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Details Title: Interpersonal Theory Midterm Description: Chps 1-4 Total Flash Cards: 37 Created: 10/15/2007 14:20:45	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term SELECTION Definition The first step in perceptioin, in which imporessioins we will attend to Term ORGANIZATION Definition Arrange information from the enivironemnt and arrange it in some meaningful way Term Definition Term STEREOTYPING   Definition Exaggerated Generalizations associated with a categorizing system Term PUNCTUATION    Definition Communication theorists use the term to describe the dtermination of causes and effects in a serries of interactions Term INTERPRETATION   Definition After we have selected and organized our perceptions, we interpret them in a way that makes some sort of sense. Intepretation plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act Term NEGOTIATION   Definition A big part of sense making occurs between and among people as they influence one another's perceptions and try to achieve a shred prespective Term NARRATIVE Definition Scholars call the stories we use to describribe our personal worlds Term P Definition Term PHYSILOGICAL INFLUENCES   Definition 1. The senses                           7. Psychological Challenges  2. Age                                    3. Health 4. Fatigue 5. Hunger 6. Biological cycles  Term ETHNOCENTRISM Definition The attitude that one's own culture is superior to others Term SEX AND GENDER Definition 1. Sex: biological characteristics of a man or women 2. Gender: Refers to ther social and psychologiccal dimensions of masculine and feminen behavior  Term GENDER ROLES Definition Socially approved ways that men and women are expected to behave Term ANDROGYNOUS Definition  Combining masculine and feminine traits Term SELF CONCEPT Definition HOw we think of ourselves and interact with others Term ATTRIBUTION Definition Social Scientist use term to describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior Term HALO EFFECT Definition Social scientist use term to describe the tendencies to form an overall positive imporession of a person on the basis of one positive characteristic Term EMPATHY Definition The ability to re create another person's perspective, to experience the world from the other's point of view Term SYMPATHY Definition TO view the other person's situation from your point of view (not the other person's perspective) Term PILLOW METHOD Definition 1. I'm right you're wrong 2. You're right, I'm wrong 3. Both right, both wrong 4. The issue isn't important 5. There's truth in all perspectives  Term SELF SERVING BIAS Definition People tend to judge themselves in the most generous terms possible Term VERBAL EXPRESSION Definition sCHOLARS ACKNOWLEGE THAT, ANGER, JOY, FEAR, AND SADNESS ARE COMMON TYPICAL HUMAN EMOTIONS Term EMOTIONAL CONTAGION Definition The process by which emotions are transferred from one person to another Term FACILITATIVE VS. DELIBILATIVE EMOTIONS Definition Facilitative: contibute to effectve functioning Delibilative: detract from effective functioning   Sources:   Physiology, Emotional Memory Term EMOTIONAL MEMORY Definition the source of some threats lies in what neuroscientists have used. harmleess events can trigger debilitative feelings that can create a strong emotional feeling.   Ex. Smelling a paricular pefume = anger (what x use to wear) Term SELF TALK Definition Talking to oneself and seeing why a particualr event harbors a particular emotion, vice versa Event                 Thought                                Feeling Called Names     did something wrong             hurt upset Term RUMINATATION Definition A poweful form of debilitative self talk. Dwelling on persistent negative thoughts that turn into negative feelings (= depression) Term FALLACIES Definition Irrational thoughts, that lead to illogical coclusions and in turn to deblitative emotions. Not aware of thoughts which makes them powerful (7types) Term 1. FALLACY OF PERFECTION Definition Believe that a worthwile communicator should be able to handle every situation with complete confidene and skill Term 2. FALLACY OF APPROVAL Definition Based on the idea that it is not only the desirable but also vital to get teh approval of virtually every person Term 3. FALLACY OF SHOULDS Definition The inability to distinguish between what is and what should be Term 4. FALLACY OF OVERGENERALIZATION Definition Base a belief on a limited amount of evidence Term 5. FALLACY OF CAUSATION Definition Based on the irrational belif that emotions are caused by others rathre than by one's own self talk Term 6. FALLACY OF HELPLESSNESS Definition Suggests that satisfation in life is determined by forces beyond control Term 7. FALLACY OF CATASTROPHIC EXPECTATIONS Definition Fearful communicators who subscribe to and operate on the assumption that if something bad can possibly happen it will. Term MININMIZING DEILITATIVE EMOTIONS Definition 1.Moniotor your emotional reactions 2.Note the activating event 3.Record your self talk 4.Dispute your irrational beliefs Term Definition