Week 14--Question #3

3). Pick one other concept in the book that you feel needs further discussion?



One concept in the book that I feel needs further discussion is becoming a responsible communicator. The reason I feel this needs more discussion is because there are so many ways in teaching how someone can communicate but telling someone how to become a better “communicator” in my opinion is difficult. They need to want to be a better communicator themselves. I have dealt with situations where my parents tell me that I have to do things all the time such as cleaning my room. However, I will not clean my room with them yelling at me all the time. I have to want to clean my room in order for it to be clean. I think this needs more discussion because instead of having ways to be a responsible communicator, there should be discussion on why being a responsible communicator is good and we should be able to decide from that point.

Week 14--Question #2

2). What concept/s in this class have you found most interesting? What was it about that concept/s that you found interesting?

Nonverbal communication really amazed me because I never realized how deep it could be. There are so many different human behaviors that convey messages that we are not aware of but this part of the book helped me understand the different concepts nonverbal communication has. I now watch movies and interactions with my friends differently because of the concepts I now grasp with nonverbal communications. Being able to communicate with people without actually physically communicating amazes me. Emotions and other codes are the messages that are conveyed between two people communicating non-verbally. It amazes me that I can communicate with my boyfriend across the room with my eyes and he automatically knows what message I am giving him. Just a certain look can simply mean, “I love you.” I love nonverbal communication!

Week 14--Question #1

1.)(Regarding Chapter 13) Which of the research methods listed in Table 13.3 seem the most interesting? Assume you want to study some aspect of deception. Frame a research question. Which method would you choose to answer the question. Why?

The research method listed in Table 13.3 that seems most interesting to me in the Ethnography method. The ethnography method is stated as “The researcher observes behavior in its natural setting. To describe the communication practices of a group of people, the researcher may actually “go undercover” as a participant. The researcher avoids imposing his or her own values and assumptions on the data. Instead of testing an existing hypothesis, he or she allows conclusions to emerge from observations” (Trenholm 374).
A research question I would form using the ethnography method is, “How has television viewing affected your romantic relationships?” I would choose the ethnography method to answer it because I can use my own examples and my own personal choices in answering this question. In my opinion, when using your own examples in answering questions, it strengthens the quality of the answer and shows how much you understand it.