COMM 305 1nd Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture 1 Speech Code Theory Outline of Current Lecture 1 Questions 2 Review study guide Current Lecture Circle the question you want to explain Explain the answer you gave In explaining sometimes people figure out the right answer 1 Which of the following theories stipulate that we always want to reduce uncertainty in initial interaction a Uncertainty reduction theory b Uncertainty management theory c Relational Dialectics d B and C e All of the above 2 A researcher that first observes couples interacting to develop a theory of dyadic communication without considering previous theory or research is creating theory through a deduction b induction c both d neither 3 Blank is are a branch es of philosophy concerned with questions about the nature of knowledge a Epistemology knowing b Ontology c Axiology values d Subjectivism e A and C 4 Managing disclosure in relationships can be best explained using which relational dialectic a Openness Closedness b Connectedness Autonomy c Certainty Uncertainty d Revelation Concealment Bad Question 5 Charlotte is meeting new people at a party What advice might we give her based on the theories and research we reviewed in class b She should talk some but also work to learn about the other person 6 Figure out both pieces If you know the appraisal you know what the question is asking The theory is an experience of your uncertainty Why is studying first meetings is important Gives us a better idea of how people react You will not have another opportunity to make a good impression First meetings are hard They develop more first date interviewing for grad school They want a recipe to follow Enough people struggle with first meetings that you could sell these books What is trivial talk With acquaintance you have an equal amount of trivial talk As you become better friends you still have trivial talk but the amount of trivial talk changes Small talk is a category of trivial talk What is the central premise of communication accommodation theory CAT We want to accommodate People try to be cooperative We try to accommodate for our listeners We assume people are telling the truth Can the meaning of particular NVBs be explained in isolation from other NVBs Explain No What women do when they are attracted to a man show there palms neck and move closer That is not attraction You can t study nonverbal in isolation The meaning of a nonverbal changes based on what the eyes are doing COMM 305 1nd Edition Do we tend to be good or bad at understanding nonverbal communication We are good Most of us can understand sarcasm Most are good at using nonverbals Are we on the whole good detectors of deception No How does attractiveness power or social status explain accommodation We converge towards those we find attractive We accommodate those who have more social status Explain the characteristics of these patterns that we discussed in class e g upward versus downward full versus partial versus hyper unimodal versus multimodal symmetrical versus asymmetrical subjective versus objective Unimodal versus multimodal growing similarities looking at patterns of similarities we are not looking for people doing the exact same things but modes Modes meaning nonverbal behavior where people are matching Growing similarities in multiple respects The convergence may be full of matching or partial convergence Hyper convergence level of accommodation over the top mimicry Workers in a nursing home talking to residents loudly or using baby talk This is hyper convergence or trying to hard Hyper convergence is usually not effective What ontological epistemological and axiological assumptions are most consistent with an etic approach to culture An emic approach Etic approach trying to understand patterns of communication across cultures Etic approach would be more consistent with a realist stance Nomalist stance say there is nothing universal The real world is about their own particular experience of the world There is no universal to show the difference because everyones idea of culture is based on there own experiences Emic nomanalist or subjectivist stance You can t answer the question when it comes to axiology easily People may have different attitudes when studying culture Values that can t be controlled or we can t be aware of them is an emic approach