Interpersonal Skills Flashcards
What does a smile portray?
Confidence, friendliness, and acceptance.
This method is a way to get noticed before a word is spoken.
Eye contact.
What is the advantage of smiling at others.
When you smile at someone it is very difficult for them to not smile back.
The return smile makes them feel good about them selves, if you make them fell good about themselves, they will feel good about you.
What is intensity?
If a new stimulus is perceived as a threat it activates the flight or fight response.
If the new stimulus it’s not perceived as a threat it increases intensity through curiosity.
What is it, why is it there, can I use it?
What is the advantage of tilting you head towards the person that you are talking to?
People see you as more trustworthy and honest.
What is the rule for duration and frequency?
They are inversely proportional.
More frequently you see someone, the shorter the duration you will spend with them
How do you gauge if someone is open to a discussion with non verbal ques?
Display an eyebrow flash, if they are open they will give one back.
What signal expresses interest?
Pupil dilation
When someone sees something they like, thier pupils expand.
The wider they expand demonstrates the intensity of how much they like what they see.
What is frequency?
The number of times you see an individual over a period of time.
What is the rule of smiles?
They have to be genuine.
Upturned corners of the mouth, and an upward movement of the cheeks accompanied by wrinkling around the corner of the eyes.
Nose may dip downward.
What is proximity?
The distance between you and the other individual and your exposure overtime
What is the law of reciprocity?
When people receive something they feel a need to reciprocate.
Give something to someone when you want something in return.
How can you tell a fake smile?
The smile seems to be lopsided.
Right handed people the upturn seems to be greater on the right side of the face.
They lack synchrony, they begin later than real smiles.
They tapper off in an irregular manner.
How do you increase intensity with people you don’t know?
Possibly looking at them a little longer and smiling.
Are you say curiosity
What is a head tilt considered?
A non threatening gesture
People expose their corroded artery and is seen as a string friend signal
How should eye contact be invoked?
Look someone in the eye for a second, then look away, you can look them in the eye again and it won’t be construed as a challenge.
What is the glue that holds a relationship together?
Intensity
Share the same faith, have frequency, and duration but if they do not interact then their relationship will suffer. Example this couple that watch TV together rather than talk or go on dates.