unit6 pyschology

• Piaget's theory

  The idea that how we think affects how we speak
• Survival


  where communication prevents an animal from being killed
• Reproduction


  where communication helps an animal find a sexual partner
• Territory


  where communication is used to defend an area
• Language


  a system of communication used by humans
• Displacement


  humans can say what they are doing in the future unlike animals
• Productivity


  humans can communicate in a range of ways (Speaking & Writing) unlike animals
• Non verbal communication (NVC)


  conveying a message without words or vocal sounds (eye-contact & facial expressions)
• Eye contact


  when two people look into each other's eyes at the same time
• Expressing emotion


  showing somebody we are angry or happy
• Regulate conversation


  keeping a conversation flowing smoothly
• Postural echo


  where another person's posture is mirrored. It shows you are getting on well
• Status


  the rank or position somebody holds. A boss has high status
• Gender


  male or female
• Culture


  the country we come from
• Personal space


  how far way we stand from another person when talking. It is influenced by status, gender & culture
• Neonates


  A newborn infant. Neonates use facial expressions suggesting they are innate
• Emoticon


  An emoji showing emotions used in Yuki's study
• Yuki


  did a study with Americans & Japanese students & found facial expressions vary by culture suggesting they are learned
• Innate


  the idea that we are born with a behavior & it is not learned
• Linguistic determinism


  the idea that language determines how we think