COM 3125 Lecture 30: COM Chapter 30
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Self-monitoring the extent to which a person pays attention to the social requirements of a situation and, striving for appropriateness and effectiveness, adapts her verbal and nonverbal behaviors self-esteem a person"s overall self-worth. High= feel good about themselves low= do not feel good about themselves. While high self-monitors often display the part of themselves that is socially expected by members and effective in accomplishing the group"s task. **list and discuss the four communication traits that influence how group members communicate. Communication apprehension, an individual"s level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons. Communicator style, the way an individual uses verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviors to indicate how literally others should take a message. Argumentativeness comprises an individual"s ability to defend his position on a controversial issue while simultaneously attempting to refute another person"s position on the same issue .
