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Interpersonal Midterm Exam Review
Bring Scantron 882-E and a blank piece of paper
There will be 48 Multiple-Choice questions worth .25 points each that will cover the following concepts:
Abraham Maslow”s hierarchy of human needs.
Root Words: Interpersonal communication
Transactional & Linear Models of Communication
Psychological & Physical noise
Maya Angelou’s contribution to Interpersonal Communication
metacommunication
Relationship meaning
number one reason marriages fail
content meaning
Attachment styles (anxious-ambivalent, fearful, etc.)
generalized other
reflected appraisal
direct definition
identity script
self-fulfilling prophecy
social comparison
First community/society first to use the term “white” to describe a racial group in the area that is now the
United States
Common inneffective forms of expressing feelings
Empathy
Mindreading
Sympathy
Fundamentally attributing error
Cognitive complexity
prototype
script
personal construct
stereotype
attribution
Framing and feeling
self-serving bias
influences on perception
abstract.
ambiguous.
arbitrary
I & You Language
linguistic determinism
function of communication rules
Equivocal words
Similarities & differences between nonverbal and verbal communication
Responsive posture
paralanguage
physical appearance
haptics
artifacts
environmental factors
kinesics
proxemics
chronemics
silence
Syntactic rules
message overload
preoccupation
message complexity
prejudgment
noise
defensive listening
literal listening
selective listening
ambushing
pseudolistening
minimal encouragers
paraphrasing
listening for pleasure
Semantic meaning
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Will require you to know the six basic fallacies about emotions. (1 point)
2. Will require you to know the following terms: reflected appraisal, secure attachment style, self-fullfilling
prophecy, significant others, social comparison, uppers, vultures, identity scripts, perspective of the
generalized other, ego boundaries, downers, dismissive attachment styles, and direct definition (2 points)