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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Physical traits - personality characteristics - attitudes - aptitudes; image you want to present to the world






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






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






10. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






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






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






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






15. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






16. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






18. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






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






20. Someone who is positive they're right.






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






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






23. 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.






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






26. Two-person interacting






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






28. Messages that convey valuing - E.g. 'you exist' 'you're important'






29. 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






30. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






31. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






32. Popular approach for offering constructive criticism. To sandwich your issue of concern between two positive comments.






33. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






34. Distinguishes the study of touching.






35. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






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






37. 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.






38. Image you want to present to the world






39. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






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






42. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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