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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. Closer phase is the distance at which most couples stand in public. Keeping someone at 'arms-length' 18 inches to 4 feet.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






7. Masculine and feminine traits.






8. 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






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






10. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






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






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






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






15. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Two-person interacting






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






29. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






30. Distinguishes the study of touching.






31. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. Stories we use to describe our personal worlds.






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






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






39. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






40. Image you want to present to the world






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






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






43. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






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






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






46. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






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






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






49. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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