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        | the deliberate or accidental transfer of meaning |  | 
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        | intrapersonal communication |  | Definition 
 
        | communication with the self |  | 
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        | interpersonal communication |  | Definition 
 
        | the relationship level of communication |  | 
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        | interaction with a limited number of ppl |  | 
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        | communication defined to inform or persuade audience members |  | 
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        | the transmission of messages which may be processed by gate keepers prior to being sent to large audiences via a channel of broad diffusion |  | 
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        | online, or machine-assisted, communication |  | Definition 
 
        | the building of relationships using computers and the internet |  | 
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        | essentials of communication |  | Definition 
 
        | those components present during every communication event *people*messages*channels*noise*context*feedback*effect*
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        | persons who formulate, encode, and transmit a message |  | 
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        | persons who receive, decode, and interpret a message |  | 
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        | the content of a communicative act |  | 
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        | a medium through which a message is sent |  | 
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        | anything that interferes with or distorts the ability to send and receive messages |  | 
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        | information returned to a message source |  | 
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        | a behavior enhancing response |  | 
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        | a response that extinguishes behavior in process |  | 
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        | a response you give yourself |  | 
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        | the communication outcome |  | 
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        | 2 CRUCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNICATION |  | Definition 
 
        | 1) it is dynamic 2) it is unrepeatable and irreversible
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        | 5 AXIOMS OF COMMUNICATION |  | Definition 
 
        | 1) You cannot NOT communicate 2) Every interaction has a content dimension and a relationship dimension
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        | communication that rejects communication efforts |  | 
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        | willingness to receive and respond to a message |  | 
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        | communication that invalidates a message sent |  | 
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        | the symptom as communication |  | Definition 
 
        | the use of an excuse as a reason for not wanting to communicate |  | 
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        | the information or data level |  | 
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        | the level of interpretation |  | 
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        | acknowledgment and acceptance of another and his/her self view |  | 
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        | communication that rejects another's self concept |  | 
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        | communication that shows a lack of interest in another person |  | 
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        | the word level of communication |  | 
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        | the continuous stream of nonverbal cues |  | 
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        | a relationship in which the behavior of one person mirros the behavior or another person |  | 
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        | complementary interaction |  | Definition 
 
        | communication in which interactants engae in opposite behavior |  | 
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        | a relationship in which individuals compete for control |  | 
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        | a relationship characterized by fixed, unchanging roles |  | 
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        | the digital world of computers and online communication |  | 
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        | a lack of understanding of cultural difference |  | 
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        | intercultural communication |  | Definition 
 
        | interacting w/individuals from different cultures |  | 
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        | interracial communication |  | Definition 
 
        | the interpreting and sharing meanings with individuals from different races |  | 
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        | interacting with individuals of different ethnic origins |  | 
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        | international communication |  | Definition 
 
        | communications b/w persons representing different nations |  | 
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        | intracultural communication |  | Definition 
 
        | interacting with members of the same racial, ethnic group of subculture as yourself |  | 
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        | a system of knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, behaviors and artifacts that are acquired, shared, and used by members during daily living |  | 
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        | groups of persons who differ in some ethnic or sociological way from the parent culture |  | 
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        | the tendency to see one's own culture as superior to all others |  | 
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        | the acceptance of other culture groups as equal in or value to one's own |  | 
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        | the view that different cultures should be assimilated into the dominant culture |  | 
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        | adherence to the principle of cultural relativism |  | 
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        | cultures in which individual goals are stressed |  | 
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        | a culture in which group goals are stressed |  | 
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        | high-context communication |  | Definition 
 
        | a tradition-bound communication system which depends on indirectness |  | 
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        | low-context communication |  | Definition 
 
        | a system that encourages directness in communication |  | 
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        | high power distance cultures |  | Definition 
 
        | cultures based on power differences in which subordinates defer to superiors |  | 
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        | low power distance cultures |  | Definition 
 
