COM CO 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chronemics, List Of Fables Characters, Reappropriation
2 Apr 2014
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There are at least 3 factors to consider which response to use (choose most appropriate behavior) the context, your goal, and the other person. Cognitive complexity: ability to construct a variety of frameworks for viewing an issue (ingredient of com. competence) Self-monitering: process of paying close attention to one"s behavior and using these observations to shape the way one behaves they are able to separate part of their consciousness and observe their behavior from a detached viewpoint. Key to successful communication: share an adequate amount of information in a skillful manner. All types (dialects) of language posses the same characteristics of language. Language: a collection of symbols governed by rules and used to convey messages between individuals \ Symbols: arbitrary constructions that represent a communicator"s thoughts (not all spoken/written) Symbols are more than just labels: they are he way we experience the world.
