The Self
Communication
Conflict
Relationships
Culture
100
Your awareness and understanding of who you are, as interpreted and influenced by your thoughts, actions abilities values, goals, and ideals is referred to as this term.
What is self-concept?
100
Holding one finger up to your mouth to communicate nonverbally to your little brother that he must be quiet is an example of which body movement.
What is an emblem?
100
Homophobia is an example of what concept?
What is prejudice?
100
Obstacles that may pop up in a relationship and hinder its growth.
What is interference?
100
The United States is classified as this type of culture.
What is a low-context culture?
200
This theory addresses the tendency to internalize admiration for film and TV stars by comparing what we like about them to our own self-concept.
What is social-comparison theory?
200
The dominant temper, attitudes, and outlook of a relationship are most closely identified with what concept?
What is communication climate?
200
"Politicians lie" and "young people are lazy" are both examples of what concept?
What is a stereotype?
200
Involving others in our lives and being involved in the lives of others.
What is inclusion?
200
Communication between people from different cultures who have different worldviews.
What is intercultural communication?
300
The way a person feels about himself or herself.
What is self-esteem?
300
Being late to a job interview, causing the manager to lose interest in interviewing due to your tardiness is an example of the power of which nonverbal code?
What is chronemics?
300
The posting of deliberately hostile or insulting online messages that are usually intended to provoke anger.
What is flaming?
300
The relationship stage that involves seeking and exchanging superficial information with your relationship partner.
What is the exploratory stage?
300
A society where people perceive themselves first and foremost as members of a group.
What is a collectivist culture?
400
The act of voluntarily revealing information that is not easily known about ourselves to others.
What is self-disclosure?
400
This term refers to how physically near another person is to us, which influences how attractive they are to us as a relational partner.
What is proximity?
400
Working away from a coworker who upset you and switching shifts to avoid them is an example of what conflict management strategy.
What is escapist strategy?
400
This theory says that by progressively sharing deeper and more risky personal information about ourselves with others, we move our relationship with them from superficial to a deeper level of intimacy.
What is social penetration theory?
400
The behavioral and cultural traits assigned to men and women and the way a particular culture defines notions of masculinity and femininity.
What is gender?
500
The theory that states we make relationship choices by comparing the things about another person that benefit us in some way agains the things that upset us or cause us stress.
What is social exchange of costs and benefits?
500
Public displays of affection are sometimes upsetting to others because of a difference in perceptions regarding this dimension of communication.
What is the public-private?
500
A communication climate with an atmosphere of mistrust, suspicion, and apprehension.
What is defensive?
500
The theory that explains why knowing more information about one another helps us predict the behavior of others better and creates comfort when we spend more time with others.
What is uncertainty reduction theory?
500
People approach conflict with an emphasis on each person's needs, rights, and identity over a focus on those of the larger group in this kind of culture.
What is an individualist culture?