Interpersonal Communication Exam 2
Q&A
Transgender - ANSWER-Rejection of one sex assigned at birth and development of
a unique gender identity not confined by traditional notions of masculinity or
femineity
Culture Shock - ANSWER-Feelings of stress and anxiety a person experiences
when encountering a culture different from his or her own
sterotype - ANSWER-To place a person or group of persons into an inflexible, all-
encompassing category
Listening - ANSWER-Process of selecting, attending to, creating meaning from,
remembering, and responding to verbal and nonverbal messages
Remembering - ANSWER-Process of recalling information
Selecting - ANSWER-Process of choosing one sound while sorting through various
sounds competing for your attention
conversational narcissism - ANSWER-A focus on personal agencies and self-
absorption rather than on the needs and ideas of others
ambush listener - ANSWER-Person who is overly critical and judgmental when
listening to others
Responding - ANSWER-Process of confirming your understanding of a message
Second Guessing - ANSWER-Questioning the ideas and assumptions underlying a
message; assessing whether the message is true or false
information triage - ANSWER-Process of evaluating information to sort good
information from less useful or less valid information
Attending - ANSWER-process of focusing on a particular sound or message
Emotional Noise - ANSWER-Form of communication interference caused by
emotional arousal
Sympathy - ANSWER-Acknowledgment of someone else's feelings
Empathy - ANSWER-Emotional reaction that is like the reaction being experienced
by another person; empathizing is feeling what another person is feeling
listener apprehension - ANSWER-Fear of misunderstanding, misinterpreting, or
being unable to adjust to the spoken messages of others
Q&A
Transgender - ANSWER-Rejection of one sex assigned at birth and development of
a unique gender identity not confined by traditional notions of masculinity or
femineity
Culture Shock - ANSWER-Feelings of stress and anxiety a person experiences
when encountering a culture different from his or her own
sterotype - ANSWER-To place a person or group of persons into an inflexible, all-
encompassing category
Listening - ANSWER-Process of selecting, attending to, creating meaning from,
remembering, and responding to verbal and nonverbal messages
Remembering - ANSWER-Process of recalling information
Selecting - ANSWER-Process of choosing one sound while sorting through various
sounds competing for your attention
conversational narcissism - ANSWER-A focus on personal agencies and self-
absorption rather than on the needs and ideas of others
ambush listener - ANSWER-Person who is overly critical and judgmental when
listening to others
Responding - ANSWER-Process of confirming your understanding of a message
Second Guessing - ANSWER-Questioning the ideas and assumptions underlying a
message; assessing whether the message is true or false
information triage - ANSWER-Process of evaluating information to sort good
information from less useful or less valid information
Attending - ANSWER-process of focusing on a particular sound or message
Emotional Noise - ANSWER-Form of communication interference caused by
emotional arousal
Sympathy - ANSWER-Acknowledgment of someone else's feelings
Empathy - ANSWER-Emotional reaction that is like the reaction being experienced
by another person; empathizing is feeling what another person is feeling
listener apprehension - ANSWER-Fear of misunderstanding, misinterpreting, or
being unable to adjust to the spoken messages of others
