Senders and Receivers Who Share Common Mental Models of the Situation

question 104

True/False

Senders and receivers who share common mental models of the situation require a communication medium with higher data-carrying capacity compared to senders and receivers who lack common mental models of the situation.

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Definitions:

Identification

A psychological process in which an individual assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of the other and is transformed, wholly or partially, after the model the other provides.

Self-Esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth, or the confidence and satisfaction in oneself.

Defence Mechanism

refers to unconscious psychological strategies used to protect oneself from anxiety or social sanctions and to maintain self-esteem.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism whereby unacceptable thoughts or impulses are converted into their opposite within the individual's consciousness.