on attention, selectivity, and memory. Communication is irreversible: we cannot take back what we say. Define ca types and reactions to types (basics) Reactions: behavioral-based (pick-up lines, greetings), affect (mood), sensation (excessive activation), imagery (negative mental pictures), cognition (negative ideas without pictures), stress. Restructuring, skill development, movement, practice, developing confidence, sharing the stage.
