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Interpersonal Communication Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






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






4. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






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






6. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






7. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






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






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






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






11. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






25. Someone who is positive they're right.






26. 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






27. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






28. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






29. Masculine and feminine traits.






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






41. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






42. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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