Constructive response to a message to communicate that it was received and understood.
What is Feedback
Person's parents or guardians and siblings.
What is Immediate Family
Small group of friends who deliberately exclude other people from joining or being a part of their group.
Committed to being romatically involved with only one dating partner.
What is Exclusive
Use of words to send a spoken or written message.
What is Verbal Communication
Abilities that help people communicate and relate in positive ways with others.
What are Interpersonal Skills
Competition with a brother or sister.
What is Sibling Rivalry
People you know and interact with, but may not consider friends.
What are Acquaintances
Going out with a group that includes the person one is interested in rather than dating as a couple.
What is Group Dating
Another term for closeness.
What is Intimacy
Exchange of messages and responses between two or more people.
What is the Communication Process
Teaching children to behave in socially acceptable ways.
What is Socialize
Oversimplified ideas about a group of people.
What are Stereotypes
Way of getting to know how you interact with and feel about another person.
What is Casual Dating
What are Job Changes/Promotions, School Changes, Changes in Health, Birth/Adoption, Moves, Divorce/Remarriage and Death of a Family Member
Way of paying attention to spoken messages with the goal of understanding the message and the speaker's feelings about it.
What is Active Listening
Specific patterns of behavior passed down in a culture.
What are Traditions
Inclusion of people with different backgrounds.
Intense romantic feelings for another person that develop suddenly and are usually based on physical attraction.
What is Infatuation
Sending of messages through facial expressions, body language, gestures, tone and volume of voice, and other signals that do not involve the content of words.
What is Nonverbal Communication
Process in which specially trained students work with other students to resolve conflicts.
Series of actions performed as a part of a ceremony.
What are Rituals
People you meet through social media, websites, chat rooms or gaming.
What are Virtual Friends
Powerful feeling based on physical attraction.
What is Passion
In a conflict, each person gives up something he or she wants in order to reach a solution that is acceptable for everyone involved.
What is Compromise