        | a culture that believes that power should be used when legitimate |  | 
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        | everything one thinks and feels about one's self |  | 
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        | the sort of person one perceives one's self to be |  | 
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        | how well one likes and values one's self |  | 
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        | a prediction or expectation that comes true simply b/c one acts as if it were true |  | 
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        | the principle that we fulfill expectations of others |  | 
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        | the principle that we fulfill our own expectations |  | 
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        | a culture in which group goals are stressed |  | 
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        | cultures in which individual goals are stressed |  | 
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        | the exhibition of an individualistic orientation |  | 
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        | the exhibition of a collectivistic orientation |  | 
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        | a model containing 4 panes that is used to explain the roles that self-awareness and self-disclosure plays in relationships (open, blind, hidden, unknown) |  | 
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        | the part of the self containing info known both to the self and others |  | 
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        | the part of the self known to others but not known to one's self |  | 
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        | the part of the self that contains info about the self known to oneself but is hidden from others |  | 
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        | the process of revealing to another info about the self that this person would not otherwise know |  | 
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        | the part of the self that is unknown to oneself and others |  | 
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        | the process by which we make sense out of experience |  | 
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        | the means of interpreting experience in a way that conforms to oen's beliefs, expectations, and convictions |  | 
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        | a strategy that facilitates the organization of stimuli by enabling us to focus on different stimuli alternately |  | 
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        | the desire to perceive experience exactly as we have perceived it in the past |  | 
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        | the failure to understand that we do not attribute the same meanings to similar behavioral cues |  | 
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        | expectations that produce a readiness to process experience in a predetermined way |  | 
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        | the selection of stimuli that reaffirm existing attitudes, beliefs, and values |  | 
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        | only seeing and hearing what we choose |  | 
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        | the means we use to perceive a complete world |  | 
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        | the making of an initial judgment |  | 
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        | the ability of one's first impression to color subsequent impressions |  | 
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        | a generalization about people, places, or events held by many members of a society |  | 
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        | a biased, negative attitude toward a particular group of ppl; a negative prejudgment based on membership in a social category |  | 
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        | the erroneous belief that any one person could know all there is to know about anything |  | 
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        | the process by which one unconciously adds restrictions that limit one's perceptual capabilities |  | 
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        | that which is known to be true and based on observation |  | 
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        | an assumption with varying degrees of accuracy |  | 
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        | a unified system of symbols that permits the sharing of meaning |  | 
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        | that which represents or stands for something else |  | 
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        | a model that explains the relationship which exists b/w words, things, and thoughts thought
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        | dictionary meaning of a word; the objective or descriptive meaning of a word |  | 
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        | subjective meaning; one's personal meaning for a word |  | 
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        | the culture in power; the mainstream culture |  | 
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        | a sub-culture; a group of people who have a culture of their own outside of the dominant culture |  | 
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        | the belief that the labels we use help shape the way we think, our worldview, and behavior |  | 
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        | the belief that language influences how we interpret the world |  | 
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        | the belief that persons who speak different languages perceive the world differently |  | 
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        | cultures in which self-expression is valued and whose members use explicit verbal messages to communicate information directly |  | 
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        | cultures whose members place less reliance on explicit verbal messages and more emphasis on indirectness as a means of preserving harmony |  | 
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        | the use of prejudiced language |  | 
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        | language which communicates a negative bias |  | 
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        | words that are discriminatory but not literally racist |  | 
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        | a question that is midway b/w an outright statement and a yes-no question |  | 
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        | remarks which diminish a statement's importance |  | 
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        | Deborah Tannen's term for language differences attributed to gender |  | 
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        | that which occurs when individuals think they understand each other but actually miss each other's meaning |  | 
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        | preoccupation with labels |  | 
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        | focusing on the world of experience; not blinded by a label |  | 
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        | the substitution of a pleasant word in place of a less pleasant one |  | 
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        | the protocol of informality that marks electronic communication |  | 
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        | words with highly negative connotations |  | 
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        | words with highly positive connotations |  | 
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        | the kinds of human messages/responses not expressed in words |  | 
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        | that which occurs when words and actions contradict each other |  | 
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        | the study of human body motion or body language |  | 
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        | facial movements which accompany the communicating of multiple emotions |  | 
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        | microfacial or micromomentary expressions |  | Definition 
 
        | an expression, 1/8 to 1/5 of a second in duration, that occurs when an individual attempts to conceal an emotion |  | 
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        | the polite ignoring of those so as not to infringe on their privacy |  | 
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        | artifactual communication |  | Definition 
 
        | the use of personal adornments |  | 
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        | vocal cues that accompany spoken language |  | 
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        | the highness or lowness of the voice |  | 
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        | the characteristic pitch one uses |  | 
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        | meaningless sounds or phrases which disrupt the flow of speech |  | 
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        | the absence of paralinguistic and verbal cues |  | 
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        | the study of the use of space |  | 
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        | a distance ranging from the point of touch to 18 inches from a person |  | 
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        | a distance ranging from 18 inches from a person to 4 feet |  | 
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        | a distance from a person of 4ft to 12 ft |  | 
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        | 12 ft or further from a person |  | 
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        | space which is highly mobile and can be quickly changed |  | 
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        | the use of objects to create distance |  | 
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        | space which contains relatively permanent objects |  | 
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        | the need to demonstrate a possessive or ownership relationship to space |  | 
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        | items that reserve one's space |  | 
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        | the study of the use of touch |  | 
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        | a measure calculated by comparing the percentage of looking while speaking with the percentage of looking while listening |  | 
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        | cultures that promote interaction and encourage displays of warmth, closeness, and availability |  | 
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        | cultures that maintain more distance when interacting |  | 
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        | symbols that replace nonverbal cues during machine assisted communication |  | 
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        | a chain of command transmission |  | 
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        | the involuntary, physiological process by which we process sound |  | 
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        | the deliberate psychological process by which we receive, understand, and retain aural stimuli |  | 
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        | listening level-energy involvement scale |  | Definition 
 
