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






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






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






4. 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.






5. Expresses how you feel about the other person.






6. Person whose evaluations are especially influential.






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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Process of attaching meaning to behavior.






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






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






16. 5th behavior creating a defensive climate. A message that suggests 'I'm better than you.'






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






18. Plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.






19. Has two or more equally plausible meanings






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






21. Distinguishes the study of touching.






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






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






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






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






26. Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Two-person interacting






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






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






36. Not being malicious; is seen as helpful






37. Process of protecting our presenting self - our face






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






39. Making comments totally unrelated to what the other person was just saying.






40. Study of how the eyes can communicate.






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






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






43. Degrees of self-dsclosure.






44. 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.






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






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






47. Image you want to present to the world






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






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






50. Any interaction between more than two people.