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






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






3. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






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






5. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Image you want to present to the world






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






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






14. Popular approach for offering constructive criticism. To sandwich your issue of concern between two positive comments.






15. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






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






25. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






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






27. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






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






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






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






32. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. Two-person interacting






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






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






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






40. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






42. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






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






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






45. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






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






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






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






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