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Interpersonal Communication Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Study of how communication is affected by the use - organization - and perception of space and distance.






2. 1. Has the self as subject 2. is intentional 3. is directed at another person 4. is honest 5. is revealing 6. contains information generally available from other sources 7. gains intimate nature from context in which expressed






3. Physical traits - personality characteristics - attitudes - aptitudes; image you want to present to the world






4. Speaking before you think - blurting out loud - tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences.






5. Personal invisible bubble; our own area. People's personal space vary.






6. When communicators aren't prepared to argue but still want to register dissatisfaction.






7. Stammering and the use of 'uh' - 'um' and 'er'






8. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






9. Ability to construct a variety of different frameworks for viewing an issue.






10. Speaker conducts a monologue filled with impersonal - intellectualized and generalized statements. Speaker never really interacts with the other on a personal level.






11. Occurs when one person begins to speak before the other is through making a point.






12. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






13. Any interaction between more than two people.






14. Closer phase is the distance at which most couples stand in public. Keeping someone at 'arms-length' 18 inches to 4 feet.






15. Communicators focus on finding a solution that satisfies both their own needs and those of the others involved.






16. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






17. When a sender seems to be imposing a solution on the receiver with little regard for the receiver's needs or interests.






18. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






19. First step to perception; where data we will attend to.






20. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






21. Acknowledge the other person's communication - but used to steer the conversation in a new direction. Comes in 2 forms: tangential shift and tangential drift






22. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






23. A mirroring of the judgements of those around him or her.






24. First type of defense-arousing message; judges other person usually in a negative way






25. Ability to re-create another person's perspective - to experience the world from his/her point of view -






26. Social tone of a relationship; way people feel about each other as they carry out activities






27. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






28. Two-person interacting






29. How a person's position in a society shapes their view of society in general and of specific individuals.






30. Area that serves as an extension of our physical being.






31. Provides another way to interact by electronics - E.g. email - texting - IM - social networking - and blogging






32. Making comments totally unrelated to what the other person was just saying.






33. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






34. Contrasts with Neutrality. Helps rid communication of the quality of indifference.






35. A group of ambiguous gestures; fidgeting - movements in which one part of the body grooms - messages - rubs - hold - pinches - picks or otherwise manipulates another part.






36. Anything that interferes with the transmission and reception of a message.






37. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






38. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






39. Contains a message with more than one meaning. The words are highly abstract or have meanings private to the speaker alone.






40. Describes the way a message is spoken; vocal rate - pronunciation - pitch - tone - volume and emphasis.






41. Process by which communicators influence each other's perceptions through communication.






42. Fails to acknowledge the other person's communicative attempt - verbally or nonverbally - E.g. Failing to return a phone call






43. People may have strong opinions but are willing to acknowledge that they don't have a corner on the truth and will change their stand if they are wrong.






44. Contrasts with strategy. Being honest with others rather than manipulating them.






45. Arrange it in some meaningful way in order to make sense of the world.






46. Distance between communicators can have a powerful effect on how we regard and respond to others. 4 feet to 12 feet.






47. The tendency to form an overall positive impression a person on the basis of the positive characteristics.






48. Image you want to present to the world






49. The relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself.






50. Has two or more equally plausible meanings