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






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






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






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






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






7. Someone who is positive they're right.






8. Image you want to present to the world






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






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






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






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






13. Distinguishes the study of touching.






14. Two-person interacting






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






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






17. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






18. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






20. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Arrange it in some meaningful way in order to make sense of the world.






35. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






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






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






38. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






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






41. Communicators focus on finding a solution that satisfies both their own needs and those of the others involved.






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






43. Definse-arousing messages in which speakers hide their ulterior motives.






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






45. Social tone of a relationship; way people feel about each other as they carry out activities






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






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






48. 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.






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






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