Comm Test Chapt 6

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characteristics of dyadic communication

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directness, very personal, immediate, spontaneous

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Interpersonal Communication

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generally reserved for two-person, face-to-face interaction and often used interchangeabley with dyadic communication

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rules and "way-of-knowing"

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cultural, sociological, psychological

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cultural-level-rules

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most general, they apply to all of the emmbers of a particular culture, we use cultural level rules with people we do not know well

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sociological level rules

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rules that are ties to group membership, used when we interact with poeple who belong to specific groups within our culture

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psychological level rules

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ues when we interact with oeple we know quite well

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wayls of defining relationships

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constellation of behaviors, cognitive construct, mini-cultures

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constellation of behaviors

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interdependence of our partners' activiites

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cognitive construct

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characteristics or qualities we associate with particular kinds of relationships (think prototypes)

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mini-cultures

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shared norms and meaning unique to aparticular relationship

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Why we build dyads

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1) provide us with comfrot and support
2)help us to develop a sense of self
3)allow us to maintian stable views of ourselves over time

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Dialectic approach to relationships

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expressive protective dialectic, autonomy togetherness dialectic, novelty predictability dialectic, how they are resolved cycle, segmentation

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expressive (protective dialect)

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involves finding a blaance between the need to share personal information and the need to maintain privacy, self disclosure- the voluntary revealing of information that would normally be unobtainable

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autonomy (togetherness dialectic)

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friends and couples decide how interdependent they want to be

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novelty (predictability dialectic)

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when things become habits and coulpes fall into routines

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How couples can resolve routine

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blaance, dialecitcal emphasis (going with one extreme), cycle (shift over time), segmentation (divide aspects of life)

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Interpersonal Attraction Filtering Theory

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(duck), we use a series of filters to judge how close to others we want to become

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Sociological or incidental cues

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are the demographic or environmental facotrs that determine probability of contact. They include factors such as where we work and live, how frequently we travel, ect. (proximity and frequency of interaction)

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Proximity Factors

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phsyical proximity is key factor, numerous studies show that mariages and close relationships occur between peope who live close to one another

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pre-interaction cues

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physical beauty, artifacts, nonverbal behavior, bodytype, dress, hair color, height. ect.

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interaction cues

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occur once we have made intial contact, some are smooth and comfortalbe, some are awkward and difficult (social rewards, conversational management, etc.)

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cognitive cues

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the last most important filter,a attitude similarity, need complemetnarity, shared values, etc.

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Increasing Relationship Skills

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relationships are built through communication

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Self- Discloser

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the voluntary revealing of information that would normally be unobtainable;
occurs "when one person voluntarily tells another person things about himself which the other is unlikely to know or discover from other sources"

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social penetration theory

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breadth and depth

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Self-discloser Rules

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1)not appropriate in all relationships, 2)consider the effect your disclosures will have on others,
3)choose the right time and place for your disclosures,
4) disclosures should also be rleated to what is happening in the "here and now",
5) dislcousre should be gradual, 6)disclosure should be reciprocal

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Benefits of Self-disclosure

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1) establishing deeper, trusting relationships
2) psychoogical catharsis; managing stress
3)perception checking
4)increased self-understanding

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Resopnding to Disclosures

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Advising and Evaluating, Analyzing and Interpreting, Reassuring and Supporting, Questioning and Probing

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Advising and Evaluating

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when your resopnse is to tell the person what to do

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Analyzing and interpreting

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when your response is to analyze the causes of their dilemma

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Reassuring and Suporting

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When your repsonse is to offer sympathy (tlling them its going to be alright)

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Questioning and Probing

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when your reaction is to gather more info, resopnd with a qustion

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Paraphrasing and Understanding

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to reiterate your understandment of their dilemma or statement

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Expressing Conflict (5 styles)

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withdrawal, forcing, accomodate, compromise, problem solving

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Withdrawal

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the minute they sense conflict they walk away or change the subject, potential could just postpone problem or make it worse

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forcing

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using force to get their way, put aside the other's needs and go all in to win, not good to do if the conlfict is with someone close to your of its a personal matter

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Accomodate

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when they sense conflict, they give in immediately, for important issues it isn't good to give in, in the long run accommodation can often lead to unsettled resentment

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Compromise

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both parties give up a part of what he or she wants, each acomodates the other to a certain extent, although effective both parties are somewhat unsatisfies

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Problem Solving

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means negotiating until you come up with a new, creative solution that satisfies both parties, beter than reaching a middle ground that satisfies no one