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






2. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






11. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






13. Someone who is positive they're right.






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






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






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






17. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






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






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






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






21. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






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






23. Masculine and feminine traits.






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






25. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






27. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






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






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






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






36. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






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






45. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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