Question

Is anyone taking, or has taken Interpersonal communication 103?

Answer 1

I do not know. However, if you are caught swapping answers you will just simply be suspended.

Answer 2

103 means nothing, it is a number assigned by some particular school. I have, however, taken Interpersonal Communications. It was a speech class and is typically in a communications degree course. I was required to take a speech and it was available at night, when I can take classes. Turns out Interpersonal Communications has a lot in common with parts of sociology as well.

Closest section I see for question on the topic is Communications and Media, but the media part makes that kind of iffy...

http://openstudy.com/study#/groups/Communications%20and%20Media

And not many seem to be in there answering things.

Answer 3

I am not asking for answers what so ever. I am only asking if anyone has taken Interpersonal communication with the text being, "Interplay", by Adler. If so can anyone help me out by helping me narrow down where I can find the answers all on my own? see if someone used the same text book and remembers where the answers may lie then it would helpful to say, hey you can find what your looking for in chapter (blank) I think that chapter may have the answer you need. See that way I still have to look for the answers, only, "I" would still have to find it by reading the whole chapter. This way instead of trying to re-read the whole book, I can narrow my search. I can not stress enough; I do not want the answers! I only need help narrowing down where I need to look. Anyhow any help would be great and welcomed.

Answer 4

Interplay has a Subject Index. I have the 11th ed., Instructors Edition. Which tells me things like the term "content dimension" is on page 13-14 and 302-303. =) If you want to go over something, let me know. I can give you my take on anything you do not get.

Answer 5

where can I find the chapter that covers the "The Gibb Categories", because I have no clue as to what those even are. also what does my teacher mean when he wrote this; "What is the definition of conflict used by Adler, et. al.?" what does he mean by, "ET. and AL" what does that even mean? How can I look for the answer when I do not even what he means by ET or Al.? see when he asks what does Adler say about this or that, I am confused because the whole book is by Adler well except when he cites a source. That is where I get confused And I am sure you are right he wants to see how much I have absorbed from the text. Also thank you for helping me narrow down where to look. As for the 11th edition that is not a problem, because half of our class used the 11eddition. I however, used the 12th edition, but the chapters should be the same only they may be in different orders that's all. I did find the answer to the Johari Window. See there are 4 panes the first one is what is known to others and the self, 2) is blind- meaning hidden from the self, but not to others, 3) is hidden- known to the self, but not to others like secrets the 4) is unknown to both the self and others. I also know the panes sizes change based on the persons mood, the topic discussed, and who the person is talking to, also hypothetically there can be a general window for all communications, so I believe I figured that question out. However, that is the only question I am sure about at this time.

Answer 6

When referencing more than one author, et al implies the other authors.

Answer 7

Interplay by Adler, Rosenfield, and Proctor vs Interplay by Adler, et al.

Answer 8

So when he says ET and Al he is asking me to not only look for what Adler said but also what his sources said or co-authors? Just asking to be sure.

Answer 9

He is just making what he types shorter. You have a book with three authors on the cover and he only wants to type one name.

Answer 10

Ok so just in case that is an essay question I should look at what all three authors said just to be safe right?

Answer 11

"The Gibb Categories" I go to the Author Index section and look up Gibb. Lots of pages. So I keep a finger on that in case, and change to the Subject Index. Ah ha! Better. Just a small section for Gibb categores.

Answer 12

Well, Adler and his companions are quoting a few hundred people in this book... or something really large like that. The references section is 64 pages! The et. al is a reference to all that. What you should do is find the right part of the book and find the definition he is talking about. Conflict can mean war... like the Korean Conflict, but that is not the way it is used in this book.

Answer 13

To be honest, this is the most cross referenced book I have ever seen. My Psychology book was a close second. The advantage that gives is that it has a comprehensive set of indexes that let you look up every term used, every quote, etc.

Answer 14

So dang true I found terms in one section then found them again in the back toward the end. You are right this book does take you for a ride and is for sure a cross reference text. Why could they have not just made it easy, like putting everything that proteins to one subject in just one section. Well college is a challenge defiantly not for the fait of heart that is for sure. lol

Answer 15

Another issue is that how do you clearly categorize things in some subjects? There is a lot of overlap between say Conflict Resolution and Dynamics of Relationships. How you come to a conflict in the home and at work are different. The dynamics of the relationship change the nature of possible conflicts. But trying to lump those into one topic dose a disservice to both.

Answer 16

Ok, so for right now if I read the chapter on climate then most of the questions will be easier to answer. like you said you teach me how to spread butter then ask me to make a pb&j so by reading the climate chapter that is sort of like you teaching me how to spread butter and the rest can be filled in easier if I first learn to spread the butter right? Basically read chapter 10 or what ever chapter covers the climate right?

Answer 17

Yah. You have a lot of terms being tossed at you in this study guide. Find each of the terms in a question. See what they mean. Then see how they relate to each other. That is the thing here. The prof is pushing for understanding and use of the concepts together.

Answer 18

I want to thank you for your help, you helped me understand what direction or where I need to look to better understand the other questions. I would like to ask one other question the whole book pretty much covers personal relationships, but he wants me to define exactly what is a personal relationship. so what chapter best defines what or how a personal relationship is formed?

Answer 19

Look at chapter 9, with the Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships. The forming of them is there.

Answer 20

Ah ha. And I thought I had done this... I looked up the enymology of relationship. Relation comes from relations, as in your family. Ship is from the shape of or character. So a relationship is those that are like family.

Answer 21

Cool ok, so my to do list is; 1) find all the terms and define each one, 2) read chapters 10 and 9. and by defining the terms the definitions should point me to what chapters I need to re-fresh on.

Answer 22

a little confusing, but ok. so your saying that ALL personal relationships are based on family dynamics?

Answer 23

e.mccormick again thank you so much for your help. I will take your advice and get started right away. I will check back in later and let you know how it went. By the way as for just being over the hill I find that to be a positive. maybe when I start receiving my disability checks again, would you be willing to tutor, God knows I need one. lol

Answer 24

Well, the word comes from there. That is where it started as a word. However, how we use it has changed. It used to only mean the people that were closest to us, dearest friends and direct family. However, we now claim to have a "relationship" with our bank, our teacher, and so on. From a technical standpoint, those uses of the word are not correct because those are not things we consider to be our family.

Answer 25

I think when you go over chapter 9, the intended meaning of "personal relationship" will be a bit clearer. However, the chapter starts by saying that people have studied relationships for years and not come up with one answer for it! So there is some room to maneuver in there as long as you stick with the overall way the book has been pointing.

Answer 26

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