Interpersonal Communication Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts in interpersonal communication.

Are second-order realities physically observable?

False

Is effective perception checking consists of three separate stages?

False

Are positive first impressions are often based on physical attractiveness?

True

Do fields like engineering, accounting, and computer science have little need for interpersonal communication on a daily basis?

False

Is it hardest to empathize with people who are radically different from us?

True

Do people often cling to outmoded and unrealistic self-concepts, even when a better new image is available?

True

Does positive self-esteem guarantees interpersonal success?

False

Does reflected appraisal, messages received from significant others are particularly powerful?

True

Does true self-disclosure has to be honest?

True

Does Tolerance for ambiguity is a characteristic of intercultural competence?

True

Is there evidence that indicates communication is so important that it’s necessary for physical health?

True

Is it a misconception to assume that more communication will always make tense interpersonal situations better?

True

Are autonomy, change, and initiative are associated with individualist cultures?

True

Is challenging authority acceptable in cultures that endorse low power distance?

True

What theory describes how a person’s position in a society shapes her or his view of society?

Standpoint

Culture shock is also known as what other term?

Adjustment shock

A study found that what percentage of college students had “acted deceptively” about disclosing their sexual history?

60%

Referring to a 1940s film classic, _ refers to the manipulation and control of another’s perceptions

Gaslighting

Low-context cultures tend to value and emphasize?

Straight talk

Environments are also referred to as?

Contexts

What does intercultural competence requires?

Motivation and attitude, knowledge and skill, open-mindedness

The idea that it is often necessary to negotiate a shared meaning in order for satisfying communication to occur related to which characteristic of the communication model?

Meanings exist in and among people

What does communication competence consists of?

Your ability to communicate effectively and appropriately

The view that self-concept can be seen as a product of the messages you’ve received throughout your life is known as:

Reflected appraisal

Married couples may distort facts about their relationship, but they share similar stories. What does this mean?

Shared narratives don’t have to be accurate to be powerful

Freddie failed an exam and attributed the failure to poorly written test questions. What did Freddie do?

Self-serving bias

According to the _ model of communication, at any given point in time a person is sending a message and receiving a message

Transactional

The term used to describe the verbal and nonverbal ways we act to maintain our own and others presenting images

Facework

The ability to recreate another person’s perspective, to experience the world from his/her/their point of view” is in the definition of

Empathy

What is defined as the verbal and/or nonverbal response to message received from the speaker?

Feedback

What alternative to self-disclosure is being used when we tell someone that their new hairstyle is “unique” or tell them that it “looks so totally YOU?”

Equivocation

Does Linguistic relativism asserts that culture is shaped and reflected by the language its members speak?

True

Are emblems are usually delivered intentionally?

True

Is it true that research by Bushman suggests that people who act out angry feelings actually feel worse than those who experience anger without lashing out?

True

Does Ogden and Richards’ triangle of meaning shows a direct relationship between a word and the thing or idea it represents?

False

Does Research shows that clothing can send a message of trustworthiness, level of sophistication, and moral character?

True

Is listening a communication skill that can be developed and improved through instruction and training?

True

Is the statement that emblems are culturally understood substitutes for verbal expression?

True

Does Interpersonal touch meets a primal human need?

True

Is Multitasking is an efficient and effective way to communicate?

False

Is Task-oriented listening is most concerned with evaluating messages?

False

does A study has shown that Snapchat can elicit more jealousy than Facebook, because its often used for flirting and finding new love interests?

True

What is a relationship called, where a relationship that a fan has with a celebrity, media figure, fictional character?

Parasocial

Which adjective would be most closely associated with mindful listening?

Thoughtful

Territoriality is what kind of communication?

Nonverbal Communication

Instead of saying “You are boring,” it is better to say when your friend again talks about shopping

“I get bored when you talk about shopping”

The notion that words are arbitrary and have no meaning themselves refers to which characteristic of language?

Symbolic

___ is the study of how we use touch to communicate

Haptics

Nonverbal communication is much better suited to expressing and _ than it is ideas.

Attitudes and feelings

People respond with when they are confronted with face-threatening acts.

Avoidance or silence?

___ is best defined as “message expressed by nonlinguistic means.”

Nonverbal communication

Rory asks Victor what he’s doing next Saturday, rather than asking him if he’d lend a hand moving some furniture in his home. Is this spontaneity?

False

Do shared narratives have a tendency to disconnect families?

False

When children ask themselves the question, “Who am I?”, they often challenge what?

Family rules and beliefs

After initial impressions, average-looking people with what traits are likely to be judges as attractive?

Pleasing personalities

Is the longer online couples hold off on meeting in person, the smoother the transition will be when they shift to face-to-face communication

False

Is it a Western approach to view commitment as a culmination of romantic love?

True

Is the best predictor of marital satisfaction is a confirming climate?

True

Is an expressed struggle is one that must be communicated verbally?

False

Is a student who dislikes a teacher but does not show it fits the textbook’s definition of conflict?

False

Terminating a relationship can be a learning experience. What can be learned?

Gaining self-confidence, learning how to communicate better, learning more about what is desired in a partner, not jumping into a relationship too quickly.

When an instructor listens carefully to your questions in class, he or she is using which level of confirming message?

Acknowledgement

What supportive tool by Jack Gibb is NOT a supportive communication?

Certainty

Staying out of the kitchen when mom is cooking a big family meal is an example of:

Boundaries

“Rewards – Costs = Outcome” is a formula for relationships identified by which theory?

Social exchange

Kris thinks the past is the past, and should remain there. Jordan on the other hand wants to share stories about past romances. This is an example of what dialectical tensions?

Openness v. Closedness

What is a a colleague with whom you have a special and friendship characterized by a close emotional bond, high levels of disclosure and support and mutual trust, honesty, loyalty and respect

Platonic

Communication _ refers to the social tone of a relationship.

Climate

The strongest and most reliable predictor of sexual satisfaction is what?

Relationship satisfaction?

Metacommunication is communication about .

Communication

The style of handling conflict that involves a high degree of concern for both parties (win-win) is called) __.

Collaborating?