communication using interjections to signal attentiveness

ID
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BCIO:044049

Curation status
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Published
Created
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30 Aug '23

Modified
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23 Oct '23

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Definition
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A communication in which one person uses brief interjections to signal that they are listening to what the other person is saying.

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Synonyms
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  • "Back-channels" or "undertalk" in the Roter Interaction Analysis System
Comment
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An interjection is a word, phrase or exclamation which is typically unconnected to a sentence and is used to express an emotion or reaction.

Examples
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Words like "interesting", "yeah"," mmhmm"

Fuzzy set
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No

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