Interpersonal Commuinications Test 1

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Why do we communicate? (4 reasons)

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physical, relational, identity, and spirtual needs

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source

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orginator of thought or emotion

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encode

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put idea into language or gesture

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message

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idea/thought being communicated

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channel

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means by which a message travels

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noise

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everday disturbance

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feedback

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verbal and nonverbal responses

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context

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physical or psychological environment you're in

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channel rich

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uses multiple channels

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channel lean

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uses least amount of channels

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content dimension

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literal information communicated by a message

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relation dimension

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signals about nature of relationship

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meta-communication

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communication about communication

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explicit rules

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rules that are clearly defined

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implicit rules

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rules that are implied

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interpersonal communication

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communication that occurs between 2 people within the context of their relationship and tha tas it evolves helps negoitate relaionships

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self awareness

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how does it affect others?

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adaptability

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adapt to situations

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empathy

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ability to think and feels as others

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cognitive conplexity

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ability to understand a situaion in multiple ways

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ethics

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code of morality of set of ideas about right and wrong

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societies

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groups of people who share symbols, language, values and norms

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in-groups

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people with whom we identify with

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out-groups

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people whom we do not identifl with

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symbols

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represents adn idea (generally held to high standards)

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norms

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rules of expectations that guide behavior

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co-cultures

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reflets groups of people in your society with whom you identify

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indivualistic culture

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believes peoples primary responsibility is to themselves

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collectivistic culture

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peoples primary responsibility is to their families, compaies, and community

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high-context

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verbal commnication should be indrect, uses nonverbal cues

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low-context

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verbal communication should be direct and straightforward

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high power distance

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concentration of power in certain groups (Mexico, Singapore)

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low power distance

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believes in basic equality of all people, doesn't allow one group to acquire too much power (US, Canada)

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masculine

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values traditionally masculine characteristics such as ambition and achievement

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feminine

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values sensitivity adn nurturance

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monochronic

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time is linear, values promptness

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polychronic

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nonlinear, expectations for promptness vary according to relationships

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uncertanity avoiding

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aavoid unstructured, unclear or unpredictable

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uncertanity accepting

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open to novel situaions, accepting of beliefs/ideas different from ones own

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idioms

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phrase is purely figureative

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gestures

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movements that express an idea

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gender is function of (3 answers)

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gender roles, biological sex, sexual orientation

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gender roles

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culturally constructed norms for how men and women and expected to act

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adrogyny

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combination of masculine and feminity

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masculine traits

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strenghth, dominance, competition, logical thinking

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feminity

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expressiveness, nurturing behavior

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biological sex is affected by (3 answers)

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psychological differences, genetic differences, anatomical differences

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sexual orientation

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describes the sex or sexes to whom we are attracted

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expressive talk

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communication is seen as a primary way to establish closeness

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instrumental talk

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communication is seen as a mean to solve problem and accomplish tasks

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more powerful speech

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talking more, interrupting more frequently (men)

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less powerful speech

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asking more questions, using hedges "sort of" "might be"

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masculine linguistic style

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shorter sentences, more fragments, more "I" and "me", more references to quantity

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female linguistic style

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longer sentences, more qualifiers "we", "they"

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touch

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among adults other sex touch is more common, in same sex touch women touch more than men

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emotional communication

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women express more positive, men more negative

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self concept

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understanding of who you are

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what affects our self concept (4)

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personality/biology, culture/gender roles, reflected appraisal, social comparison

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reflected appraisal

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process whereby peoples self concept is influenced by their beliefs concerning what other people think

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self monitoring

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your awareness of how you look, act, and sound

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high monitors

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more aware of other and adapt to their behavior

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low self monitors

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less aware of others, more relaxed and adaptive

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self fulfilling prophecy

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occurs when a prediction causes you to act in ways where the prediction comes true (the prediction must lead to a change in behavior)

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self esteem

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subjective evaluation of your value and worth as a person

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How do minorities maintain self esteem? (3)

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value what they excel in, attribute problem to predjuice, copare themselves to other in their social group

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3 fundemental needs with respect to self esteem

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need for control, need for inclusion, need for affection

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image managment

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process by which our behavior reflects a specific image we want to project

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face needs

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components of ones desired publim image

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fellowship face

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needd to have others like/accept us

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autonomy face

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avoid be imposed upon by others

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competence face

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be respected and viewed as intelligent

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face threats

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any behavior that threatens face threats

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self disclosure

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act of intentioanlly giving other info about ourselves that we believe to be true but we think they don't already have

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self disclosure benefits (3)

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enhancement of relationships and trust, reciprocity, emotional release- assistance to others

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self disclosure risks (5)

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rejection, chance of obligating others, hurt to others, violation of others privace, risks of disclosing online