Social Thinking vocabulary – Flashcards
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Social Smarts
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The type of "smarts" in our brains that we use when we are around other people. It's knowing that others are having thoughts about how we act and we have thoughts about how others act.
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School Smarts
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The type of "smarts" we use for learning about math, computers, music, science, and many more.
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Body in the group
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This means that your body is turned towards others in the group, about one arm's length away from others.
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Brain in the group
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You are paying attention to what is happening in the group. It's when you are thinking about others with your eyes and listening to what they are talking about.
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Thinking with your eyes
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Using your eyes to look at a person. This makes them feel that you are thinking about what they are saying or doing.
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Expected behaviors
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These are things we do and say that give people good thoughts about us and make them feel good too.
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Unexpected behaviors
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These are things we do and say that give people uncomfortable (odd) thoughts about us and makes them feel icky, mad, or bad.
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Social Detective
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This is a person who uses his or her eyes, ears, and brains to figure out what others are planning to do next or are doing now and what they mean by what they say and do.
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Good (okay or normal) thoughts
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Others have thoughts about what we do and say. If others are feelings this, it means we have figured out how to act the right way with that person. People have these thoughts about us when we show expected behaviors.
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Uncomfortable (weird) thoughts
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We have these thoughts about others when we act in a way that makes others feel bad. People have these thoughts about us when we show unexpected behaviors.
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Smart guess
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This is when we try to figure things out even though we may not be totally sure on an answer.
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Wacky guess
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This is when we don't even try hard to figure things out. We just say something that pops in our minds.
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Social Detective tools
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These are things we use to help us learn about other people. Examples are our eyes, ears, and brains.
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Social thinker
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We are being this every day, each time we are around other people. It means we are always aware that people are around us and having thoughts about the way we act.