        | a scale identifying four levels of receiving |  | 
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        | information returned to a message source or a communicator |  | 
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        | a positive or negative judgment |  | 
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        | a nonevaluative technique in which we ask for additional information |  | 
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        | a nonevaluative response that uses paraphrasing to check comprehension |  | 
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        | a nonevaluative response indicating that the receiver perceives a problem as important |  | 
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        | a nonevaluative response that conveys our feelings about the nature of a situation |  | 
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        | a response that places blame on another person |  | 
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        | the careful and deliberate process of message evaluation |  | 
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        | words which trigger an emotional reaction and drop listening efficiency to zero |  | 
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        | speech-thought differential |  | Definition 
 
        | the difference b/w thinking and speaking rate |  | 
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        | restating in your own words what another person has said |  | 
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        | the picturing of experience |  | 
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        | the awareness of what happens b/w people as they respond to each other |  | 
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        | interpersonal relationship |  | Definition 
 
        | a meaningful connection such as friendship |  | 
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        | a society at home with computers but disadvantaged when it comes to establishing human intimacy |  | 
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        | high-tech-high-touch society |  | Definition 
 
        | a technologically advanced society that values interpersonal relationships |  | 
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        | the need for social contact |  | 
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        | the perceived discrepancy b/w desired and achieved social relationships |  | 
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        | the need to feel we are capable and responsible and able to exert power and influence over our relationships |  | 
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        | the need to experience emotionally close relationships |  | 
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        | communication designed to open the channels of communication |  | 
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        | the number of topics you discuss with another person |  | 
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        | a measure of how central the topics you discuss with another person are to your self-concept |  | 
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        | social penetration theory |  | Definition 
 
        | the theory that states that our relationships begin with relatively narrow breadth and shallow depth and develop over time |  | 
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        | the relationship stage during which contact is first made |  | 
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        | the relationship stage during which we begin to probe the unknown |  | 
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        | the relationship stage during which 2 ppl become good friends |  | 
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        | the relationship stage in which two ppl are identified as a couple |  | 
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        | the relationship stage in which two ppl make a formal commitment to each other |  | 
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        | the relationship stage in which two ppl indentified as a couple seek to regain a unique identity |  | 
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        | the relationship stage in which both the quality and the quantity of communication b/w two ppl decreases |  | 
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        | the relationship stage during which communication is at a standstill |  | 
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        | the relationship stage during which persons intentionally avoid contact |  | 
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        | the relationship stage during which the relationship ends |  | 
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        | cost-benefit/social exchange theory |  | Definition 
 
        | the theory that we work to maintain a relationship as long as the benefits we receive outweigh the costs |  | 
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        | an expectation of the kinds of rewards and profits we believe we ought to derive from a relationship |  | 
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        | comparison level for alternatives |  | Definition 
 
        | the comparing of rewards derived from a current relationship with ones we expect to get from an alternative relationship |  | 
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        | that which occurs when opposing goals meet |  | 
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        | tolerance of vulnerability |  | Definition 
 
        | the degree of trust you place in another person to accept info. you disclose w/out hurting you or the relationship |  | 
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        | relating w/persons via email, chat roomos, and IMs |  | 
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        | relationships characterized by enjoyment, acceptance, trust, respect, mutual assistance, confidences, understanding and spontaneity |  | 
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        | *fraudulent(nodder)*monopolistic(ear hogs)*completers(gap filers)*selective*avoiders*defensive*attackers |  | 
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        | listening to retain information |  | Definition 
 
        | *repetition*paraphrase*visualization |  | 
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        | 1)initating 2)experimenting 3) intensifying 4)integrating 5)bonding 6)differentiating 7)circumscribing 8)stagnating 9)avoiding 10)termination |  | 
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        | three diff areas of the face |  | Definition 
 
        | 1)eyebrows/forehead 2)eyes 3)mouth |  | 
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