04:189:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Child Development

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:101
• Professor: Marie C.Haverfield

Document Summary

Communication is foundational to our lives o o. Relationships with others: you can"t have a relationship without communication. Challenge because it is a basic part of our daily lives o o. It is such a basic part of our lives that we tend to overlook it. Important to understand the actions and reactions that impact relationships that we form, how this impacts who we are, and our contribution to society. Research indicates that communication is very complex: different forms. Studying communication can help us learn more about: high divorce rate o o. Prevention campaigns: health care providers patient interactions o. Communication is not all common sense!!!: norms o o. Constantly improving how we communicate: adapt to different ways that people communicate. Technical abilities: nonverbal skills, vocal variety / verbal skills. Listening, reading, verbal, writing, sociability, problem solving, self management, and diversity. Theories: help us describe what is happening, explain, predict and control what is going to happen o.