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CMS 315M Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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CMS 315M Exam 1 Questions andAnswers
Content Level - Answer -What the message actually communicates - the behaviors a
message communicates
ex: "I will be at ur house in 5 min" content indicates I am on my way to your house
Relationship Level - Answer -Tells us how to interpret the content & may contain some
important relationship info.
ex: "I will be at ur house in 5 min" but tone if voice is filled with sarcasm - relationship lvl
communicates there is not way I'm coming to your house soon
Nonverbal - Answer -stern look, warm handshake, short voice, standing close to
someone while talking
Verbal - Answer -when you're talking to professor vs. talking to a friend
(you talk to them different ways)
3 occasions we tune in highly to relationship messages: - Answer -1. Message
Drastically Violates our Expectations - a friend ignores you; a stranger greets u with a
kiss on the lips
2. Relationship Characterized by High Levels of Intensity - a couple thats breaking up
will be highly tunes in to communication about the relationship
3. Disagreements and Conflicts arise
People tend to talk directly about relationships in terms of...(11 ways) - Answer -1. Work
- the effort involved, sacrifices, energy needed
2. Commitment - commitment associated with relationships, the commitment need to
start and sustain relationships
3. Involvement - its reflected in such things as time spent together, the quantity/quality
of the talk, sharing
4. Unique/Special - ppl talk about how their relationship is unique or special
5. Manipulation - it's the control of one's partner for one's own gain
6. Consideration/Respect
7. Journey of Discovery - ppl talk about their relationships as a developing journey of
discovery
8. As a Game
, 9. As Risky and Potentially Dangerous
10. As Uncontrollable Forces
11. As a System of Bargaining and Tradeoffs
Involvement: Communal Themes - Answer -talk about togetherness, interdependence
Involvement: Individual Themes - Answer -talk emphasizing separate identities and
roles
Involvement: Impersonal Themes - Answer -factors/forces outside the marriage which
are believed responsible for shaping it
5 Misconceptions of Communication: - Answer -Assumption of...
1. Consistency - assume something means same thing in all situations & all ppl are
same (not likely)
ex: Hook em symbol not same every where else
2. Simple Meaning - said something so they must have rlly meant it, assume saying it
once means it's extremely imp (always)
ex: saying u like something once & friend buys u a CD and it isn't special to u
3. Communicator Independence - assume we don't affect how others are going to
comm. w/ us - comm is INTERDEPENDENT
ex: blaming probs on some1 when both parties
responsible
4.Obvious Causation - assuming u know the cause of something - jumping to
conclusions hastily
ex:"u cant fool me - i know why u said that"
5.Finality - u assume u can end comm. - most relationships/comm cannot be truly
"finished"
ex: divorce doesn't end relationship/comm permanently
8 Dimensions of Communication - Answer -1. Narrow-Broad - start with few topics & as
relationship expands variety in topics expand
ex: first date topics vs couple's topics
2. Public-Personal - start by understanding public personality(known by all) then grow to
learn more private aspects of person
ex: more open in a long-term relationship
3. Stylized-Unique - don't know someone well, interactions are typical and not special;
bffs interact in unique ways
ex: "Bro" handshake
4.Difficult - Efficient - words unspoken/actions performed & someone able to understand
underlying message
ex: look at a friend certain way & they know u wanna leave a party
5. Rigid-Flexible - more est. relation. provides more ways of comm. (physical or verbal
cues)
ex: can contact close friend but not rando. classmate
6. Awkward-Smooth - if know some1 well interaction more smooth (MESHING)
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