Vocab
stable psychological characteristics or traits unique to you
What is personality?
The anxiety or nervousness you feel in a social setting
What is Communication apprehension?
Interpersonal communication definition
The communication you have with yourself, self-talk
White people can't handle spice
What is a Stereotype?
Going to the gym script
What is getting dressed, driving to gym, checking in, changing shoes, stretching, complete *workout* ?
The tendency to attribute a positive outcome to your own inner qualities and attribute a negative outcome to outside factors
What is Self-serving bias?
clusters of knowledge or structured thoughts you have about certain events and experiences.
what are schemas?
Influence of social comparison
what are effects on yourself worth and how you perceive yourself in regard to others?
I just met the new wildpup, She is very friendly.
What is perception?
ways perception checking improves interpersonal relationships
open communication and reducing misunderstandings, perception checking can enhance trust and connection between individuals.
Impression management
What are the things you say or do to influence how others perceive you?
a prediction that comes true because the prediction itself causes you to act in ways that make it come true.
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
2 step perception check
What is using an observational I-statement, followed by asking a clarifying question?
When my friend came over, I offered her a drink. She didn't say thank you so now I know not to expect her to display manners.
What is Confirmation bias?
messages/suggestions that help clarify misunderstandings and confirm whether interpretations from interactions are accurate.
What is feedback?
Perception Checking
What is a communication strategy used to test the accuracy of your perceptions?
The effort you make to protect or repair your public face when it's threatened
What is saving face?
Three interrelated elements that compose your sense of self and influence your IPC.
self-concept, self-esteem, and self-confidence
The next lecture material is on the next exam so I face the professor and hold eye contact while I listen.
What is selecting?
The Perception Process
what is organizing, interpreting, storing, recalling, and selecting.
Self-esteem VS. self-confidence
What is the way you feel about yourself as a result of your self-perception?
VS.
What is the degree to which you believe in yourself?
The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors
What is the fundamental attribution error?
When something doesn't go to plan it is important to take multiple explanations and factors into consideration to avoid.....
What is making a fundamental attribution error?
I am a trustworthy, lethargic, androgynous, bartender, father who is an environmentalist.
What is Self-concept?
constant comparison and degrading IPC can lower this
What is self-esteem?