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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. 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






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






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






4. 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.






5. Someone who is positive they're right.






6. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






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






8. Two-person interacting






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






10. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






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






12. Fourth behavior that arouses defensiveness. 'Indifference' - E.g. 911 telephone dispatchers






13. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






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






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






16. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






23. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






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






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






27. Distinguishes the study of touching.






28. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






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






31. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






32. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






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






39. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.