Download Chapter 1 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Chapter 1 Recap/Lecture
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Definitions beyond the textbook
3 part definition: process, message exchange,
meaning
Same as intrapersonal?
Same as interpersonal relationship?
Avoidable?
Irreversible?
Symbolic?
Can happen via technology?
 Examples?
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Huh?
Knowing difference = example of rules and
learned communication practices
Examples of learned communication in your
interpersonal communication with others?
Rules you follow in interpersonal
communication?
 With friends?
 With parents?
 With professors?
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Rhonda is walking through Kroger. She forgot
to write a list so she is having a hard time
remembering what she needs. She stops in
the frozen food section and thinks to herself,
“Do I have any french fries?”
No—this is an example of INTRAPERSONAL
because it is a conversation with self
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR2i0yM
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YES—The husband and wife are
communicating interpersonally; remember,
several definitions explain how interpersonal
communicating usually occurs between two
individuals and involves sharing information,
emotions, etc.
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The starting five of a basketball team meet at
a local pizzeria to review the strategy for the
next game
No; although it is a small group, the basketball
players are coming together to work on a
specific “project” (or towards a common goal)
and not solely to socialize/get to know each
other. This is an example of small group
communication
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZHabA
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N0—this is a mix of public communication and
mass communication. Wendy is speaking to her
audience in the studio (public) as well as her
audience via television (mass)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5gsKQd
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Yes—although Melissa is very hostile towards
Stu, and although he is lying, they are engaging
in interpersonal communication.
Could this be an example of the Dark side of
interpersonal communication?
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Dr. Goldman lecturing to her Intro to
Interpersonal Communication Class with 100
students
No—this would be an example of public
communication. Dr. Goldman is speaking to a
larger audience.
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How will we use it?
 Personal life? School? Career?
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Can it solve problems?
Always positive?
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Linear Model (Shannon and Weaver)
 Critiques? Do you agree?
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Interactional Model (Schramm)
 “feedback”
 Critiques? Do you agree?
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Transactional Model (Barnlund; Watzlawick,
Beavin, & Jackson)
 Role of nonverbal
 Critiques?
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Communicators (senders and receivers)
Message
Channel
Context (physical, cultural, socio-emotional,
historical)
Noise
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Physical/external noise
Physiological (biological influences)
Psychological/internal noise
Semantic (different meanings)
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Shawn and Corey are walking down the street
talking; they walk past a construction site and
have to yell
Will tries to tell Shannon about the surgery he
did today, but Shannon doesn’t do well with that
type of information. While he is talking, she tries
to think of a way to kindly ask him to stop
Casey’s boss is having a conversation with her
about a baseball game he went to, but she has
no idea what he is talking about—the words he is
using are unfamiliar
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Who are the communicators? Senders?
Receivers?
Messages?
Channels?
Physical Context?
Cultural Context?
Physical Noise?
Psychological Noise?
Feedback?
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Kelly and her mother are in the car, driving to the mall.
They have a conversation about the dress that Kelly hopes
to find for her senior prom. In the middle of the
conversation, Kelly starts texting her best friend, Candice.
Kelly’s mom fusses at her for not paying attention to the
conversation they were having. Kelly tries to explain to her
mom that she can multitask when it comes to
communication.
 Is this an example of interpersonal communication?
 Who is Kelly communicating interpersonally with in this
scenario?
 Is there any type of noise involved?
 What is the context? (consider physical and socio-emotional)
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(Miller and Steinberg) p. 15
Impersonal vs. Interpersonal
 Relational history
 Relational rules
 Relational uniqueness
Example of these three categories (Grey’s Anatomy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa9wfqYyw7U
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Think about your best friend. What is an
example of your:
 Relational history
 Relational rules
 Relational uniqueness
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Watch clip; based on what you read in Chapter 1,
what stands out?
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Why is this transactional?
Any shared experience? Attempts to create it?
Socio-emotional context?
What are her nonverbals saying?
Impersonal or interpersonal?
▪ Relational history
▪ Relational rules?
▪ Relational uniqueness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8or21Vq0IE (16:08 Mark)
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Why is this transactional?
Any shared experience? Attempts to create it?
Socio-emotional context?
What are her nonverbals saying?
Impersonal or interpersonal?
▪ Relational History?
▪ Relational Rules?
▪ Relational Uniqueness?
 “…I can’t be married. Especially to some tooth picking
four eyes”
▪ Content level vs. Relationship level