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CHAPTER ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (ELEMENTS (FAQ)…
CHAPTER ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
DEFINITION
The verbal and non-verbal interaction between two or more interdependent people
ELEMENTS (FAQ)
Source - Receiver
Source is the person who sends the message.
Receiver is the person who receives the message.
Encoding - Decoding
Encoding - Act of producing messages
Decoding - Act of understanding the messages
Informer
Those who shared information and replied to others
Meformer
Those who mainly gave out information about themselves
Interpersonal Competence
The ability to communicate effectively as source and receiver
Code Switching
Refers to using different speaking styles depending on the situation
Messages
The verbal and non-verbal signals that are sent by the source and
received by the receiver.
Signals that serve as stimuli for a receiver and received by one of our senses.
Types of senses
:
Auditory (Hearing) , Visual (Seeing) , Tactile (Touching) , Olfactory (Smelling) , Gustatory (Tasting)
Synchronous Communication
Messages that are exchange in real time or messages that are sent and received at the same time.
Asynchronous Communication
Messages that do not take place in real time or messages that are sent at one time and received and perhaps responded at another time
Metamessages
Messages that are about other messages
Feedback messages
Messages sent back to the speaker concerning reactions to what it said
Tells the speaker what effect they are having on the listener
Feedforward messages
The information you provide before sending the primary message
Reveals the message about something to come
e.g. The preface of a book, the trailer for a movie, etc
FUNCTIONS
To open the channels of communication
To preview the messages
To disclaim
To altercase
Channels
The medium/media through which the signals are sent
Face-to-face when you speak and listen (Vocal-auditory channel)
Gesture and receive signals visually (Gestural-visual channel)
When you emit odors and smell others (Chemical-olfactory channel)
Communicate through touch (cutaneous-tactile channel)
Continuation of elements
Noise
Any disturbances that interfere the receiver from receiving the message or anything that distorts the message
Types of noise (FAQ)
Physical Noise
Interference that is external to both speaker and listener
Physiological noise
Created by barriers within the sender or receiver
Visual impairment, Hearing or memory loss
Semantic noise
Interference that occurs when the speaker and the listener have different meaning systems
Language difference, usage of jargon, etc
Psychological noise
Mental interference in speaker or listener
Wandering thoughts, biases, prejudices, close mindedness
Context
The environment that influences the form and content of your messages
Dimensions of context
Physical dimension
The tangible or concrete environment in which communication takes place
Temporal dimension
Refers to the time of the day and moment and to where a particular message fits into the sequence of communication events
Social-psychological dimension
Includes status relationships, roles and games that people play, norms of the society and group, etc
Cultural dimension
Refers to the cultural belief and customs of the people communicating
Ethics
The study of good and bad, of right or wrong, of moral and immoral