Psychology of Communication - Between Myth and Reality: Manoela POPESCU
Psychology of Communication - Between Myth and Reality: Manoela POPESCU
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1. Introduction
Communication, social sciences field, presents a variety of poses, generated the rich
literature dealing with the different positions this term. Thus, in the specific literature, there are
many theories of human communication (social) [2]: date theories (C. Shannon and W Weaver,
The mathematical theory of communication, 1949), sign theories (linguists develop specific
communication topics , based on the code), theories of behavior (studying communication at the
interpersonal level and in this respect are known behavioral theories), theories of diffusion (mass
communication studies (Stuart Hall)), systemic theories (with concern for cyber (Wiener,
cybernetics or control and communication in the animal and in the machine, 1948), organization
(Morin, the methode.1. the nature of nature, 1977) and constructivism (Forester)), psychological
theories (Barnlund, 1970), anthropological sociology theories of communication (focus on
addressing social interaction), linguistic theories.
These theories are reflected in the seven existing traditions in research and theorizing
communication organized in terms of complementarities and tension between them (Robert
Craig). Obviously, each tradition is characterized by a different way of approaching human
communication (social), respectively:
rhetorical tradition theorizes communication as practical art of discourse;
semiotic tradition sees communication as inter-subjective mediation by signs;
phenomenological tradition theorizes experience of difference and dialogue in the
communicational process;
cyber tradition focuses on the information in the communication process;
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But people cannot be assigned to a single temper, but is a mixture of the four basic types,
the predominant type. Maybe that's why it cannot be communicated to temperamental type
better than another. But each temperamental type communicates different from the others and
the style of communication is seriously determined by the predominant temperamental type.
In analyzing the impact of personality on communication must be taken into account the
personality structures and levels of expression (self, self, superego) and the main components of
personality (affectivity, motivation, attitude, behavior) that interfere with the communication.
It should be noted that any communication process involves the establishment premises as
two elements: the objective reality (inside and outside the organization) and the human subject.
Man endorses the objective world in accordance with nature's own, in the spiritual, but it must
transform the environment, not just by his presence, but by knowledge. The origin of any act of
human communication is dissatisfaction with the situation found and aspiration towards a goal,
the ideal toward which changes the existing fact. Of course, the observed situation is not only the
objective reality, but is a function of culture, because the objective existent it is viewed from the
impersonal, human socio-cultural, subjective perspective. Along with human nature,
communication is the key factor that creates and develops personalities and meanings.
4. Conclusions
The Psychology of communication (managerial, organizational, mass, group, verbal,
nonverbal etc.) is a reality that must be taken into account in all areas of life. Especially because
interpersonal relations are relations of influence and people influence others by personality,
behavior, attitudes, skills and experiences, through persuasion or manipulation.
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