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  2. Politeness theory - Wikipedia

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    Whereas positive face involves a desire for connection with others, negative face needs include autonomy and independence. [11] Ten years later, Brown characterized positive face by desires to be liked, admired, ratified, and related to positively, noting that one would threaten positive face by ignoring someone.

  3. Positive (photography) - Wikipedia

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    Positive film, which is used to develop photos (slides) that would go into a slide projector, is also known as “reversal,” “slide,” or “transparency” film. It is a film or paper record of a scene that represents the color and luminance of objects in that scene with the same colors and luminance (as near as the medium will allow).

  4. Face (sociological concept) - Wikipedia

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    Positive face is "the positive consistent self-image or 'personality' (crucially including the desire that this self-image be appreciated and approved of) claimed by interactants" Negative face is "the basic claim to territories, personal preserves, rights to non- distraction —i.e., to freedom of action and freedom from imposition"

  5. Face negotiation theory - Wikipedia

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    Example: Questioning someone's position or place in a group setting can create face-threatening situations. Differences in individualistic vs. collectivistic and small vs. large power distance cultures profoundly shape face management. Example: The way we communicate with others depends on how we communicate with leaders and the groups we fit ...

  6. Etiquette - Wikipedia

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    On Civility in Children (1530), by Erasmus of Rotterdam, instructs boys in the means of becoming a young man; how to walk and talk, speak and act in the company of adults. The practical advice for acquiring adult self-awareness includes explanations of the symbolic meanings—for adults—of a boy's body language when he is fidgeting and ...

  7. Facial expression - Wikipedia

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    The Fore selected the correct face on 64–90% of trials but had difficulty distinguishing the fear face from the surprise face. Children selected from an array of only two faces, and their results were similar to the adults'. Subsequent cross-cultural studies found similar results [30]

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  9. Positive illusions - Wikipedia

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    Positive illusions are unrealistically favorable attitudes that people have towards themselves or to people that are close to them. Positive illusions are a form of self-deception or self-enhancement that feel good, maintain self-esteem, or avoid discomfort, at least in the short term.