Communication Orientation
The public self image that everyone in society wants to claim of themself.
What is face?
A workplace that focuses solely on either being task oriented or having social-emotional interactions.
What is differentiated?
A society like China that focuses on the good of all.
A form of mental model that refers specifically to cognitions about interpersonal relationships in specific situations.
What is relational?
Private self-image.
What is authentic self?
A workplace that focuses both on being task oriented and having social-emotional interactions.
What is combined?
A society like the United States that focuses on benefitting yourself and being independent.
What is individualist?
A form of mental model that uses culture to define what is appropriate behavior in different settings.
What is cultural?
Public self-image.
The type of interpersonal relationship that would involve not spending time with your coworkers outside of work to keep work and personal life separate.
What is emotional detachment?
A culture that communicates by laying out all the needed information in a conversation.
What is low context?
A form of relational mental model that focuses only on what work needs to be completed.
What is task focused?
Not telling your friend that their dress is ugly to avoid hurting their feelings.
What is indirect communication?
The type of interpersonal relationship that would involve inviting your boss and your coworkers to your wedding.
A culture that communicates by leaving the listener to interpret with minimal information.
What is high context?
A form of relational mental model that focuses on people's emotions during an interaction.
What is social emotional?
Calling out your roommate for not keeping their room clean.
What is direct communication?
The theory, common in the US, that involves concealing one's true emotions in interactions at work.
The type of society that finds it normal for a coworker to leave work to attend to family matters.
What is collectivist?
A type of relational mental model in Mexico that focuses on building rapport and connection.
What is simpatia?