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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. Skills that promote relationships with other people.
interpersonal skills
stereotype
connotation
leadership
2. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
feedback
3. Background of communication that influences how people interpret the message
worry about location - timing - tone
defensiveness
frame of reference
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
4. Be brief and to the point
communication
language is symbolic
direct agression
Concise
5. Training of oneself; correction or regulation of oneself for improvement
external noise
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
self-discipline (control)
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
6. Receiving criticism
7. 4 types of love in the greek language
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
7%
cross-functional team
Why?
8. Aggressive
9. Same words may be interpreted differently than you meant
defensiveness
integrity
external noise
language is subjective
10. An oversimplified and distorted belief about a person or group
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
non-verbal communication
conflict
stereotype
11. Inspiring and influencing others - setting your actions as example - knowing where to go...
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
Clear
leadership
piece of information
12. A struggle between 2 or more people
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
self concept
assertion
conflict
13. What question helps you be more aware?
location - timing - intensity - relationships
Why?
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
interpersonal skills
14. What is the healthy listening habit?
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
clean up
ethics
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
15. Giving criticism
16. Proper handshake
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
noise
defensiveness
clean up
17. 3 approaches of tone
indirect communication
Quickest way to break up a conversation
tact
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
18. What is the nature of conflict?
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
channel
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
message
19. Self concept that reflects the way we believe others see us
interpersonal skills
reflected appraisal
38%
indirect communication
20. Handling problems and criticism gracefully and maturely
professionalism
direct agression
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
21. Say something behind back
accountability .
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
cowardly agression
channel
22. Unequal treatment based on such factors as race - religion - nationality - gender - age - or physical appearnace.
discrimination
Why?
connotation
ethics
23. What are the 3 codes used to express thoughts and feelings?
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
24. To act as an intermediary; to work with opposing sides in order to resolve a conflict.
clear - complete - concise - considerate
message
mediation
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
25. How is our self concept developed?
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
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
channel
professionalism
26. Your conscious read of others thoughts and feelings
others awareness
constructive
worry about location - timing - tone
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
27. A group of people from different departments or areas working together.
cross-functional team
decoding
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
reflected appraisal
28. What % of communication is paralanguage?
Clear
channel
38%
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
29. We compare our weaknesses with others strengths (causes inferiority)
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
direct comparison
tact
worry about location - timing - tone
30. Anything that distracts
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
noise
ability to read others perceptions of you
communication
31. Being on time
Clear
punctual
cross-functional team
defensiveness
32. Associated meaning
connotation
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
encoding
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
33. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
non-verbal communication
communication
Why?
direct agression
34. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
38%
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
language is symbolic
indirect communication
35. A group of people who work together to set goaks - make decisions - solve problems - and put ideas into action
punctual
Clear
team
Quickest way to break up a conversation
36. Interrupting others
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
Quickest way to break up a conversation
ability to read others perceptions of you
37. How conscious you are of your own motivations - thoughts - and feelings
message
frame of reference
self awareness
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
38. Evaluations of self worth (how you feel about these qualities)
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. 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
location - timing - intensity - relationships
39. Your message expresses thoughts and feelings clearly and directly w/o making judgements
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
assertion
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
channel
40. Awareness of others perceptions of yourself
clean up
ability to read others perceptions of you
feedback
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
41. Willingness to take credit and blame for actions
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
accountability .
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
42. What you're going through when you're trying to interpret
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
frame of reference
decoding
ability to read others perceptions of you
43. What nonverbal symbols are best at communicating?
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
cowardly agression
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
44. Factors that shape our frame of reference
feedback
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
non-assertion
Why?
45. Stress key words - not confusing or complicated
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
Clear
conflict
non-assertion
46. Making introductions
cowardly agression
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
others awareness
47. What are the 3 parts to the 'I Statement?'
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
location - timing - intensity - relationships
punctual
etiquette
48. Which 2 guidelines for listening would you choose to incorporate more into your listening?
self awareness
direct agression
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
49. It takes a lot longer to _____ a relational mess then it does to prevent one
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
clear - complete - concise - considerate
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
clean up
50. A ________________ can be the difference between understanding and not
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
piece of information
Clear
feedback