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Interpersonal Communication Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Part of self-concept that involves evaluations of self-worth.






2. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






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






4. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






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






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






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






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






9. Someone who is positive they're right.






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






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






12. 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






13. Masculine and feminine traits.






14. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






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






24. 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






25. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






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






28. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






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






31. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






33. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






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






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






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






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






39. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






40. 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.






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






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






43. When a sender seems to be imposing a solution on the receiver with little regard for the receiver's needs or interests.






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






45. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






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






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






49. Two-person interacting






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







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