Exam 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication

Which scenario illustrates the strategic nature of interpersonal communication?

Define and give an example of psychological noise.

______ is what we extract from a message.

In what way is interpersonal communication strategic?

We can prevent someone from making meaning out of our behavior.

If we are to make sense of our world and our relationships, we must understand our own ______.

Give an example of an intersection of mass communication and interpersonal communication.

According to Kant, the key question when making a moral decision is ______?

______ are agreements we establish in our relationships about what behavior is required, preferred, or not allowed.

The message in the linear model of communication can be unspoken.

You may communicate clearly about a problem, but not necessarily be able to ______ it.

A group of people chatting together while waiting to know whether they will be selected for jury duty are engaged in ______ communication.

Communication models evolved past the first model, the linear model, because it did not fully represent most communication situations, and especially face-to-face communication. What situations are still accurately represented by the linear model?

Explain the biological influences on message reception.

Caitlin and her boyfriend have agreed that when they want to stop talking about a particular subject, they will say "muskrat" and the other will stop. What property of symbols does this illustrate?

Most relational rules are constructed by relational partners.

What accounts for the shift away from viewing interpersonal communication as face to face?

Neither the linear nor the interactional model sees sending and receiving as occurring simultaneously.

What term do we use when referring to difficult communication as "destructive" communication?

After the era of Aristotle, a more practical approach to communication came to heavily influence ______.