CMST 2060 : Midterm Notes
Document Summary
Fischer came up with the idea of narrative rationality. We are symbolic creatures and narratives are symbolic. Doe sit sound like other stories we have heard that we believe to be true? messages, nonverbal communication can either build or diminish ones credibility: choice of phrasing, language style, content of their. Something that will enhance a narrative: stories are more effective when you are telling people something they want to believe or confirms what they already believe reality) physiological ways. Myths are played with in the characterological test. Internal psychological noise: bad emotional reaction debilitative emotional reaction, good emotional reaction facilitative emotional reaction, aids effective function, helps you focus, keep you more alert and aware, will make you more dynamic when communicating. Intensity and duration what you actually have to control: the more intense an emotional reaction, the more debilitative, the longer the duration of an emotional reaction, the more debilitative it will be, want low intensity and short duration.
