COMM 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Assertiveness, Ableism
29 Mar 2016
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Can be contradictory: message meanings in people. Meaning also depends on the interaction of the messages and the receiver"s own thought and feelings. No word or message will mean the same thing to 2 different people: meanings are denotative and connotative. Denotative: actual definition ex) death, nodding head yes Misunderstandings are almost always centered on connotative differences: messages very in abstraction. As you get more specific (less abstract) you more effectively guide the images that will come into your listeners" mind: messages very in politeness. Inclusion and exclusion (doctor example: message meanings can deceive. Lying: 1) sending messages 2) intention of giving false information. Truth bias: assume that someone is telling the truth (long relationships) Lie bias: assume that someone is lying (criminals) Types of lies: pro-social deception: to achieve some good, self-enhancement deception: make yourself look good, selfish deception: protect yourself, anti-social deception: harm someone, messages can be criticized and praised.
