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8 Cards in this Set
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Social-Exchange Theory
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The view that the develeopment of a relationship reflects the unfolding of social exchanges-that is, the rewards and costs of maintaining the relationship as opposed to ending it.
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ABCDE Model
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The view that romantic relationships encompass five stages or phases: attraction, building, continuation, deterioration, and ending.
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Small Talk
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A superficial kind of conversation that allows exchange of information but stresses breadth of topic coverage, rather than in-depth discussion.
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Self-Disclosure
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The revelation of personal, perhaps intimate, information.
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Surface Contact
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A probing phase of building a relationship in which people seek common ground and check out feelings of attraction.
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Mutuality
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A phase in building a relationship in which members of a couple come to regard themselves as "we," no longer as two "I's" who happen to be in the same place at the same time.
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Intimacy
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Feelings of closeness and connectedness that are marked by sharing of inmost thoughts and feelings.
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Mutual Cyclical Growth
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The view that the need for one's partner promotes commitment; commitment promotes acts that enhance the relationship; and these acts build trust, increasing one's partner's commitment to the relationship.
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