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People Skills
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. What % of communication is nonverbal?
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
initiative
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
55%
2. The relatively stable perceptions you hold of yourself (who you think you are - e.g. smart)
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
negative
language is symbolic
self concept
3. The unwillingness to express thoughts and feelings in a conflict (you run)
self awareness
non-assertion
etiquette
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
4. Which 2 guidelines for listening would you choose to incorporate more into your listening?
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
constructive
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
professionalism
5. Be brief and to the point
internal noise
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
clear - complete - concise - considerate
Concise
6. Nonassertive
7. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
communication
language is symbolic
clear - complete - concise - considerate
8. Being on time
message
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
punctual
self concept
9. To act as an intermediary; to work with opposing sides in order to resolve a conflict.
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
Quickest way to break up a conversation
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
mediation
10. It takes a lot longer to _____ a relational mess then it does to prevent one
clean up
message
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
feedback
11. 4 types of love in the greek language
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
ability to read others perceptions of you
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
12. Willingness to take credit and blame for actions
brash - pushy - considers only one point of view - my way of the highway - no compromising - belittle - intimidating or manipulating - don't use this kind of tone - this tone won't get your way - turns people off
accountability .
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
integrity
13. Conversation killers
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
cowardly agression
accountability .
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
14. Your message expresses thoughts and feelings clearly and directly w/o making judgements
decoding
assertion
verbal
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
15. Putting message in sending form
1. pseudo listening: imitation of listening 2. stage hogging: turn what they say to you 3. selective listening: listen to parts 4. insulated listening: uncomfortable w/ subject so you change it 5. multitask listening
clean up
encoding
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
16. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society
internal noise
ethics
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
Clear
17. How conscious you are of your own motivations - thoughts - and feelings
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
conflict
self awareness
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
18. Aggressive
19. Hunger
internal noise
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
assertion
20. Same words may be interpreted differently than you meant
language is subjective
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
21. Doing what needs to be done and doing it withou tbeing told
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
initiative
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
22. Awareness of others perceptions of yourself
constructive
ability to read others perceptions of you
etiquette
discrimination
23. What are the 3 parts to the 'I Statement?'
connotation
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
internal noise
message
24. Say something behind back
clean up
cowardly agression
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
initiative
25. Communicating without the use of words
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
defensiveness
non-verbal communication
26. What question helps you be more aware?
Complete
Concise
Why?
conflict
27. What are the different styles for handling conflict?
mediation
non-assertion
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
28. What are the different kinds of intimacy?
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
conflict
29. Receiving criticism
30. Stress key words - not confusing or complicated
Clear
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
cowardly agression
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
31. Putting up an emotional guard against negative opinion
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
Quickest way to break up a conversation
defensiveness
32. What % of communication is paralanguage?
noise
initiative
38%
self awareness
33. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
language is symbolic
self esteem
1. be quick to listen and slow to speak 2. listen to understand 3. let listening be an act of love (don't listen to talk)
34. Introducing a new person to a group
piece of information
direct comparison
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
35. The medium that carries the message
channel
others awareness
location - timing - intensity - relationships
non-assertion
36. A group of people who work together to set goaks - make decisions - solve problems - and put ideas into action
38%
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
noise
team
37. Following a strict code of conduct or standard of values
integrity
self awareness
ability to read others perceptions of you
direct comparison
38. What is the healthy listening habit?
worry about location - timing - tone
leadership
punctual
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
39. The ability to say and do things in a way that will not offend another person
tact
self concept
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
connotation
40. Criticism expressed in a way that threatens the other person (retaliate)
direct agression
stereotype
initiative
connotation
41. What are the guidelines for listening?
42. Harmonious and assertive tone
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
initiative
location - timing - intensity - relationships
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
43. How is our self concept developed?
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
Concise
direct comparison
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
44. What is the nature of conflict?
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
1. be quick to listen and slow to speak 2. listen to understand 3. let listening be an act of love (don't listen to talk)
45. A ________________ can be the difference between understanding and not
connotation
negative
assertion
piece of information
46. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
defensiveness
feedback
47. Handling problems and criticism gracefully and maturely
Why?
professionalism
external noise
self awareness
48. Unequal treatment based on such factors as race - religion - nationality - gender - age - or physical appearnace.
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
decoding
piece of information
discrimination
49. Considerate
Concise
worry about location - timing - tone
cowardly agression
piece of information
50. What are the unhealthy listening patterns and habits?
Clear
channel
mediation
1. pseudo listening: imitation of listening 2. stage hogging: turn what they say to you 3. selective listening: listen to parts 4. insulated listening: uncomfortable w/ subject so you change it 5. multitask listening