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Perception

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cognitive process that interprets experiences and forms understandings

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Communication Processing

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the way we gather, organize, and evaluate information we receive

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Schemas

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mental structures that put together related information to create meaning

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Mindfulness

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focus on the task at hand

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Mindlessness

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passively process information

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Selective Perception

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allowing bias to influence thoughts

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Undue Influence

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giving certain sources too much say (ex. men in sports commentator roles v. women)

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Attributions

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personal characteristics used to explain behavior

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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we overemphasize internal and underestimate external causes of behaviors we observe in others

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Self-Serving Bias

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attribute our own success to internal factors and attribute our failures to external effects

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Interaction Appearance Theory

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explains how people change their attributions of someone, esp. physical attractiveness, the more they interact

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Cultural Myopia

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belief that one’s own culture is appropriate and relevant in all situations and to all people

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Stereotyping

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using an impression so fixed or set that you apply your perceptions of an entire group to each individual from that group

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Pejudice

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deep-seated feeling of unkindness and ill will toward particular groups usually based on negative stereotypes and feelings of superiority over those groups

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Self-Concept

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awareness and understanding of who you are

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Social Comparison Theory

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influences how we think about ourselves and what we’re willing to do to close the unavoidable gap created by such comparison

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Self-Esteem

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refers to how you feel about yourself

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Self-Efficacy

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ability to predict success from self-concept and self-esteem

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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prediction that causes you to change your behavior in a way that makes the prediction more likely to occur

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Self-Actualization

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the most positive evaluation you can make about your competence level

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Self-Adequacy

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communication competence is sufficient or acceptable

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Self-Deningration

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criticizing or attacking yourself

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Self-Presentation

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intentional communication designed to show elements of self for strategic purposes

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Self-Monitoring

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ability to watch environment and others in it for cues about how to present yourself in certain situations

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Self-Disclosure

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revealing information about yourself to others