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Self-concept
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The set of perceptions a peson has about who he or she is also known as "Identify".
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Perceptions
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Johari Window
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A visual representation of components of the self that are known or unknown to the self and to others.
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Identity
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Your understanding of who you are
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Self Concept Fundamental Characteristics
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1. Multifaceted
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Personality
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The pattern of behaviors and way of thinking that chracterize a person.
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Reflected Appraisal
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the process whereby people's self-concept is influenced by their beliefs concerning what other people think of them.
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Image Mgmt
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The process of projecting one's desired public image.
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Face Needs
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Components of one's desired pubic image
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Fellowship Face
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The needs to hav eother like and accept you.
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Competence Face
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The need to be respected and viewed as competent and intelligent.
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Face Threatening Act
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Any behavior that threatens one or more face needs
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The three type of faces
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Fellowship, Autonomy, and competence
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Self-disclosure
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The act of giving others information about one self that one believes they do not already have.
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Principles of self-disclosure
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- Intentional and thruthful
- Varies in breadth and depth - Varies among relationships - Follows a process - Usually reciprocal - Serves many purposes - Influenced by cultural and gender roles |
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Social penetration
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a theory, develop by Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor, that predicts that as relationships develop communication increases in breadth and depth
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Depth
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the intimancy of the topics about which one person self-discloses to another.
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Breadth
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The range of topics about whic one person self-discloses to another.
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Norm of reciprocity
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a social expectation articulated by Alvin Gouldner, that reources and favors provided to one person in a relationship should be reciprocated by that person.
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Benefits of Self-disclosure
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- Enhancement of relationshps and trust.
- Reciprocity - Emotional release - Assistance to others |
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Risks of self-disclosure
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- Rejection
- Chance of obligatin others - Hurt to others - Violation of other people's privacy. - Risks of disclosing online |
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Social Comparison
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the process of comparing onself with others
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Reference groups
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People we use to evaluate our characteristicsh
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Self-fufilling prohecy
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an expectation that gives rise to behaviors that cause the expectation to come true
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Need for control
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One's need to maintain a degree of influence in one's relationships
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Need for inclusion
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One's need to belong to a social group and be included in the activites of others.
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Need for affection
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One's need to give and recive expressions of love and appreciation.
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Schutz's Interpersonal Needs
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Need for control, inclusion, and affection.
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In-groups
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Groups of people with whom one identifies
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Components of Culture
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Symbols, language, values, and norms.
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co-culture
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groups of people who share values, customs, and norms related to a mutual interest or characteristics.
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Norms
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Rules or expectations that guide people's behavior in a culture.
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Individualistic culture
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a culture that emphasizes individiality and responsibility to oneself.
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Low-context culture
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a culture in which verbal communication is expected to be explicit and is often interpreted literally. (US, Canada, Israel, and most northern European contries)
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High-contex culture
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a culture in which verbal communication is often ambiguous and meaning is drawn from contextual cues, such as facial expressions and tone of voice. (Korea, the maori of new zealand, natives indians)
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Low-power-distance culture
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a culture in which power is not highly concentrated in specific groups of people.
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High-power-distance culture
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a culture in which much or most of the power is concentrated in a few people, such as royalty or a ruling political party.
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Monochronic
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a concept that treats time as a fine commodity that can be earned, saved, spent, and wasted.
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Communication codes
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verbal and non-verbal behaviors, such as idioms and gestures, that characterize a culture and distinguish it from other cultures.
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Polychonic
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a concept that treats time as an infinite resource rather than a fine commodity.
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Uncertainty avoidance
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the degree to which people find novel, unfamiliar situations problematic.
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Expresive talk
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verbal communication wose purpose is to express emotionsand build realtionships.
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Instrumental talk
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verbal communication whose purpose is to convey information
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Communicating with cultural awareness
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paying attention to your cultural values and viases and remembering that others don't always share them.
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cultural comm codes
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Idioms, Jargon, and gestures
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Instrumental Needs
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Practical, everyday needs
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Five needs served by comm
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Physical, relational, indentity, spiritual, and instrumental.
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The three models of communication
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Comm as action, interaction, and transaction
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Context
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the physical or ssychological environment in which comm occurs.
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Channel-rich context
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a comm context involving many channels at once.
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Channel-lean context
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a comm context involving few channels at once.
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Symbol
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a reprensentation of an idea
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Content dimension
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literal information that is communicated by a message
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Relational dimension
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signals about the relationship in which a message is being communicated
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Explicit rule
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A rule about a behavior that has been clearly articulated.
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Implicit rule
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a rule about behaviro that has not been clearly articulated but is nontheless understood.
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Dyad
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a pair of people
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communication competence
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communicating in ways that are effective and appropriate for a given situation
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Self-monotoring
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awareness of one's hehavior and how it affects others.
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Characteristics of competent communicators
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Self-wareness
Adaptability Empathy Cognitive Complexity Ethics |
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Cognitive Complexity
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It is the number of ways in which one interprets any given situation
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The three components of cognitive complexity
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differentiation, abstraction, and integration
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Differentiation
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The specific interpretations one has about any given situation
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Abstraction
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The categories that one uses to organize the specific interpretation one has about any given situation
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Integration
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The ways in which one synthesizes (combines) specific interpretations to create new interpretations.
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