Communication Chapter 9

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Relationship

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Connection established when we communicate with another person

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Interpersonal realationship

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Perception shared by two people of an ongoing interdependent connection that results in the development of relational expectations and varies in interpersonal intimacy

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Interpersonal intimacy

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Degree to which relational partners mutually accept and confirm each other's sense of self

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Relationship of circumstance

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Interpersonal relationship that exists because of life circumstances (who your family members are, where you work or study, and so on)

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Relationship of choice

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Interpersonal relationship you choose to initiate, maintain, and, perhaps terminate

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Complementary relationship

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Relationship in whcih power is divided unevenly, with one partner dominating and the other submitting

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Symmetrical relationship

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Relationship in which both partners behave toward power in the same way, either both wanting power or both avoiding it

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Competitive symmetrical relationship

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Relationship in which both people vie for power and control of decision making

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Submissive symmetrical relationship

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Relationship in which neither partner wants to take control or make decisions

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Parallel relationship

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Relationship in which power shifts back and forth between the partners, depending on the situation

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Interpersonal attraction

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Degree to which you want to form or maintain an interpersonal relationship

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Short-term initial attractions

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Degree to which you sense a potential for developing an interpersonal relationship

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Long-term maintenance attraction

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Degree of liking or positive feelings that motivate us to maintain or escalate a relationship

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Predicted outcome value theory (POV)

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People predict the value of a relationship based on initial self-assessment compared to the potential costs and rewards of the relationship

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Proximity

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Physical nearness to another that promotes communication and thus attraction

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Physical appearance

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Nonverbal cues that allow us to assess relationship potential

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Competence

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The quality of being skilled, intelligent, charismatic, and credible

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Reciprocation of liking

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Liking those who like us

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Similarity

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Having comparable personalities, values, upbringing, personal experiences, attitudes, and interests

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Complemantary needs

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Needs that match; Each partner contributes something to the relationship that the other partner needs

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Relational development

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Movement of a relationship from one stage to another, either toward or away from greater intimacy

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Relational escalation

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Movement of a relationship toward intimacy through five stages: Preinteraction awareness, acquaintance, exploration, intensification, and intimacy

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Introductions

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Sub-stage of the acquaintance stage of relationship devvelopment, in which interaction is routine and basic information is shared

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Casual banter

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Sub-stage of the aquaintance stage of relationship development, in which impersonal topics are discussed but very limited personal information is shared

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Relational de-escalation

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Movement of a relationship away from intimacy through five stages: Turmoil or stagnation, deintensification, individualization, separation, and post-separation

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Post-intimacy relationship

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Formerly intimate relationship that is maintained at a less intimate stage

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Turning point

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Specific event or interaction associated with a positive or negative change in a relationship

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Casual turning point

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Event that brings about a change in a relationship

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Reflective turning point

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Event that signals a change in the way a relationship is defined

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Filtering

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Process of reducing the number of partners at each stage of relational development by applying selection criteria

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Social exchange theory

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Theory that claims people make relationship decisions by assessing and comparing the costs and rewards

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Immediate rewards and costs

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Rewards and costs that are associated with a relationship at the present moment

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Forecasted rewards and costs

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Rewards and costs that an individual assumes will occur, based on projection and prediction

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Cumulative rewards and costs

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Total rewards and costs accrued during a relationship

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Expected rewards and costs

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Expectation of how much reward we should get from a given relationship in comparison to its costs

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Relational dialectics theory

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Theory that views relational development as the management of tensions that are pulling us in two directions at the same time (connectedness-autonomy; predictability-novelty; openness-closedness)

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Social penetration theory

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Theory of relational development that posits that increases in intimacy are connected to increases in self-disclosure

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Social penetration model

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A model of the self that reflects both the breadth and the depth of information that can potentially be disclosed

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Breadth

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The various pieces of self, like hobbies, beliefs, family, school, and fears that can be potentially disclosed

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Depth

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How personal or intimate the information is that might be disclosed

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Communication privacy management theory

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Theory that suggests we each manage our own degree of privacy by means of personal boundaries and rules for sharing information

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Dyadic effect

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The reciprocal nature of self-disclosure: "You disclose to me, and I'll disclose to you."

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Warranting

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Looking for clues to validate or invalidate an online claim