Week 1 - Introduction to IC (Part 1)

What three elements distinguish Interpersonal Communication from other forms of human communication?

• It is a distinctive, transactional form of human communication involving mutual influence for the purpose of managing the interpersonal relationship.

• It involves treating people as objects, responding to roles rather than the person, and involve in a distinctive converstaion.

• It involves communicating with someone you care about, communicating in an I-It relationship.

A _______________ is a connection established when we communicate with another person.

Which form of communication occurs when someone communicates the same message to many people at once but the creator of the message is usually NOT physically present?

• Public Communication

• Mass Communication

• Small Group Communication

• Intrapersonal Communication

Which of the following is defined as "the process of acting on information"?

• Human Communication

• Interpesonal Communication

• Communication

• Impersonal Communication

_______________ differs from Interpersonal Communication because it happens when people treat others as objects rather than unique individuals.

People are becoming more ___________ when they start to be aware of the thoughts, needs, experiences, personalities, emotions, desire, etc. of their partner while still maintaning their own integrity.

IC involves mutual influence between people because ...

• all partners in the communication are affected by transaction - verbal and non verbal

• people treat others as unique individual

• they assume people will always reflect when they communicate