​The following are the three words that I found impacted my study and research the most:

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Influence - ​

The word "influence" was the hardest for me to define because it changed so much over the course of my research. At first, I just thought of influence as a linear idea; A influences B. But after doing some research, digging, and concluding, it turns out there is so much more to "influence" than that A-B connection. It can be seen as positive, negative, neutral, or even natural. Therefore, I would like to define my view of influence, as it pertains to my research and findings, as the natural way one thing affects another in a wide variety of ways. In addition, it is important to note that people should have increased awareness about this influence because it is such a strong one. In my research, being influenced by Facebook is only natural and something that almost everyone is guilty of, whether on a conscious or subconscious level.​

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Judgement -

In my research, my idea of judgement remained relatively unchanged. I knew as I began my research that it was affected by Facebook and other social networking sites. What changed, however, was my knowledge of just how much we made judgements based on Facebook. Everyone who took the survey responded that they make judgements based on what they see on Facebook, including physical judgements, judgements about personality, judgements on psychological characteristics, social judgements, cultural judgements, and judgements about social class. This opened my eyes to just how frequent we judge and to what extent. The types of judgements we make are varied, but they are still judgements nonetheless. Therefore, I would define judgement, in relation to my research, as any kind of opinion, conclusion, or assumptions made about someone on the basis of what has been seen on Facebook.​

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(Future) Interactions -

​As far as interaction goes, I saw this as organizing the judgements made from Facebook into meaningful ideas about a person that influence how you communicate with that individual. My survey results would suggest that people's interactions are indeed influenced by what they have previously seen on Facebook. These preconceived judgements govern how we communicate and interact on a variety from levels including what is discussed, how topics are discussed, what is avoided, which gestures are appropriate, what type of language is appropriate, etc. Many levels of interaction are affected by previously made judgements based on Facebook.​

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