Communication Flashcards
What are intrusive interruptions?
to take over the floor, control the conversation
What are affilative interruptions?
to show interest, affirm what the other is saying
What are communal speech styles?
emotional, polite, soothing
What are agentic speech styles?
direct, goal-oriented, abrupt
What is visual dominance?
tendency to look at lower-status individual while talking, to look away when listening
Define touch based on social status?
touching down on the hierarchy but not up
What is the gender difference between men, women in facial expressions?
smiling females are better than men with a moderate effect size, the strongest predictor for women smiling is social tension
What is the gender difference in decoding ability?
females are better than men with a moderate effect size. women are better able to decode fear, happiness, sadness but its equal for decoding anger
What is prosocial behavior?
voluntary behavior intended to benefit someone else.
What are the three ways to measure prosocial behavior?
heroism, nurturance/kindness/emotional, inclusive
What is the gender difference is heroism?
males are better than females
What is the gender difference in nurturance?
females are better than males
What is the gender difference in inclusive?
no gender difference
What does empathy mean?
the ability to understand the emotion that another person is feeling
What are the gender comparisons when measuring empathy using self report?
females are better than men
What is the gender comparison when measuring physiological responses, non verbal cues, behavior unobtrusively?
no gender difference because it`s a non-social component
What is aggression?
any behavior directed toward another person with the intention of doing harm.
What are the problems with researching aggression?
social construction which is how we define, construct aggression
What are the types of aggression?
overt, relational
What does it mean to be overt, what is the gender comparison?
physical aggression; males are better than females
What does it mean to be relational, what is the gender comparison?
hurtful,manipulation eg silent treatment, not causing harm; females are better than men
Why do we see gender differences?
social factors, biologically reasons
