SPCH 100 Interpersonal Communication Final Exam Prep

Seeks win-win solutions to conflict.

Tension arises when intimate knowledge of someone causes a lower level of passion.

Test Question: 1 + 1 = ?

Refers to how much a family stresses uniformity of values, beliefs, and attitudes.

After stagnation, people in a relationship begin to create distance between each other by...

When communicators don’t want to argue, but they still want to register dissatisfaction, they..

Responses reveal the listener’s solidarity with the speaker’s situation.

Tentative and indirect word choices with hedges and hesitations. ie Excuse me sir, I guess, ok

The process of adapting speech style to match that of others with whom one wants to identify

Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means are known as:

Which love language is about being present and available for your partner?

Behavior that arouses defensiveness. Probably a better word would be indifference.

This love language can be shown through sexual activity, an arm around the shoulder...

Providing feedback that restates, in your own words, the message you thought the speaker sent.

This dimension expresses how you feel about the other person.

Innocuous terms substituted for blunt ones

Doing nothing that can inconvenience others, thinking it will cause undesirable feelings

Appraises the sender’s thoughts or behaviors in some way. May be favorable or unfavorable.

Which is not considered a toxic form of communication/ “the four horsemen of the apocalypse”

Instances when others don’t behave as we assume they should.

Words that unnecessarily differentiate between females/ males. Exclude, trivialize either sex.

What is the name for a lie that is not malicious, but perhaps helpful?

Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system is known as?

Occurs when people choose not to confront an issue directly (lose-lose).

Messages that refer to other messages are known as?

Which dimension involves the information being explicitly discussed? Eg. “Please pass the salt”

The process by which communicators influence each other’s perceptions.

Who wants you to study hard for this exam and get an A?! Also, she'll miss you all a lot :(

The study of touching

Of Hall’s 4 spatial zones, which one begins with skin contact and ranges to about 18 inches?

The non-vocal, internal monologue that is our process of thinking.

Members of this culture view their primary responsibility as helping themselves.

Dialectical tensions where we want to be close to others, at the same time we seek independence

Nonverbal behaviors that are culturally understood substitutes for verbal expressions (nodding)

Occurs when a communicator expresses dissatisfaction in a disguised manner

Communicators often adapt their manner of speaking when they change contexts. This is called:

An illustration of how self-disclosure operates in communication.

Because we’re exposed to more input than we can possibly manage, the first step in perception..

Situations in which managing and even suppressing emotions are both appropriate and necessary

In which model do we receive and respond to messages from another person simultaneously?

The degree to which members of a society accept an unequal distribution of power is known as?

The person you believe yourself to be in moments of honest self-examination.

An attitude that one’s own culture is superior to others is known as?

Attaching meaning to sense data is known as?

In this stage of relational development, couples reestablish their individual identities.

All of the following are benefits of disclosure except:

If both partners treat each other with matching hostility, one threat & insult leads to another

Going to incredible lengths to seek acceptance from others.

What word means emphasizing punctuality, schedules, and completing one task at a time?

Response style listeners use when they want to show they identify with a speaker.

Occurs when there’s a time gap between when a message is sent and when it’s received.

A way to offer your thoughts, feelings, and wants without judging the listener.