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






2. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






3. Two-person interacting






4. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. Image you want to present to the world






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






40. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






42. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






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






44. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






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






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






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






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






49. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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