week 2 question 3

The concept that I found to be interesting was the psychological model. The model seemed to explain why we have so many miscommunication with others. A person speaks to another person which is called a receiver. The receiver encodes the message by putting it in terms that they understand because of their past experiences and beliefs. This explains why we as humans make so many assumptions when we communicate. The psychological model seems to prove how we all think the world revolves around us. Each person can't even step outside of themselves enough to truly practice active listening and not make assumptions The psychological model made me think that we will always be closed minded and that our life experiences is what determines our communication with others. This is definitely true. But I have found that although it is hard, you can most definitely not let your past experiences define you and how you communicate. For example, my dad used to always yell at me. I in turn learned to yell at people as my form of communication. But I noticed it one day, and ever since then I am constantly trying to lower my voice so that I am not so loud. The psychological model is half true, but it doesn't explain the fact that we don't have to communicate with assumptions.