quiz 7 Flashcards
deception
deliberately using information, untruthful, irrelevant, or vague language for the purpose of misleading others
concealment
leaving important and relevant information out of messages
misunderstanding
misperceiving another’s verbally expressed thoughts, feelings, or beliefs; failure to actively listen
_____ of people admit to telling the most common lie: “Im fine”
60%
_____ of people admitted to lying on their online dating profiles
90%
pro-social deception
to achieve some good
self-enhancement
to make yourself look good
selfish deception
to protect yourself
anti-social deception
to harm someone
slang
words or phrases that are informal, typically used in speech more often than in writing; can be specific to a particular group of people of context
_____ of Americans say they use slang in 2022, this is up from _____ in 2021
94%, 84%
profanity
offensive, obscene, or vulgar word or phrase, can reduce stress, can be overused
the average respondent said they swear 21 times per day. _____ of Americans say they use swear words substitutes
50%
sarcasm
the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say; in order to insult someone, show irritation, or be funny - harder to interpret online
euphemisms
a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive
jargon
the technical term or characteristics idiom of a special activity or group
cliches
an expression or phrase that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning over novelty
personal idioms
words and phrases that have unique meaning
dialects
unique phrases, words, and pronunciation
denotative
literal meaning of your words and pronunciation
connotative
personalized meaning, implied, suggested, or hinted at by words you choose
communication apprehension
fear or anxiety associated with the interaction, which keeps someone from being able to communicate cooperatively
over _____ of women and _____ of men frequent or occasional conflict with roommates or housemates
50%, 44%
r
recognize the problem
e
engage in productive conversation and conflict resolution
p
pose possible solutions
a
affirm each other
i
integrate solutions into normal behavior
r
risk
accommodation
a person abandons their own goals. willingly agree when in love or grudgingly when a person has more power than them
competition
the pursuit of one’s goals without taking other people’s perspectives or goals into account
reactivity
communication in an emotionally explosive and negative fashion
collaborate
treating conflict as a mutual problem
separation
sudden withdrawal of one person from the encounter
domination
when one person gets their way by influencing the others to engage in accommodating and abandoning their goals
compromise
both parties change their goals to make them compatible
integrative agreements
two sides preserve and attain their goals by developing a creative solution, win-win
structural improvments
people agree to change their basic rules or understandings that govern their relations to prevent further conflict
skirting
a person avoids conflict by changing the topic or joking about it
sniping
communicating in a negative fashion and the abandoning the encounter by physically leaving or refusing to interact further
cumulative annoyance
repressed irritation grows as the mental list of grievances we have against our partner builds
pseudo-conflict
the perception that a conflict exists when it in fact does not
sudden death statements
when people get so angry they suddenly declare the end of a relationship
dirty secrets
statements that are honest in context, have been kept hidden to protect a partners feelings, and are designed to hurt
serial arguments
a series of unresolved disputes, all having to do with the same issue
kitchen-sinking
hurling insults and accusations at each other that have little to do with the original disagreement
