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Flashcards by Becca Westwell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Becca Westwell
almost 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Communication | The passing of information from one person to another. |
| Verbal Communication | The passing of information from one person to another using vocal sounds and words. |
| Non-Verbal Communication | The passing of information from one person to another without using vocal sounds or words. |
| Paralinguistics | Vocal features that accompany speech. |
| Tone of Voice | The way words are spoken to convey emotion. |
| Emphasis | Giving prominence to some words more than others. |
| Intonation | Inflection in the voice when speaking. |
| Eye Contact | When two people in conversation are looking at each other's eyes at the same time. |
| Pupil Dilation | When the pupils in the eyes expand to look large. |
| Body Language | A general term to describe aspects of non-verbal communication. |
| Posture | The positioning of the body often regarded as a non-verbal communication signal. |
| Postural Echo | Mirroring another persons body position. |
| Open Posture | Positioning the arms so they are not folded across the body and not crossing the legs. |
| Closed Posture | Positioning the arms so that they are folded across the body and/or crossing the legs. |
| Gesture | A form of non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by either conscious or unconscious movement of parts of the body. |
| Touch | A form of non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by physical contact between people. |
| Personal Space | The distance we keep between ourselves and other people in our everyday lives. |
| Sex Differences | Differences due to being either male or female; these could effect personal space between individuals. |
| Individual Difference | Factors that make one person not the same as another person such as personality or age. |
| Cultural Norms | The range of behaviours that members of a group or society can be expected to show. |
| Status | A persons rank or position on society. |
| Hemispheres of the Brain | The human brain is divided into two halves called the left and right hemispheres. |
| Practical Implications | Suggestions about behaviour in the real world beyond the research study based upon what psychologists have discovered. |
| Confederate | An actor who appears to be a genuine participant in the experiment but is actually working for the experimenter. |
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