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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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1. Fields of experience that help them make sense of others behavior.






2. Closer range public distance. Beyond 25 feet two-way communication is almost impossible.






3. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






4. Attempt to depict all the factors that affect human interaction.






5. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






6. Two-person interacting






7. A way to offer thoughts - feelings - and wants without judging the listener.






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






9. 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






10. Reciprocal pattern of climate patterns. Can be positive or negative.






11. 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.






12. When a person's expectations of an even and her or his subsequent behavior based on those expectations - make the outcome more likely to occur.






13. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






14. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






15. Both effective and appropriate; trying to balance the two when communicating.






16. Messages that we perceive as challenging the image we want to project






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






18. Once we form a first impression-whether it's positive or negative- we tend to seek out and organize our impressions to support that opinion.






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






20. Involve our attaching meaning to first-order things or situations.






21. Culturally understood substitutes for verbal expressons - E.g. Nodding head up and down for yes/no






22. Evaluating ourselves in terms of how we compare with others.






23. It says 'you're wrong'. Includes recognition and acknowledgment. Can devastate another person.






24. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






25. Cues that help control verbal interaction - E.g. Wide array of turn-taking signals in everyday conversation.






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






27. When people treat one another as unique individuals - regardless of the context in which the interaction occurs or the number of people involved.






28. Involves the information being explicitly discussed - E.g. 'Please pass the milk'






29. Determination of causes and effects in a series of interactions.






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






31. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






32. 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






33. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






34. Messages that convey valuing - E.g. 'you exist' 'you're important'






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






36. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






37. Communication strategies people use to influence how others view them.






38. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






40. Image you want to present to the world






41. Verbal and nonverbal ways in which we act to maintain our own presenting image and image of others.






42. Provides a better way to check and to share your interpretations. Has three parts.






43. Signals a lack of regard - E.g. 'I don't like you' 'I Don't care about you'






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






45. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






46. Used to describe the medium through which messages are exchanged - E.g. face to face - phones - email - instant messages






47. Used with people who are emotionally close to us - and then mostly in private situation. Letting someone this close is a sign of trust. 18 inches.






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






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






50. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.