CMN 1148 Study Guide - Final Guide: Linguistic Determinism, Selective Perception, Self-Image

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1148
• Professor: Jenepher Lennox Terrion

Document Summary

What we see in our head is not necessarily what others understand. We are influenced by our background when we interpret others. Communication: the process of acting upon information. Human communication: the process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others: sharing sense of the world: talking, social media, written (books, graffiti, tombstones), art, music, non-verbal communication, other medias. What we learn from communication models: 1. Communication can be intentional or unintentional: 2. Communication has a relational as well as content dimension. Content meaning: give info about the topic being discussed. Relational meaning: refers to the nature of the relationship of those communicating: 3. Sending and receiving occurs simultaneously, with both verbal and nonverbal elements: 5. We experience change and are in a constant state of flux: 6. Standpoint theory: our background and experiences determine our ability to communicate. Lecture 2: perceiving self in relation to others.