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






2. 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.






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






4. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Masculine and feminine traits.






12. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






13. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Acknowledge the other person's communication - but used to steer the conversation in a new direction. Comes in 2 forms: tangential shift and tangential drift






20. 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.






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






22. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






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






25. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






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






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






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






30. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






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






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






33. Making comments totally unrelated to what the other person was just saying.






34. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






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






37. 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.






38. Two-person interacting






39. 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






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






41. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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