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32 Cards in this Set
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Euphemisms
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vague, mild expressions symbolizing something more harsh or blunt
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Slang
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Comprises of informal words often understood by others in a particular group
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Libel
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defamatory statement made in a print or other fixed medium
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Profanity
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rude or obscene language- context specific; puts people at ease.
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Hate speech
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form of profanity meant to degrade or intimidate people based on sex, orientation, religion morals.
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I-statement
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claim ownership of what you are thinking or feeling
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You-statement
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shift responsibility for your thoughts and feelings to the other persons
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Language
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a structured system of symbols used for communicating meaning.
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Onomatopoeia
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a word formed by imitating the sound associated with its meaning.
ex: buzz, splash, click. |
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Denotative meaning
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a word's literal meaning or dictionary definition.
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Connotative meaning
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A word's implied or secondary meaning, in addition to its literal meaning.
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Loaded language
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Terms that carry strongly positive or negative connotations.
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Ambiguous Language
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Having more than one possible meaning.
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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The idea that language influences the way that members of a culture see and think about the world.
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Anchor-and-contrast
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A form of persuasion in which you initially make a large request that is rejected and then follow it with a smaller, more reasonable request.
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Social Validation Principle
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The prediction that people will comply with requests if they believe others are also complying.
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Credibility
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The extent to which others find our words and actions trustworthy.
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Nonverbal communication
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-Primary means of expressing emotion
-Comprises those behaviors and characteristics that convey meaning without words It can conflict with verbal Non-V is meta-Communication |
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Eye behaviors
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eyes communicate more than anything else on the face
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Emblems
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a gesture with a direct verbal translation
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Illustrators
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a gesture that enhances or clarifies a verbal message
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Affect displays
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a gesture that communicates emotion
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Regulators
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controls the flow of communication
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Adaptors
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a gesture used to satisfy a personal need. (an itch, your scratch it)
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halo effect
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positive qualities to physically attracted people.
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Nonverbal channels
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the various forms that nonverbal communication takes
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Symmetry
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The similarity between left and right sides of the face or body.
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Oculescis
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The study of eye behavior
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Gesticulation
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The use of arm and hand movements to communicate
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High-contact culture
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A culture in which people frequently touch and maintain little personal distance with one another.
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Low-contact culture
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A culture in which people touch infrequently and maintain relatively high levels of personal distance with one another.
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Turn-taking signal
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Nonverbal behavior that indicates when a person's speaking turn begins and ends.
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