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Interpersonal Comm. Ch. 3
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04/21/2012

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Androgynous
Definition
Possessing both masculine and feminine traits.
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Attribution
Definition
The process of attaching meaning to behavior.
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Empathy
Definition
The ability to project oneself into another person's point of view, so as to experience the other's thoughts and feelings.
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
The attitude that one's own culture is superior to others.
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Gender Role
Definition
Socially accepted ways men and women are expected to behave.
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Halo Effect
Definition
The power of a first impression to influence future perceptions.
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Interpretation
Definition
The process of attaching meaning to sense data.
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Narrative
Definition
The stories used to describe one's personal world.
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Negotiation
Definition
The sense-making that occurs between and among people as they influence one another's perceptions and try to achieve a shared perspective. Fourth stage in the perception process.
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Organization
Definition
The second stage in the perception process in which selected information is arranged in some meaningful way.
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Perception Checking
Definition
A three-part method for verifying the accuracy of interpretations, including a description of the sense data, two possible interpretations, and a request for confirmation of the interpretations.
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Pillow Method
Definition
A method for understanding an issue from several perspectives rather than egocentric "I'm right you're wrong" attitude.
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Punctuation
Definition
The process of determining the causal order of events.
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Selection
Definition
The first stage in the perception process in which some data are chosen to attend to and others to ignore.
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Self-Serving Bias
Definition
The tendency to interpret and explain info in a way that casts the perceiver in the most favorable manner.
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Stereotyping
Definition
Categorizing individuals according to a set of characteristics assumed to belong to all members of a group.
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Sympathy
Definition
Compassion for another's situation.
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