Com230 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Inclusionuse groups to belong and identify with others p.5 Affectionfind love and esteem p.5 Controlexercise power over others and our environment p.5 GrouphateThe feeling of antipathy and hostility many people hate about working in a group, fostered by the many ineffective, time-wasting groups that exists p.6 Group3 or more people with an interdependent goal who interact and influence each other p.7 Interdependent GoalAn objective shared by members of a small group in such a way that...

Primary groups friends and family Secondary groups social media connections, support groups, project groups, etc. Dunning-Kruger Effect Americans have a common tendency to to overestimate their communication abilities Myths of Communication: 1. Communication is a cure-all 2. Communication can break down 3. Effective communication is merely skill-building 4. Effective communication is just common sense Hindsight bias the "I already knew it" tendency

Small group communicationInteraction among a small group of people who share a common purpose, who feel a sense of belonging to the group, and who exert influence on one another GrouphateThe dead and repulsion people sometimes feel about working in groups and teams or participating in meetings SMRCSource-message is the originator of ideas Message- information being communicated Receiver-message is the person or persons who interpret the message Channel- means by which the message is ...

Participant-observeractive participant who also observes and evaluates processes and procedures Primary groupssatisfies needs for inclusion and affection. EX. family, friends Computer-mediated communicationgroup members' use of computers to communicate with one another Social presensethe extent to which group members perceive that a particular communication medium is socially and emotionally similar to face-to-face interaction Messagesound, action, word used in interaction

Inclusionuse groups to belong and identify with others p.5 Affectionfind love and esteem p.5 Controlexercise power over others and our environment p.5 GrouphateThe feeling of antipathy and hostility many people hate about working in a group, fostered by the many ineffective, time-wasting groups that exists p.6 Group3 or more people with an interdependent goal who interact and influence each other p.7 Interdependent GoalAn objective shared by members of a small group in such a way that...

Small group communicationInteraction among a small group of people who share a common purpose, who feel a sense of belonging to the group, and who exert influence on one another GrouphateThe dead and repulsion people sometimes feel about working in groups and teams or participating in meetings SMRCSource-message is the originator of ideas Message- information being communicated Receiver-message is the person or persons who interpret the message Channel- means by which the message is ...

Participant-observeractive participant who also observes and evaluates processes and procedures Primary groupssatisfies needs for inclusion and affection. EX. family, friends Computer-mediated communicationgroup members' use of computers to communicate with one another Social presensethe extent to which group members perceive that a particular communication medium is socially and emotionally similar to face-to-face interaction Messagesound, action, word used in interaction Active lis...

Primary groups friends and family Secondary groups social media connections, support groups, project groups, etc. Dunning-Kruger Effect Americans have a common tendency to to overestimate their communication abilities Myths of Communication: 1. Communication is a cure-all 2. Communication can break down 3. Effective communication is merely skill-building 4. Effective communication is just common sense Hindsight bias the "I already knew it" tendency

Notes for Introduction to Communication Theory. Provides key points and definitions for important. terms. Covers a variety of chapters from 1-38 (in order based on course curriculum, clearly labeled).