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Chapter 4
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Communication
Undergraduate 3
02/03/2010

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Nonverbal behaviors
Definition
Bodily actions and vocal qualities that typically accompany a verbal message
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Kinesics
Definition
The interpretation of body motions used in communication
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Gestures
Definition
Movements of our hands, arms, and fingers that we use to describe or emphasize
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Illustrators
Definition
Gestures that augment a verbal message
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Emblems
Definition
Gestures that substitute for words
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Adaptors
Definition
Gestures that respond to a physical need
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Eye contact or gaze
Definition
How and how much we look at people with whom we are communicating
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Facial expressions
Definition
The arrangement of facial muscles to communicate emotional states or reactions to messages
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Emoticons
Definition
Typed symbols that convey emotional aspects of an online message
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Posture
Definition
The position and movement of the body
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Body orientation
Definition
Posture in relation to another person
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Haptics
Definition
The interpretation of touch
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Vocalics
Definition
The interpretation of the message based on the paralinguistic features
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Paralanguage
Definition
The voiced but not verbal part of a spoken message
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Pitch
Definition
The highness or lowness of the vocal tone
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Volume
Definition
The loudness or softness of the tone
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Rate
Definition
The speed at which a person speaks
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Quality
Definition
The sound of a person’s voice
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Intonation
Definition
The variety, melody or inflection in one’s voice
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Vocalized pauses
Definition
Extraneous sounds or words that interrupt the fluent speech
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Proxemics
Definition
The interpretation of a person’s use of space
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Personal space
Definition
The distance you try to maintain when you interact with other people
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Physical space
Definition
The physical environment over which your exert control
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Artifacts
Definition
Objects and possessions we use to decorate the physical space we control
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Endomorph
Definition
Round and heavy body type
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Mesomorph
Definition
Muscular and athletic body type
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Ectomorph
Definition
Lean and little muscle development
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Chronemics
Definition
The interpretation of a person’s use of time
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Monchhronic time orientation
Definition
A time orientation that emphasizes doing one thing at a time
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Polychromic time orientation
Definition
A time orientation that emphasizes doing multiple things at once
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