Linear Model - -Basic components of a simple exchange between 2 people.
Straight forward process
Phases of Linear model - -Phase 1 Deciding on message
Phase 2 Encoding the message
Phase 3 Transmitting the message
Phase 4 Perceiving the message
Phase 5 Decoding and assigning the meaning to the message
Transactional Model - -More realistic then the linear model.
Transactional Model is - -Dependent on many factors such as context,
relationship between communicators, socio-cultural situation
Stages of Perception - -Selection
Organization
Interpretation
Selective exposure - -attend info that reinforces existing belief and disregard info
that is at odds with our current positon
Selective attention - -once we are engaged in a particular interaction we focus on
certain info and ignore other info
, Selective recall - -we remember things that we agree with rather then things that
are contrary to our beliefs
Organization - -Figure/ground
Closure-fill in missing info
Proximity/physical closeness
Similarity
Interpretation - -We can assign meaning to stimuli
Identity - -You express your cultural and group affiliation
Current internal state - -How people perceive stimuli involves how they are feeling
Locus of causation - -Refers to whether the communicators behavior was
motivated by an internal state or an external state
Self-presentation - -Strategic development and use of verbal and non verbal
messages that result others making conclusions about the kind of individual you are
Impression management - -Deliberate use of verbal/nonverbal messages to
create a particular impression among others
Plan for Effective Self-presentation - -Set a goal
Create a strategy
Execute the strategy and evaluate the results