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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






20. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Someone who is positive they're right.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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