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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






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






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






10. Distinguishes the study of touching.






11. Messages that we perceive as challenging the image we want to project






12. 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






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






14. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






15. Someone who is positive they're right.






16. Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation.






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






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






19. 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






20. Masculine and feminine traits.






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






22. Communication strategies people use to influence how others view them.






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






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






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






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






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






36. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






37. Speaking before you think - blurting out loud - tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences.






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






39. Two-person interacting






40. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






41. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






42. Any interaction between more than two people.






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






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






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






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






47. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






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






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






50. Image you want to present to the world