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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. _______________ criticism is presented in a way that can help you learn and grow.
constructive
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
indirect communication
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
2. Considerate
worry about location - timing - tone
cowardly agression
connotation
leadership
3. Your conscious read of others thoughts and feelings
self concept
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
others awareness
clear - complete - concise - considerate
4. Harmonious and assertive tone
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
location - timing - intensity - relationships
channel
constructive
5. Self concept that reflects the way we believe others see us
non-assertion
reflected appraisal
negative
conflict
6. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society
external noise
55%
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
ethics
7. How conscious you are of your own motivations - thoughts - and feelings
self awareness
decoding
punctual
Concise
8. Awareness of others perceptions of yourself
integrity
ability to read others perceptions of you
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
professionalism
9. Factors that shape EQ
language is subjective
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
clear - complete - concise - considerate
initiative
10. Be brief and to the point
assertion
Concise
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
others awareness
11. What % of communication is nonverbal?
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
55%
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
piece of information
12. Showing people they are important to you
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
conflict
language is symbolic
reflected appraisal
13. A ________________ can be the difference between understanding and not
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
reflected appraisal
piece of information
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
14. Your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and be sensitive to others emotions
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
verbal
ethics
emotional intelligence EQ
15. Conversation killers
direct comparison
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
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
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
16. It takes a lot longer to _____ a relational mess then it does to prevent one
initiative
clean up
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
17. Give whole story - don't leave out info
leadership
external noise
Complete
punctual
18. Anything that distracts
language is symbolic
noise
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)
cowardly agression
19. What you're going through when you're trying to interpret
Concise
decoding
frame of reference
communication
20. What question helps you be more aware?
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
Why?
Clear
21. Making introductions
non-verbal communication
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
Clear
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
22. Stress key words - not confusing or complicated
mediation
location - timing - intensity - relationships
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
Clear
23. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
Quickest way to break up a conversation
piece of information
direct agression
communication
24. The relatively stable perceptions you hold of yourself (who you think you are - e.g. smart)
self concept
others awareness
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
25. What is the healthy listening habit?
team
frame of reference
negative
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
26. Associated meaning
connotation
self esteem
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
clean up
27. To act as an intermediary; to work with opposing sides in order to resolve a conflict.
location - timing - intensity - relationships
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
mediation
self concept
28. Unequal treatment based on such factors as race - religion - nationality - gender - age - or physical appearnace.
assertion
discrimination
encoding
decoding
29. What are the 3 codes used to express thoughts and feelings?
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
clean up
30. What are the unhealthy listening patterns and habits?
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
leadership
Clear
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
31. Cardinal rule of conflict
32. Inspiring and influencing others - setting your actions as example - knowing where to go...
etiquette
cross-functional team
leadership
non-assertion
33. The medium that carries the message
7%
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
channel
34. What are the guidelines for listening?
35. 4 types of love in the greek language
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
ability to read others perceptions of you
emotional intelligence EQ
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
36. Hunger
internal noise
integrity
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
stereotype
37. What are the different kinds of intimacy?
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
self esteem
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
message
38. Evaluations of self worth (how you feel about these qualities)
noise
etiquette
self esteem
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
39. Speak to issue w/o raising hostility (you help someone come to a conclusion)
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
indirect communication
Concise
accountability .
40. How is our self concept developed?
direct comparison
leadership
location - timing - intensity - relationships
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
41. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
initiative
language is symbolic
external noise
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
42. Doing what needs to be done and doing it withou tbeing told
noise
conflict
initiative
external noise
43. Your message expresses thoughts and feelings clearly and directly w/o making judgements
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)
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
assertion
cowardly agression
44. Criticism expressed in a way that threatens the other person (retaliate)
constructive
cross-functional team
accountability .
direct agression
45. A group of people from different departments or areas working together.
cross-functional team
Quickest way to break up a conversation
self concept
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
46. What are the 3 parts to the 'I Statement?'
Why?
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
tact
47. An oversimplified and distorted belief about a person or group
cowardly agression
internal noise
stereotype
55%
48. Putting message in sending form
encoding
Quickest way to break up a conversation
constructive
noise
49. Basics of tact and courtesy
location - timing - intensity - relationships
mediation
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
external noise
50. Putting up an emotional guard against negative opinion
others awareness
defensiveness
integrity
etiquette