Unit 4 Questions
Look around the room you’re in right now. How does this room make you feel? What mood or feeling is created by the size of the space, furniture, lighting, and color? What does the room say to others about who you are? How much does environmental and artifact nonverbal communication affect you?
moods created by the living room of the apartment:
-comfortable
-clean
-frugal
-relaxed
the size of the space, furniture, lighting, and color makes the room feel like a bachelor pad
the room says to guests that:
-college aged kids live here
-the posters show our music tastes
-all of our furniture is secondhand, so we have little money
-the beer bottles and ash trays tell a story of the night before
Recall a situation where you possessed important information but knew that disclosing it would be personally or relationally problematic (i.e., it might hurt the other person, do more harm than good). What did you do? How did your decision impact your relationship? Was your choice ethical? Based on your experience, is it always cooperative to disclose important information?
When my best friends and high-school sweethearts Cory and Carey were three years into their relationship, Cory started seeing another girl behind Carey's back that I was friends with, and told me the whole situation.
-in response to learning the information, I kept my mouth shut like I was asked to.
-the decision grew me and the "other girl" closer, but drew me further apart from Carey
-I think it was ethical to stay out of their business, and leave the disclosing to Cory
-I think my choice was ethical since my relationship wasn't the largest one at stake.
moods created by the living room of the apartment:
-comfortable
-clean
-frugal
-relaxed
the size of the space, furniture, lighting, and color makes the room feel like a bachelor pad
the room says to guests that:
-college aged kids live here
-the posters show our music tastes
-all of our furniture is secondhand, so we have little money
-the beer bottles and ash trays tell a story of the night before
Recall a situation where you possessed important information but knew that disclosing it would be personally or relationally problematic (i.e., it might hurt the other person, do more harm than good). What did you do? How did your decision impact your relationship? Was your choice ethical? Based on your experience, is it always cooperative to disclose important information?
When my best friends and high-school sweethearts Cory and Carey were three years into their relationship, Cory started seeing another girl behind Carey's back that I was friends with, and told me the whole situation.
-in response to learning the information, I kept my mouth shut like I was asked to.
-the decision grew me and the "other girl" closer, but drew me further apart from Carey
-I think it was ethical to stay out of their business, and leave the disclosing to Cory
-I think my choice was ethical since my relationship wasn't the largest one at stake.