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the mind selects, organizes, and interprets that which we sense
active perception
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a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behavior and artifacts that members of a society use to cope with one another and with their world
culture
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you expose yourself to information that reinforces, rather than contradicts, your beliefs or opinions
selective exposure
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objects physically close to others will be perceived as a unit or group
proximity
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the tendency to remember better the things that reinforce your beliefs, rather than those that oppose them
selective retention
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elements are grouped together because they resemble each other in size, shape, color, or other attributes
similarity
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the tendeny to fill in missing info in order to complete an otherwise incomplete figure or statement
closure
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the tendency to see, hear, and believe only what you want to see, hear and believe
selective perception
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the focal point of your attention and the background against which your focused attention occurs
figure and ground
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sustained focus we give to stimuli we deem important
selective attention
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a group whose beliefs or behaviors distinguish it from the larger culture of which it is a part and with which it shares numerous similarities
co-culture
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the part an individual plays in a group as an individual
role
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your uniquely constructed meaning attributed to sensed stimuli
subjective perception
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the idea that your past experiences lead you to see the world in a way that is difficult to change, your initial perceptions persist
perceptual constancy
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nonverbal movements that accompany or reinforce verbal messages
illustrators
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the study of the way humans use laqnguage to evoke meaning in others
semantics
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nonverbal movements of face and body used to show emotion
affect display
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study of human use of space and distance
proxemics
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nonverbal movements that you might perform fully in private but only partially in public
adaptors
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words and phrases used informally
colloquialism
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study of language as used in social context
pragmatics
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the exchange of information between individuals who are unalike culturally
intercultural communication
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marginalized people seek three goals:
assimilation, accomodation, or seperation
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the belief that your own group is far superior to any others
ethnocentrism
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having a negative attitude against a people because of who they are
prejudice
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culture that values individual freedom, choice, independence, and uniqueness, competition over co-operation, "I before we"
individualistic
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value group over individual, value commitment to family, "we over I", tribe and clan, loyal,
collectivist cultures
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tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and diversity-
uncertainty accepting
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have many rules, want to know how to behave, reject outsiders
uncertainty rejecting
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