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






2. Someone who is positive they're right.






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






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






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






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






7. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






8. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






9. Masculine and feminine traits.






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






11. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






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






13. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






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






25. Used with people who are emotionally close to us - and then mostly in private situation. Letting someone this close is a sign of trust. 18 inches.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






47. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






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






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






50. Verbal and nonverbal ways in which we act to maintain our own presenting image and image of others.