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Interpersonal Communication final

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Accommodation   way of handling conflict in which one person sacrifices goals for the goals of another  
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Affect Display   intentional or unintentional nonverbal behavior that reveals a real or pretended emotion, such as a frown, a choked sob, or a smile intended to disguise fear  
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Agentic friendships   voluntary relationships focused on achieving specific practical goals, such as those among peers in a study group or colleagues at work  
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Artifacts   nonverbal code that represents the way we use what we possess to express ourselves or influence how others view us. example-Jewelry can indicate economic means, marital status, religious affiliation, style preferences and taste  
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Beautiful-Is-Good-Effect   tendency for physical attractiveness to create the perception of competence and intelligence.  
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Birds-of-a-Feather-Effect   tendency to be attracted to others if we perceive them to have similar levels of physical attractiveness, values, and interests  
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Bonding   relational stage in which an official, public ritual unites two people by the laws or customs of their culture.  
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Chronemics   nonverbal code that represents the way you use time to communicate in interpersonal encounters  
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Circumscribing   relational stage in which partners avoid talking about topics that produce conflict.  
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Collaboration   way of handling conflict by mutual problem solving  
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Communication Apprehension   the fear or nervousness associated with communicating with others  
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Communal friendships   voluntary relationships focused on sharing time and activities together  
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Companionate love   intense form of liking defined by emotional investment and interdependent lives  
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Competition   way of handling conflict by pursuing your own goals in a direct confrontation without concern for the goals of another  
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Compromise   agreeable resolution to a conflict achieved when both people sacrifice some of their goals  
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Conflict   transactional process between two people who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, or interference in achieving their objectives  
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Cross-Sex Peers   work-place friendship involving male and female. Usually must go to great lengths to publicly defend their relationship as platonic. Often maintain boundaries by limiting their interactions with each other or by socializing only when both individuals' ro  
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Defensive Communication   incompetent responses to suggestions, criticism, or perceived slights  
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Dogmatic Messages   defensive responses that refuse to recognize other viewpoints as valid, such as saying "I know I'm right, no matter what you say"  
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Domination   one person persuading another to abandon his goals to resolve a conflict  
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Ethnocentrism   belief that your own culture's ways are superior to those of all other cultures  
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Environment   nonverbal code that represents the physical features of our surroundings  
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Experimenting   relational stage in which two people become acquainted by sharing factual information about themselves and making light conversation or small talk  
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Family Communication Patterns   beliefs about the role communication should play in family life and the interactions that result from those beliefs. Among families there are variations in how much or how little conversation and conformity are expected in a family  
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Family Stories   narratives of family events retold to bond family members  
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Friendship Rules   guidelines for appropriate communication and behavior within friendships, such as keeping a confidence and showing support  
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FWB Relationships   friendships negotiated to include sexual activity without a commitment to deeper emotional bonds  
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Haptics   nonverbal code that represents messages conveyed through touch  
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High Self-Monitor   people who are highly sensitive to appropriateness and can adapt their behavior accordingly  
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Intercultural Competence   ability to communicate with people from different backgrounds in ways that are ethical, appropriate, and effective  
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Integrating   relational stage in which two people become a couple and begin to share an identity  
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Intensifying   relational stage characterized by deeper self-disclosures, stronger attraction, and intimate communication  
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Intimacy Currency   power that comes from a close bond with someone  
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Intimate Distance   the narrowest proxemic zone-0-18 inches space-between communicators  
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Kinesics   nonverbal code that represents messages communicated in visible body movements such as facial expressions, posture, body movements, gestures, and eye contact  
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Kitchen-Sinking   response to a conflict in which one person uses accusations that have very little to do with the disagreement at hand.  
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Loving   an intense emotional commitment based on intimacy, caring, and attachment  
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Low Self-Monitor   people who are not sensitive to appropriateness or resist adapting their behavior  
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Loyalty Strategy   passive, constructive approach to a relational problem in which individuals rely on time rather than an open discussion to solve the problem.  
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Mere Exposure Effect   phenomenon where you feel more attracted to those with whom you have frequent contact and less attracted to those with whom you interact rarely.  
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Mixed Marriage   marriage between people of different races or ethnicity  
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Mixed Messages   verbal and nonverbal behaviors that convey contradictory meanings  
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Mixed-Status Relationship   associations between people at different levels of power and status in an organization  
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Model Minority Myth   the belief that certain immigrant groups have overcome all the barriers to success, and are self-effacing, reliable, hardworking, and technically proficient  
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Nuclear Family   family type consisting of a father, mother, and their biological children  
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Nonverbal Communication   intentional or unintentional transmission of meaning through an individual's nonspoken physical and behavioral cues  
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Online Disinhibition   tendency to share more personal information openly and directly during online interactions than in person  
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Open Marriage   marriage in which partners can see other people  
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Passionate Love   state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with another  
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Peer Relationships   workplace relationships  
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Personal Currency   power that comes from personal characteristics that others admire, such as intelligence, beauty, charm, communication skill, or humor  
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Power   an ability to influence or control events and people  
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Power Currency   control over a resource that other people value  
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Proxemics   nonverbal code for communication through physical distance  
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Pseudo-Conflict   mistaken perception that a conflict exists when it doesn't  
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Public Distance   the widest proxemic zone. it ranges outward from 12 feet and is most appropriate for formal settings  
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Resource Currency   power that comes from controlling material items others want or need, such as food, money, or property  
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Sexual Harassment   unwelcome sexual advances, physical contact, or requests that render a workplace offensive or intimidating  
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Social Distance   proxemic zone that ranges from 4 to 12 feet between communicators. It is the spatial separation most often used in the US for conversations between acquaintances and strangers  
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Territoriality   tendency to claim personal spaces as our own and define certain locations as areas we don't want others to invade  
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Verbal Aggression   tendency to attack the appearance, behavior, or character of others-rather than their positions  
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Virtual Networks   groups of coworkers linked solely through email, social-networking sites, or the internet  
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Vocalics   vocal characteristics we use to communicate nonverbal messages, such as volume, pitch, rate, voice quality, vocalized sounds, and silence  
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Workplace Cliques   dense networks of coworkers who share common perspectives about life and values in the workplace  
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Worldmindedness   the ability to practice and demonstrate acceptance and respect toward other cultures' beliefs, values, and customs  
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