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relational development
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movement of a realtionship from one stage to another, either toward or away from greater intimacy
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turning point
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specific event or interaction associated with positive or negative changes in a relationship. often help define the nature of the relationship
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causal turning point
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event that brings about a change in a relationship. directly affect the relationship.
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reflective turning point
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event that signals that a change has occurred in the way a relationship is defined. not a change in the relationship itself, but an invitation to meet the parents is a change in how you and your partner perceive the relationship. its simply an inivitation
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relational escalation
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movement of a relationship toward intimacy through five stages: pre-interaction awareness, acquaintance, exploration, intensification, and intimacy
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introductions
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sub-stage of the acquaintance stage of relationship development in which interaction is routine and basic information is shared.
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casual banter
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sub stage of the acquaintance 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 reltionship away from intimacy through five stage: turmoil or stagnation, de-intensification, 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 level. "lets just be friends"
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filtering
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process of reducing partners moving to each stage by applying selection criteria
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relational development
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movement of a realtionship from one stage to another, either toward or away from greater intimacy
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turning point
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specific event or interaction associated with positive or negative changes in a relationship. often help define the nature of the relationship
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causal turning point
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event that brings about a change in a relationship. directly affect the relationship.
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reflective turning point
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event that signals that a change has occurred in the way a relationship is defined. not a change in the relationship itself, but an invitation to meet the parents is a change in how you and your partner perceive the relationship. its simply an inivitation
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relational escalation
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movement of a relationship toward intimacy through five stages: pre-interaction awareness, acquaintance, exploration, intensification, and intimacy
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introductions
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sub-stage of the acquaintance stage of relationship development in which interaction is routine and basic information is shared.
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casual banter
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sub stage of the acquaintance 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 reltionship away from intimacy through five stage: turmoil or stagnation, de-intensification, 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 level. "lets just be friends"
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filtering
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process of reducing partners moving to each stage by applying selection criteria
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social exchange theory
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theory that claims people make relationship decision by assessing and comparing the costs and rewards. are the costs worth the benefits?
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immediate rewards and costs
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rewards and costs that are associated with a relationship at hte 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. "saving account of positive experiences"
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magnitude and ratioa
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friends A may be fun, nice, and helpful but needy and demanding
friend too may be nice and helpful but needy. |
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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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dialectical theory (three different kinds)
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theory that relational development occurs in conjunction with various tensions that exist in all relationships, particularly connectedness versus autonomy, predictability versus novelty and openness versus closedness.
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affinity seeking strategies
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strategies for getting other people to like you: being polite, showing concern, involving others in our activities
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uncertainty reduction theory
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theory that claims people seek information in order to reduce uncertainty, thus providing control and predictability
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relationship talk
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talk about the nature, quality, direction or definition of a relationship
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