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






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






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






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






6. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






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






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






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






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






20. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






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






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






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






24. Two-person interacting






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






26. Speaker conducts a monologue filled with impersonal - intellectualized and generalized statements. Speaker never really interacts with the other on a personal level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






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






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






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






37. Image you want to present to the world






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






39. 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.






40. Masculine and feminine traits.






41. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






43. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






50. Any interaction between more than two people.