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| a theory claiming that language influences perception |
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| gestures that respond to a physical need |
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| objects and possessions we use to decorate the physical space we control |
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| reasons we give for others' behaviors |
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| posture in relation to another person |
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| both the route traveled by the message and the means of transportation |
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| web based forums designed for interactive message exchange between two or more people logged into the same room |
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| the interpretation of a person's use of time |
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| the impression that communicative behavior is both appropriate and effective in any given situation |
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| words that appeal to the senses and help us see, hear, smell, taste, or touch |
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| the feelings or evaluations we associate with a word |
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| messages put together with careful thought |
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| the setting in which communication occurs including what precedes and follows what is said |
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| the dress to which one participant is perceived to be more dominant of powerful |
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| the perception of the speaker's knowledge, trustworthiness and warmth |
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| the values, attitudes, beliefs, orientations and underlying assumptions prevalent among people in society |
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| systems of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people |
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| specifying the time or time period that a face was true or known to be true |
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| the process of interpreting another's message |
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| the direct, explicit meaning a speech community formally gives a word |
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| a negative action toward a social group of its members on account of group membership |
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| involves communication by way of an electronic network but does not involve real time |
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| lean and little muscle development |
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| electronically mediated communication settings |
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| characterized by participants who do not share a physical context by communicate through the use of technology |
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| gestures that substitute for words |
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| typed symbols that convey emotional aspects of an online message |
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| the weight or importance given to certain words of ideas |
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| the process of putting our thoughts and feelings into words and nonverbal cues. |
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| round and heavy body type |
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| a set of moral principles that may be held by a society, a group or an individual. |
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| how and how much we look at people with whom we are communicating |
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| the arrangement of facial muscles to communicate emotional states or reactions to messages |
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| achieving the right balance of interests without regard to one's feeling and being free from bias |
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| the reactions and response to messages that indicate to the sender how the message was heard, seen and interpreted |
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| feminine styles of language |
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| use words of empathy and support, emphasize concrete and personal language, and show politeness and tentativeness in speaking |
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| using words that may apply to only one sex, race or other group as though they represent everyone |
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| movements of our hands, arms, and fingers that we use to describe or emphasize |
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| to generalize and perceiver that a persona has a whole set of characteristics when you have actually observed only one characteristic, trait, or behavior |
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| the interpretation of touch |
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| cultures in which messages are indirect, general and ambiguous |
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| the background provided by previous communication episodes between participants |
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| gestures that augments a verbal message |
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| the degree of liking or attractiveness in a relationship |
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| implicit personality theories |
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| assumptions people have developed about which physical characteristics and personality traits or behaviors are associated with another |
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| the gap between our inaccurate self-perceptions and reality |
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| the mental and verbal practice of acknowledging the presence of individual differences when voicing generalizations |
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| online communication that allows two or more participants to communicate in real time |
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| maintaining a consistency of belief and action (keeping promises) |
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| refers to the thoughts and feelings that compete for attention |
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| interpersonal communication setting |
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| informal interaction among a small number of people who have relationships with each other |
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| assigning meaning to information |
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| the variety, melody or inflection in one's voice |
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| technical terms understood only by select groups |
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| the interpretation of body motions used to communication |
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| a body of symbols and the systems for their use in messages that are common to the people of the same speech community |
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| cultures in which messages are direct, specific and detailed |
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| the addition of sex, race, age, or other designations to a description |
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| masculine styles of language |
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| use words of status and problem solving, emphasize abstract and general language, and show assertiveness and control when speaking |
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| the thoughts in one person's mind as well as interpretations one makes of another's messages |
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| muscular and athletic body type |
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| the verbal utterances and nonverbal behaviors to which meaning is attributed during communication. |
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| a comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared |
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| monochronic time orientation |
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| a time orientation that emphasizes doing one thing at a time |
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| a choice involving unsatisfactory alternatives |
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| any stimulus that interferes with the process of sharing meaning |
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| terms are changed because of the sex, race of other characteristics of the individual |
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| bodily actions and vocal qualities that typically accompany a verbal message |
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| web based site where a group of people can interact in real time by playing games |
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| the voiced but not verbal art of spoken message |
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| a set of characteristics used to differentiate some things from others |
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| the process of selectively attending to information and assigning meaning to it |
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| a message that reflects your understanding of the meaning of another person's nonverbal behavior |
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| the distance you try to maintain when you interact with other people |
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| the location the environmental conditions, the distance between the communicators, seating arrangement and time of day |
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| includes sights, sounds, and other stimuli that might draw away attention |
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| the physical environment over which you exert control |
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| the highness or lowness of the vocal tone |
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| polychromic time orientation |
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| a time orientation that emphasize doing multiple things are once |
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| the position and movement of the body |
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| words that narrow a larger category |
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| a rigid attitude that is based on group membership and predisposes an individual to feel, think or act in a negative way toward another person or group |
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| problem solving group settings |
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| characterized by participants who come together for the specific purpose of solving a problem of arriving at a decision |
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| the interpretation of a person's use of space |
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| the moods and feelings that each brings to the interpersonal encounter |
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| internal distractions based on thoughts, feelings, or emotional reactions to symbols |
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| participants deliver a prepared message to a group or audience |
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| the sound of a person's voice |
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| the speed at which a person speaks |
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| showing regard or consideration for others and their ideas |
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| being accountable for one's actions and what one says |
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| a pattern of leaned behaviors that people use to meet the perceived demands of a particular context |
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| phrasings that we have learned from past communication encounters and deem appropriate for the current situation |
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| your over all evaluation of your competence and personal worthiness |
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| the internal pocess of observing and regulating your own behaviors based on your analysis of the situation and others' responses to you |
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| the internal conversations we have with ourselves |
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| self-fulfilling prophecies |
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| events that happen as a result of being foretold, expected or talked about |
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| refers to the distractions aroused by certain symbols that take our attention away from the main message. the "girl" in the office might actually refer to a 40 year old woman. |
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| a direct comparison of dissimilar things |
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| goal oriented actions that we can master and repeat in appropriate situations |
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| informal vocabulary used by particular groups in society |
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| the nature of the relationship that already exists between participants |
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| communication without anxiety of nervousness |
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| choosing language and symbols that are adapted to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the listeners and avoiding language that alienates |
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| words that clarify meaning by narrowing what is understood from a general category to a particular item or group within that category |
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| a group of people who speak the same language |
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| spoken without much conscious thought |
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| attributions that cover up individual differences and ascribe certain characteristics to an entire group of people |
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| words, sounds, and actions that seek to represent specific ideas and feelings |
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| the position of a word in a sentence and the words around it |
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| sending messages by way of mobile phone |
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| refraining from deception of any kind |
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| the process of monitoring the social environment to learn more about self and others |
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| wording that if full of life, vigorous, bright and intense |
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| the interpretation of the message based on the paralinguistic features |
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| extraneous sounds or words that interrupt the fluent speech |
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| the loudness or softness of the tone |
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| online journals housed on a website |
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| symbols used by a speech community to represent objects, ideas and feelings |
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