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Interaction is an experimental result that occurs when the levels of one independent variable are differentially affected by the levels of other independent variables; the effect of one factor as in biology depends on another factor such as environment.

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The Interaction model of anxiety is based on a distinction between state anxiety (A - State) and trait anxiety (A - Trait). A - State is a transitory condition characterized by a response of tension and apprehension.

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Interaction process analysis is a method devised by Bales in which observers code the behavior of group members in terms of various categories.

Interactional content is content of a sentence that conveys the speaker's attitude toward the listener. Utterances that are high in interactional content include jokes, insults, and excessively polite speech.

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Interactional justice refers to the perceived fairness of the interpersonal treatment that employees receive.

Interactionism refers to the version of Dualism that accepts the separate existence of a mind and a body and claims that they interact. Interactionism is a proposed answer to the mind-body problem maintaining that bodily experiences influence the mind and that the mind influences the body. Moreover, Interactionism is a view of development that, although acknowledging there must be some innate characteristics of the mind that allow for language development, places greater emphasis on the nature of the language-learning environment of the child

Interactionist approach to leadership refers to the perspective that certain kinds of people are likely to emerge as leaders or to be effective leaders under one set of conditions, whereas other kinds of people are likely to emerge as leaders or to be effective leaders under a different set of conditions

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Interactionist theory is the notion that biological factors and environmental influences interact to determine the course of language development.