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






2. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






3. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Public image; the way we want to appear to others.






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






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






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






18. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






20. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






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






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






23. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






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






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






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






27. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






28. Study of how communication is affected by the use - organization - and perception of space and distance.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






36. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






38. Any interaction between more than two people.






39. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






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






42. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






43. Most destructive way to disagree with another person. Tendency to 'attack the self-concepts of other people in order to inflict psychological pain.' Demeans the worth of others - E.g. Name calling - put downs - sarcasm






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






45. Someone who is positive they're right.






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






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






48. Two-person interacting






49. 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.






50. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.