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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. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






2. 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.






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






4. Taking a positive approach to the term; presenting and defending positions on issues while attacking positions taken by others.






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






6. Definse-arousing messages in which speakers hide their ulterior motives.






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






8. Person you believe yourself to be in moments of honest self-examination.






9. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






11. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






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






14. Tendency to seek information that conforms to an existing self-concept.






15. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






16. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






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






18. Process of paying close attention to one's own behavior and using these observations to shape the way one behaves.






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






20. Two messages that seem to deny or contradict each other - one at the verbal level and the other at the nonverbal level.






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






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






23. Even though the group may have greater talent in certain areas - they see other human beings as having just as much worth as themselves.






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






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






26. Someone who is positive they're right.






27. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






29. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






30. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






31. 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.






32. Part of self-concept that involves evaluations of self-worth.






33. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






34. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






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






36. Any interaction between more than two people.






37. Verbal or nonverbal; Indicates a response to the previous passage/message.






38. Describes the study of how humans use and structure time.






39. Describes the abundance of nonverbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message.






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






41. 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.






42. When we judge ourselves in the most generous terms possible.






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






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






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






46. Image you want to present to the world






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






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






49. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






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