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Talk Card
the package of messages that is communicated in playing a specific role
Talk Game
the goal the messages are designed to accomplish
Card Deck
set of cards we have available to play a card game at any given moment
Primary Goals
focuses on the response he or she wants to achieve from the target of the message
Secondary Goals
focuses on defining the relationship between the communicators
Three Card Style Elements
liking, formality, power
Liking
We include words, gestures, eye movements and other facial expressions to show how much we like or dislike someone
Formality
Creates distance between parties, shows less involvement in the relationship
Power
establish dominance, include information about speaker's status
Reciprocal Card Play
when someone plays a card, they are asking the other person to play a card that matches or compliments the card the person is playing
Talk Game Goals
identity, relational, achievement
Identity
how we define ourselves (self-presentation goal)
Relational
pulling the other closer or push them farther away
Achievement
task we want our messages to accomplish
Winning
successfully accomplishing her achievement, relational, and presentation goals
Synchrony
both parties show the same or compatible cards over several exchanges and both parties believe they are playing the same game
Dissynchrony
not playing they same game
Source
the person who wants to accomplish a certain goal
Receiver
the person the source wants to impact
Messages
involved in every communication event; verbal, written, nonverbal
Channels
method used to communicate; face to face, electronically or snail mail
Broad Channels
carry a lot of information; involves most of your five senses
Narrow Channels
carry much less information; only involves one sense
Signal to Noise Ratio
message sent to accomplish over the amount of distractions; goal is to have strong signal and minimal noise
Noise
Anything that distracts from or competes with the intended message
Characteristic of Language
symbolic, contextual, abstract, arbitrary, conventional
Symbolic
a system of symbols we string together to create a picture in another person's mind
Contextual
every message is delivered and received at a particular point in time, through a specific medium
Abstract
refers to things we can't see or point to
Arbitrary
symbols that we conventionally assign to objects, people, or ideas are given to us by tradition without any objective rule for it's assignment
Conventional
a pattern of behavior that we implicitly agree to follow
Talking Elements
phonetics, semantics, morpheme, syntax, pragmatics
Phonetics
the sounds we produce while speaking
Semantics
the meaning of a specific sound or word
Morpheme
units of meaning that can either rand alone or are attached to words to clarify their meaning
Syntax
the process of chunking language into meaningful clumps
Pragmatics
the work we want the messages to preform
Constitutive Rule
card talk rules about what messages mean, interpret
Regulative Rule
which card talk topics and styles are acceptable, play cards
Women
talk about feelings, personal issues, and daily life, build more comprehensive relationships, wider range of expressing liking, touch, listen, show expression, low power
Men
don't want to seem weak and incapable, use communication as a problem solving tool, more formal, don't give much feedback, noisy feedback, high power
Culture
a system of knowledge that is shared among a group of people who have common characteristics, appear unique to outsiders, forge a common destiny among members and stretches across several generations
Five Value Cluster
use to form deep-seated social identities that bund them together and drive behavior. context, individualism and collectivism, power distance, masculinity and femininity, future oriented
High Context
densely layered support network of individuals that emphasizes unity and conformity; ME
Low Context
individuals needs are seen as separate from the group, and if forced to choose, the individuals needs come first; I
Individualism
belong to many groups, value themselves as an individual, separate themselves from group
Collectivism
belong to many groups, value themselves as an individual, separate themselves from group
Power-Distance
focuses on the issue of status or inequality
High Power Distance
value status and social rank
Low Power-Distance
value status and social rank
Masculinity
values competitiveness, assertiveness, ambition and the accumulation of wealth and material possessions
Femininity
value realtionshops, quality of life, and more fluid gender roles; not stuck in the idea of man's work or woman's work; more flexible ideas about appropriate behaviors for men and women
Long-Term Oriented
patient, focusing on actions, beliefs, and values that impact the future (persistence, perseverance, thrift, and saving
Short-Term Oriented
focused on past and present, value immediate stability, protection one's own face, respect for tradition, and reciprocation of greeting, favors and gifts
Gender
one's orientation about the roles men and women play in society
Sex
biological trait
Cultural Adaption
anticipation, honeymoon, frustration, readjustment
Anticipation
gathering as much information as possible to learn about the new culture
