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24 Cards in this Set
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Communication
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Passing information from one person to another
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Verbal communication
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Conveying messages using words or vocal sounds
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Paralinguistics
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Vocal features that accompany speech
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Tone of voice
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The way words are spoken to convey emotion
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Emphasis
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Putting prominence to some words more than others
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Intonation
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Inflection of the voice when speaking
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Non-verbal communication
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Conveying messages that do not requite words or vocal sounds
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Eye contact
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When two people in conversation are looking at each others eyes at the same time
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Pupil dilation
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When the pupils in the eyes expand to look large
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Hemispheres
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The human brain is divided into two halves, called the left and right hemispheres
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Practical implications
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Suggestions about behaviour in the real world beyond the research study, based upon what pschologists have discovered
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Body language
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A general term to describe the aspects of non-verbal communication
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Posture
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The positioning of the body, often regarded as a non-verbal communication signal
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Postural echo
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Mirroring another person's body position
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Confederate
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An actor or stooge who appears as a genuine participant in the experiment but is actually working for the experimenter
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Closed posture
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Positioning the arms so that they are folded across the body and/or crossing the legs
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Open posture
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Positioning the arms so they are not folded across the body and not crossing the legs
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Gesture
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A form of non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by either deliberate or unconscious movement of parts of the body
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Touch
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A form of non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by physical contact between people
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Personal space
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The difference we keep between ourselves and other people in our everyday lives
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Sex differences
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Differences due to being either male or female; these could affect personal space between individuals
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Individual differences
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Factors that make one person not the same as another person, such as personality or age
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Cultural norms
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The range of behaviors that members of a particular social group can be expected to show
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Status
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A person's rank or position within society
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