Interpersonal
What is Interpersonal Communication?
Communication involving a close personal relationship.
What is self disclosure
Intentionally sharing personal information about ourselves that is significant and that cannot be known without us sharing it.
What is Metacommunication?
A message that refers to other messages.
What is relational spirals?
Communication between partners that becomes increasingly negative or positive.
What are relational messages?
Messages that have two different meanings
What is the difference between interpersonal communication and intrapersonal communication?
Interpersonal is between two people who know each other very well.
Intrapersonal communication is within one person.
A diagram with four quadrants that explains what you know about yourself versus what others know about you
Johari Window
What are some examples of metacommunication that was talked about?
"JK"
"I really appreciate that"
These messages acknowledge, support, and value the other person
confirming messages
What two different meanings are involved in relational messages?
What is actually being said (content) and what is being implied.
What is phubbing?
Ignoring someone in order to pay attention to your phone/mobile device.
in the social penetration model, this refers to the variety of topics you’re willing to discuss with someone
Breadth
Metacommunication is both nonverbal and verbal, True or False?
True
A type of downward spiral where both people pull back, withdraw, or shut down instead of resolving issues
avoidance spiral
What is affinity?
How one person likes another
What is interpersonal communication marked by?
Emotional Closeness. Sense of Uniqueness
in the social penetration model, this term describes how personal or intimate the shared information is
Depth
How can we better use meta communication with other people?
Share your feelings honestly
These harmful messages ignore, dismiss, or devalue someone, often triggering negative spirals
disconfirming messages
What is Immediacy?
How much you openly interact with someone else
Real life is a mix of what two communications?
Impersonal and Interpersonal
sharing personal information about yourself that others wouldn’t know unless you told them
self disclosure
What can we do to minimize tension with meta communication?
Listen rather than debate who is right and wrong
this term describes the emotional atmosphere of a relationship
communication climate
What is the influence that one has and is exercised by others?
Control