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People Skills
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Study First
Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. It takes a lot longer to _____ a relational mess then it does to prevent one
clean up
direct comparison
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
conflict
2. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
integrity
feedback
message
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
3. Conversation killers
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
feedback
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
connotation
4. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
reflected appraisal
etiquette
professionalism
language is symbolic
5. The unwillingness to express thoughts and feelings in a conflict (you run)
Quickest way to break up a conversation
non-assertion
self esteem
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
6. Nonassertive
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7. What is the healthy listening habit?
frame of reference
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
ethics
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
8. _______________ criticism is presented in a way that can help you learn and grow.
55%
non-verbal communication
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
constructive
9. Hallway
interpersonal skills
communication
external noise
self-discipline (control)
10. Cardinal rule of conflict
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11. Giving criticism
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12. The relatively stable perceptions you hold of yourself (who you think you are - e.g. smart)
discrimination
self-discipline (control)
internal noise
self concept
13. Effective communication basics
integrity
accountability .
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
14. Say something behind back
initiative
Quickest way to break up a conversation
cowardly agression
etiquette
15. Not constructive or helpful
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
negative
leadership
encoding
16. The intended meaning of the communication sent
message
connotation
38%
communication
17. Putting message in sending form
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
encoding
emotional intelligence EQ
ethics
18. Awareness of others perceptions of yourself
noise
ability to read others perceptions of you
initiative
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
19. Factors that shape EQ
stereotype
constructive
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
ethics
20. Hunger
etiquette
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
internal noise
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
21. Receiving criticism
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22. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
external noise
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
communication
23. Speak to issue w/o raising hostility (you help someone come to a conclusion)
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
defensiveness
language is symbolic
indirect communication
24. Stress key words - not confusing or complicated
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
Clear
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
25. To act as an intermediary; to work with opposing sides in order to resolve a conflict.
location - timing - intensity - relationships
self esteem
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
mediation
26. We compare our weaknesses with others strengths (causes inferiority)
negative
ethics
direct comparison
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
27. How is verbal communication both a bridge and a barrier?
piece of information
verbal
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
28. Following a strict code of conduct or standard of values
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
worry about location - timing - tone
integrity
7%
29. Unequal treatment based on such factors as race - religion - nationality - gender - age - or physical appearnace.
Why?
worry about location - timing - tone
discrimination
indirect communication
30. A struggle between 2 or more people
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
conflict
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
31. The medium that carries the message
channel
location - timing - intensity - relationships
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
internal noise
32. Harmonious and assertive tone
7%
location - timing - intensity - relationships
connotation
direct agression
33. Same words may be interpreted differently than you meant
self-discipline (control)
Complete
language is subjective
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
34. Inspiring and influencing others - setting your actions as example - knowing where to go...
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
leadership
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
55%
35. Factors that shape our frame of reference
Complete
Why?
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
clean up
36. What you're going through when you're trying to interpret
others awareness
noise
decoding
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
37. 3 approaches of tone
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
communication
external noise
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
38. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society
cowardly agression
assertion
indirect communication
ethics
39. Anything that distracts
interpersonal skills
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
language is subjective
noise
40. Your conscious read of others thoughts and feelings
brash - pushy - considers only one point of view - my way of the highway - no compromising - belittle - intimidating or manipulating - don't use this kind of tone - this tone won't get your way - turns people off
others awareness
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
emotional intelligence EQ
41. What are the 3 codes used to express thoughts and feelings?
self concept
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
interpersonal skills
noise
42. Evaluations of self worth (how you feel about these qualities)
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
self-discipline (control)
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
self esteem
43. Basics of tact and courtesy
channel
7%
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
55%
44. Aggressive
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45. What are the different styles for handling conflict?
constructive
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
noise
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
46. Self concept that reflects the way we believe others see us
reflected appraisal
integrity
decoding
location - timing - intensity - relationships
47. What % of communication is language?
1. be quick to listen and slow to speak 2. listen to understand 3. let listening be an act of love (don't listen to talk)
7%
feedback
external noise
48. Give whole story - don't leave out info
Complete
tact
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
49. 4 types of love in the greek language
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
decoding
encoding
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
50. Associated meaning
connotation
punctual
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
integrity