Honeymoon
positive attitude and sense of excitement for entering the new culture
Frustration
annoyances outweigh positives in the new culture
Readjustment
adaption of the new culture; fully participate, make accommodations, fight, leave
Social Identity
the individual's knowledge that he belongs to certain social groups together with some emotional and value significance to him of this group membership; personal and group identity
Personal Identity
what i think of myself personally that is separate from everyone else in my group
Group Identity
what I believe I share in common with all the other members of my group
Self-Concept
psychological understanding of what I believe to be true about myself separately from the group and uncommon with my group
Inclusion
desire to be accepted and respected within a group
Control
desire to impact the environment to get others to pay attention to us so we can get our message across
Affection
desire to receive intimacy and civility from others
Interpersonal Needs
inclusion, control, affection
Self-Esteem
positive or negative evaluation of one's self
Real Self
where I am
Ideal Self
where I would like to be
Positive Face
focuses on our self-presentation goals when we play our cards; desire to be viewed in positive, attractive and competent light by others
Negative Face
desire not to be controlled or pushed around in any way, desire to maintain autonomy or freedom of choice
High Self-Monitors
base their judgements of appropriateness on external factor; constantly scan the environment to determine what people think about them
Low Self-Monitors
I-oreiented; concerned with how they see themselves; pay less attention to social settings
Stage Theory of Escalation and De-Escalation
how relationships progress through stages; contact, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, bonding, differentiating, circumscribing, stagnation, avoiding, termination
Contact
develop an understanding about his or her cultural, social and personal characteristics
Experimenting
seeking potential similarities, searching on multiple levels for more information about the other person, deciding if they like them
Intensifying
playing the love talk game
Integrating
sharing some kind of physical symbol of unification, social circles may merge and couple may refer to thinks as belonging to the both of them
Bonding
public rituals
Differentiating
find solutions to issues that must be sorted out of them to continue to grow
Circumscribing
communication focuses on superficial topics that avoid intimate discussions; address logistics or other non-involving issues, typically brief
Stagnating
motions of the relationship by doing routine activities, not trying to confront or communicate meaningfully; intimacy gone
Avoiding
seek to be away from each other, separate physically
Terminating
ending the relationship
Persuasion Theories
social influence strategies, theory of reasoned action, elaboration likelihood theory, social norming theory
Social Influence Strategies
how people influence one another; reciprocity, consistency, social proof, liking, authority, scarcity
Reciprocity
the expectation that people repay in kind when they receive a gift or favor
Consistency
people align their behavior with their stated commitments, particularly when they are public and voluntary
Social Proof
people want to be part of the crowd and conform to peer pressure. Testimonials from well liked people often activate conformity
Liking
people like those who like them; increases when people uncover real, genuine similarities between one another
Authority
defer to experts, exposing expertise that an audience respects builds its perception of the speaker as a subject
Scarcity
people want more of war they can have less of
Theory of Reasoned Action
persuasion is a result of careful, reasoned reflection about the speaker's key points
Elaboration Likelihood Theory
amount of persuasion depends on how well the audience listens to the key arguments, must find speakers information rewarding; listeners elaborate
Central Elaboration
weigh the issue carefully and extensively
Peripheral Elaboration
they use a simple decision rule to judge the meaning of the message
Social Norming Theory
they use a simple decision rule to judge the meaning of the message
One-Sided Messages
present only those arguments that favor the persuaders recommendation
Two-Sided Messages
present only those arguments that favor the persuaders recommendation
Two-Sided Messages
trying to defeat the other person as a way to save face or look tough
Constructive Conflict
focuses on resolving, and transforming relationship
Constructive Conflict
how conflict evolves; pre-confrontation. confrontation, reaction, resolution, post-resolution
Pre-Confrontation
the time between discovering an event and initially confronting the other person about it
Confrontation
initial statement by a person that something is wrong, or there's an issue to discuss
Reaction
explanation is provided for the negative behavior; may be defensive
Resolution
brings conflict to a close; may end on promising to never repeat action or may end in deciding to never talk about it again
Post-Resolution
carry with them memories of what was said that they replay later

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