Communication Chapter 2

androgynous

combining both masculine and feminine traits

sympathy

compassion for another's situation

empathy

the ability to project oneself into another person's point of view, so as to experience the other's thoughts and feelings

self-esteem

the part of the self-concept that involves evaluations of self-worth

selection

the perceptual act of attending to some stimuli in the environment and ignoring others

stereotyping

the perceptual process of applying exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system

interpretation

the perceptual process of attaching meaning to stimuli that have previously been selected and organized

organization

the perceptual process of organizing stimuli into patterns

attribution

the process of attaching meaning

self-concept

the relatively stable set of perceptions each individual holds of himself or herself

personality

the set of enduring characteristics that define a person's temperament, thought processes, and social behavior

face

the socially approved identity that a communicator tries to present

gender

the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women

narrative

the stories people create and use to make sense of their personal worlds

sex

a biological category such as male, female, or intersex

script

habitual, reflexive way of behaving

facework

verbal and nonverbal behavior designed to create and maintain a communicator's face and the face of others