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All behaviors other than spoken words that communicate messages and create shared meaning between people. |
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Interaction Adaption Theory |
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A theory that suggests individuals simultaneously adapt their communication behavior to the communication behavior of others. |
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In a conversation, nonverbal regulators that indicate who talks when and to whom. |
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the incompatibility that occurs when our nonverbal messages are not congruent with out verbal messages |
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The study of a person's body movement and its effect on the communication process |
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Gestures that signal shared understanding between communicators in a conversation |
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Gestures that acknowledge another's feedback in a conversation |
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Gestures that request agreement or clarification from a sender during a conversation. |
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Gestures that indicate that another person can speak or that are used to request to speak in a conversation |
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The extent to which we turn our legs, shoulders, and head toward (or away) from a communicator. |
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Aspects of physical appearance, such as body size, skin color, hair color and style, facial hair, and facial features. |
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Items we wear that are part of our physical appearance and that have the potential to communicate, such as clothing, religious symbols, military medals, body piercings and tattoos. |
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The study of a person's voice. Also called vocalics. |
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Nonverbal behaviors that include pitch, rate, volume inflection, tempo, and pronunciation, as well as the use of vocal distractors and silence |
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The "ums" and "ers" used in conversation |
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nonverbal behaviors such as crying, laughing, groaning, muttering, whispering, and whining. |
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The study of how we communicate through touch. |
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The study of how people use, manipulate and identify their personal space. |
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The distance we put between ourselves and others |
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The distance that extends about eighteen inches around each of us that is normally reserved for people with whom we are close, such as close friends, romantic partners and family members. |
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Ranging from eighteen inches to four feet, the space most people use during conversation |
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Ranging from 4-12 feet, the spacial zone usually reserved for professional or formal interpersonal encounters. |
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Communication that occurs at a distance of 12 or more feet, allowing listeners to see a person while he or she is speaking |
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Expectancy Violations Theory |
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A theory that maintains that we expect other people to maintain a certain distance from us in their conversations with us. |
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Our sense of ownership of space that remains fixed. |
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Items or objects that humans use to mark their territories, such as a table in a coffee shop. |
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The setting in which our behavior takes place. |
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The study of a person's use of time |
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