COM 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Distance, Positive Tone, Eye Contact

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Interpersonal communication (qualitative): communication based on recognition of communicators as unique individuals: relational communication emphasizes the influence of relationships on communication, dialectical distinction: truly interpersonal com built up over time. Impersonal communication: opposite of interpersonal com: emphasize relational/qualitative, but both are useful, qualitative: explores the impact of relationships on communication and importance of communication processes in relationships, quantitative: examines an important context of communication, especially in relationships. Communication and self: self-disclosure: process by which we share info with other about ourselves that they wouldn"t know. Intentional acts, not inference: truthful information, primarily verbal (but can occasionally be non-verbal) Sd is represented by: johari window: categorizes info about the self based on awareness. Describes a relationship as a series of stages, emphasizing communication: coming together: Initiating the beginnings of a relationship: experimenting parties learn about each other, identify commonalities, high levels of phatic communications (small talk) Intensifying increased commitment and disclosure, and emotional investment; start we" thinking.