CMN 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Interpersonal Communication, Attachment Theory, Microsoft Powerpoint

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2130
• Professor: Mary Hawkins

Document Summary

Intro to the textbook and part one. Terms and general concepts related to attachment theory. Articles for week one - compatible power point as well. Mc and t and f and 25 questions - 20% Know name of author from textbook - amir levine and rachel heller. Differences in conversational skills as a function of attachment style: a follow-up. Study: laura k g and susanne m jones. Attachment theory provides one useful framework for understanding why some people are more conversationally killed than others. Some people aren"t aware of the other person they"re speaking to - don"t know how they are respondent - this is called other oriented. According to attachment there, the way people perceive themselves and others is re ected in interpersonal communication. Individuals with secure attachment style are generally perceived as more relationally and communicatively competent than individuals with insecure attachment styles.