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21 Cards in this Set

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Certainty
An attitude behind messages that dogmatically implies that the speakers position is correct and that the other person’s ideas are not worth considering
Communication climate
The emotional tone of a relationship between two or more individuals
Complaining
A disagreeing message that directly or indirectly communicates dissatisfaction with another person
Confirming communication
A message that expresses caring or respect for another person
Controlling communication
Message in s rather than being judge which the sender tries to impose some sort of outcome on the receiver usually resulting in a defensive reaction
Defensiveness
The attempt to protect a presenting image a person believes is being attacked
Description
Gibb’s term from language that describes a complaint in behavioral terms rather than being judgmental, thereby creating a supportive communication climate
Disagreeing messages
Messages that communicate to the other person you are wrong includes aggressiveness complaining and argumentativeness
Disconfirming messages
A message that expresses a lack of respect for another person
Empathy
The ability to project oneself into another person’s point of view, so as to experience the others thoughts and feelings
Equality
A type of supportive communication described by Gibb suggesting that the sender regards the receiver as worthy of respect
Evaluation
Gibb’s term for judgmental assessments of another person’s behavior, thereby increasing the odds of creating a defensive communication climate
Intention statement
A description o where the speaker stand s on an issue what he or she wants or how he r se plans to act in the future
Interrupting response
A statement that describes the speaker’s interpretation of the meaning of another person’s behavior
Irrelevant response
A disconfirming response in which one communicator’s comments bear no relationship to the previous speaker’s idea
Neutrality
A defense arousing behavior described by Gibb in which the sender expresses indifference toward a receiver
Problem orientation
A supportive style of communication described by Gibb in which the communicators focus on working together to solve their problems instead of trying to impose their own solutions on one another
Spiral
A reciprocal communication pattern in which each person’s message reinforces the other’s
Spontaneity
A supportive communication behavior described by Gibb in which the sender expresses a message without any attempt to manipulate the receiver
Strategy
A defense arousing style of communication described by Gibb in which the sender tries to manipulate or deceive a receiver
Superiority
A defensive arousing style of communication described by Gibb in which the sender states or implies that the receiver is not worthy of respect