COMM-2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Communication Apprehension, Verbal Behavior, Trait Theory
13 Mar 2018
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Interview: participant observation, content analysis- method of measurement for studying the content of messages, which utilizes a category system and checks the reliability of categorizing message units. If you are vulnerable, then you should take action to reduce your vulnerability. Verbal behavior: denotative/conotative, denotative meaning- the objective, descriptive, or agreed-upon meaning of a word. A dictionary definition: conotative meaning- subjective associations, personal, or emotional attachments people associate with symbols, theory of linguistic relativity (mostly known as the sapir-whorf. Hypothesis: more commonly referred to as the sapir-whorf hypothesis (cid:498)higher level thought depends on language . Influencing people: expectancy violation theory, through social norms we form (cid:494)expectations(cid:495) about how others should behave nonverbally . If another person(cid:495)s behavior deviates from what we typically expect, then an expectancy violation has occurred: theory that explains a wide range of communication outcomes associated with violations of expectations about nonverbal communication behavior.
