communication - correct answer ✔✔is the way humans create and share meaning, both verbally and
nonverbally
linear causality model - correct answer ✔✔states there is a direct, or linear, relationship between the
cause and effect
circular causality model - correct answer ✔✔both people deny responsibility for what has happened and
for changing it and preventing it from happening again
nonverbal communication - correct answer ✔✔includes facial expressions, eye contact, gestures and
other body movements, spatial behavior (how far apart two people stand or sit from each other), body
contact, nonverbal vocalizations (sighs and grunts), and posture
mixed messages - correct answer ✔✔messages in which there is a discrepancy between the verbal and
nonverbal components
double bind - correct answer ✔✔occurs when the verbal and nonverbal messages (interaction
component) relay information that causes some question or conflict about the relationship between the
speaker and the receiver (the relationship component)
metacommunication - correct answer ✔✔communicating about communicating
continuous partial attention - correct answer ✔✔a form of multitasking, simply does not work
self-disclosure - correct answer ✔✔occurs when an individual reveals to one or more people some
personal information or feelings that they could not otherwise learn
, persuasive listening - correct answer ✔✔hardly listening at all; the "listener" is really looking for an
opening to jump in and control the direction of the conversation
directive listening - correct answer ✔✔involves less control than persuasive listening, but it does attempt
to channel, or direct, the conversation
attentive listening - correct answer ✔✔mode in which the listener simply lets the speaker tell the story
spontaneously and without interruption, encouraging rather than directing the teller
assertive communication - correct answer ✔✔involves the expression of thoughts, feelings, and desires
as one's right as an individual
passive communication - correct answer ✔✔characterized by an unwillingness to say what on thinks,
feels, or wants
aggressive communication - correct answer ✔✔aims to hurt or put down another person and to protect
the self-esteem of the aggressor
Assertiveness - correct answer ✔✔a person's ability to express her or his feelings and desires to a
partner
self-confidence - correct answer ✔✔measure of how a person feels about herself or himself and the
ability to control things in her or his life
avoidance - correct answer ✔✔person's tendency to minimize issues and reluctance to deal with issues
directly
partner dominance - correct answer ✔✔id the degree to which a person feels her or his partner tries to
be controlling and dominant in their relationship
pursuer - correct answer ✔✔tend to want to create connected or enmeshed types of intimate
relationships that are very high in cohesion
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