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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. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






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






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






4. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






5. People we use to evaluate our own characteristics.






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






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






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






9. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Involve our attaching meaning to first-order things or situations.






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






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






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






20. Masculine and feminine traits.






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






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






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






24. Any interaction between more than two people.






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






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






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






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






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






36. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






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






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






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






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






41. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






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






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






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






46. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






48. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






49. 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.






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