chaper 3 study guide

How can you decrease the size of your hidden pane?

By increasing your trust in someone

Which of the following is an outcome of failing to self-disclose?

Losing a sense of identity

How does the open pane in the Johari Window increase in size?

The pane size increases with your desire to be known and understood.

A justifiable motive for withholding personal information is:

to protect other people's feelings.

According to John Powell, a peak communication experience does not occur very often. Group of answer choices

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Author John Powell identified five general levels of self-disclosure: cliché conversation, reporting the facts about others, expressing ideas and judgments, expressing feelings and emotions on the "gut level," and peak communication.

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Many people develop traits such as secrecy, dishonesty, or other defenses to prevent people from determining their true thoughts and motives.

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Overdisclosing often happens when a person feels socially awkward and is trying to make conversation. Group of answer choices

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The Johari Window deals with two factors: people's understanding of themselves and the way they interact with others based on that level of understanding. Group of answer choices

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The blind pane of the Johari Window can hide good qualities in people as well as bad traits.

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