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Interpersonal Communication Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Occurs when one person begins to speak before the other is through making a point.






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






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






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






5. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






6. Someone who is positive they're right.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. Study of how people communicate through bodily movements.






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






22. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






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






24. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






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






32. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






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






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






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






42. Masculine and feminine traits.






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Image you want to present to the world






48. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






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






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