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






2. Process of paying close attention to one's own behavior and using these observations to shape the way one behaves.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Two-person interacting






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






17. 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






18. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






19. 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.






20. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






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






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






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






25. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






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






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






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






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






40. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






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






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






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






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






45. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






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






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






49. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






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