COMMUNICATION AND COGNITION THEORY:
A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONDUCTING
HELPFUL COMMUNICATION IN DIVERSIFIED
ENVIRONMENTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Abdul Qahar Sarwari
University of Malaya, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences – Department of Media and Communication Studies Received: 30th November 2023. ABSTRACT The current work assessed different aspects, steps and conditions that help people communicate appropriately in the
current globalized world deeply affected by modern technologies, such the Internet and artificial intelligence. The results reported in this manuscript
are based on an analysis of eight studies in different aspects of human communication and a review of 70 papers published from 2000 to 2023. An online
search using WoS and SCOPUS databases was done to record the related published works. A total of 186 items were recorded, and after excluding 116
duplicated and irrelevant items, 70 papers were selected and reviewed thoroughly. According to the results, communication initiation, self disclosure,
overall well-being, positive attitudes, language proficiency, communication competence, and technical skills are among the main factors that affect
interactions among individuals from different cultures. Based on the results, cognition, knowing different norms and values, and accommodation in the
current diversified environments are the main aims and outcomes of daily interactions among people. The current work introduces communication
initiation, disclosure, cognition, and accommodation as the four main steps, and self-knowledge, positive attitudes, self-regulation, heart coherence,
cultural awareness, intercultural sensitivity, openness, purposefulness, respect differences, language proficiency, technical skills, communication
competence, and effectiveness as the main conditions of effective human communication in the age of the artificial intelligence in the 21st century.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
INDECS 22(1), 1-24, 2024
DOI 10.7906/indecs.22.1.1
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Accepted: 12th December 2023.
Review article
human communication, communication theory, communication competence, cognition, artificial intelligence
JEL: D83