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Communication and nonverbal behavior

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human communication   the process of one person stimulating meaning in the mind of another person by means of verbal and/or nonverbal messages    
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nonverbal communication   the process of one person stimulating meaning in the mind of another person by means of nonverbal messages   behaviors become communication when another person perceives them and attributes meaning to them  
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accenting   the purposeful use of a nonverbal message to emphasize or highlight the verbal message   when a teacher drops lowers her voice to get the classes attention  
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accidental communication   occurs when people behave and others attribute meaning to the behavior without the sender intending it   using a nonverbal behavior that was not meant for a receiver  
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chronemics   the study of the communicative aspect of time    
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complementing   the use of a nonverbal message that is consistent with, reinforces, clarifies, or adds to the meaning of the verbal message   enhances each other, like a facial expression used without thinking about it  
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contradicting   the use of a nonverbal message that disagrees or conflicts with the verbal message   sarcasm or someone crying and they say nothing is wrong  
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haptics   the study of the communicative aspects of touch    
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human communication   the process of one person stimulating meaning in the mind of another person by means of verbal and/or nonverbal messages    
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kinesics   the study of the communicative aspects of gestures and bodily movements    
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nonverbal behavior   any of a wide variety of human behaviors that also have the potential for being interpreted as a communicative message   behaviors that have the potential for forming message  
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nonverbal immediacy   an individual's nonverbal behavior that causes another person to have a feeling of physical or psychological closeness to that individual    
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oculesics   the study of the communicative aspects of eye behavior    
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olfactics   the study of the communicative aspects of scent and smell    
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proxemics   the study of the communicative aspects of space    
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regulating   the use of a nonverbal message to coordinate, manage, or regulate verbal interactions   raising your hand when not in class  
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repeating   the use of a nonverbal message to represent the content of the verbal message, but a repeated message can also stand alone and still stimulate the same meaning as a verbal message   holding up two fingers while saying the word two  
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substituting   the use of a nonverbal message in place of a verbal message   pointing for someone to leave without saying a word  
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vocalics or paralanguage   the communicative aspects of the voice    
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Linguistic Distinction   presence/absence of language   sign language you need to know if it is a language system or not for it to be linguistic  
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continuity distinction   do the messages stop   nonverbal messages do not stop  
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processing distinction   left (logical) v. right (creative-nonverbal) brained    
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outcome distinction   cognitive vs. affective (emotional) function   saying i had a bad day vs. crying  
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absolute distinction   implicit v. explicit meaning    
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interactions of verbal and nonverbal communication   complementing, accenting, contradicting, repeating, regulating, substituting    
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categories of nonverbal communication   physical appearance, kinesics, face & eye behavior (oculesics), vocalics/paralanguage, proxemics, haptics, environment, chronemics    
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Verbal communication   tends to be explicit   fully and clearly expressed  
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Nonverbal communication   tends to be implicit   implied  
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