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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. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






9. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






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






11. Deliberate attempt to hide or misrepresent the truth.






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






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






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






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






16. Attempt to depict all the factors that affect human interaction.






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






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






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






20. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Masculine and feminine traits.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Someone who is positive they're right.






33. Image you want to present to the world






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






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






36. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






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






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






39. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






40. 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.






41. Two-person interacting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Once we form a first impression-whether it's positive or negative- we tend to seek out and organize our impressions to support that opinion.






50. Any interaction between more than two people.