Interpersonal Communication Exam 3

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Complementary Relationships?

Back 1

A relationship in which power is divided unevenly, with one partner dominating and the other submitting.

Front 2

Symmetrical Relationships?

Back 2

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

Front 3

Parallel Relationships?

Back 3

A relationship in which power shifts back and forth between the partners, depending on the situation.

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Short-term initial (attraction)?

Back 4

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

Front 5

Long-term maitenance (attraction)?

Back 5

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

Front 6

Predicted Outcome Value (POV)?

Back 6

Potential for a relationship to confirm our self-image compared to its personal costs.

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Relational De-escalation?

Back 7

Movement of a relationship away from intimacy through five stages.

Front 8

The five stages of Relational De-escalation are?

Back 8

1. Turmoil or Stagnation
2. Deintensification
3. Individualization
4. Separation
5. Post-separation

Front 9

Escalation?

Back 9

Movement of a relationship toward intimacy through five stages.

Front 10

The five stages of Escalation are?

Back 10

1. Preinteraction Awareness
2. Acquaintance
3. Exploration
4. Intensification
5. Intimacy

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Turning Points?

Back 11

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

Front 12

Causal Turning Point?

Back 12

Event that brings about a change in a relationship.

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Reflective Turning Point?

Back 13

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

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Social Exchange Theory?

Back 14

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

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Dialectical Theory?

Back 15

Theory that relational development occurs in conjunction with various tensions that exist in all relationships.

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3 Major Dialectical Tensions?

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1. Connectedness vs. Autonomy - we desire to connect with others but at the same time we have a desire to remain autonomous and independent.

2. Predictability vs. Novelty - (certainty vs. uncertainty) knowing what to expect helps reduce tension but at the same time we get bored by constant repetition.

3. Openness vs. Closedness - we wish to disclose information to others but then we also value our privacy.

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Social Penetration Model?

Back 17

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

Front 18

Failure Events?

Back 18

Violations of understandings between people in relationships.

Front 19

Reproach?

Back 19

Message that a failure event has occurred.

Front 20

Response?

Back 20

It can be with either forgiveness or retaliation.

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Within Violating Social Norms, what is an In-Group?

Back 21

One's racial or ethnic group.

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Within Violating Social Norms, what is an Out-Group?

Back 22

A racial, cultural, religious, or ethnic group different from one's own.

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Interpersonal Deception Theory?

Back 23

An explanation of deception and detection as processes affected by the transactional nature of interpersonal interaction.

(attempts to explain the manner in which individuals deal with actual or perceived deception on the conscious and subconscious levels while engaged in face-to-face communication.)

Front 24

Deception by Omission?

Back 24

Intentionally holding back some of the information another person has requested or that you are expected to share.

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Deception by Commission?

Back 25

Deliberate presentation of false information.

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Reasons for Deception?

Back 26

To gain resources, to avoid harm or loss of resources, to protect one's self-image, for entertainment, to protect another person's resources, self-image, or safety.

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Effects of Deception?

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Leads to incorrect decisions or actions, harms relationships, loss of trust, harms innocent bystanders, additional harm.

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Types of lies?

Back 28

Deception by omission (concealment), deception by commission, white lie, exaggeration, baldfaced lie (outright lie).

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Obsessive Relational Intrusion (ORI)?

Back 29

Repeated invasion of a person's privacy by a stranger or acquaintance who desires or assumes a close relationship.

Front 30

Stalking?

Back 30

Repeated, unwelcome intrusions that create concern for personal safety and fear in the target.

Front 31

Reasons for Ending a Relationship?

Back 31

1. Acting jealous or being critical.
2. Discussing with others what your friend said in confidence.
3. Not volunteering help in time of need.
4. Not trusting or confiding in your friend.
5. Criticizing your friend in public.
6. Not showing positive regard for your friend.
7. Not standing up for your friend.
8. Not being tolerant of your friend's other friends.
9. Not showing emotional support.
10. Nagging your friend.

Front 32

4 Phases in Ending a Relationship?

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1. Intrapsychic
2. Dyadic
3. Social
4. Grave-dressing

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Intrapsychic Phase?

Back 33

1st phase; When an individual engages in an internal evaluation of the partner.

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Dyadic Phase?

Back 34

2nd phase; When the individual discusses termination with the partner.

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Social Phase?

Back 35

3rd phase; When members of the social network around both parties are informed of and become involved in the termination process.

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Grave-Dressing Phase?

Back 36

4th phase; When the partners generate public explanations and move past the relationship.

Front 37

Two Strategies for Ending Relationships?

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1. Indirect Termination Strategies
2. Direct Termination Strategies

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Indirect Termination Strategies?

Back 38

Attempts to break up a relationship without explicitly stating the desire to do so.

Front 39

Direct Termination Strategies?

Back 39

Explicit statements of a desire to break up a relationship.

Front 40

Post-Dissolution (after ending) Recovery Strategies?

Back 40

-Express your emotions.
-Figure out what had happened.
-Realize, don't idealize.
-Prepare to feel better.
-Expect to heal.
-Talk to others.
-Get some perspective.
-Be ready for further punishment, or maybe reward.

Front 41

Skills for Initiating a Relationship?

Back 41

-Observe and act on approachability cues.
-Identify and use convo starters.
-Follow initiation norms.
-Ask questions.
-Don't expect too much from the initial interaction.

Front 42

Skills for Developing a Relationship?

Back 42

-Communicate and cultivate attraction.
-Be open and self-disclose appropriately.
-Gather information to reduce uncertainty.
-Listen actively and respond confirmingly.
-Socially decenter and adopt an other-oriented perspective.

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Skills for Maintaining a Relationship?

Back 43

-Express emotions.
-Provide comfort and social support.
-Engage in relationship talk (talk about the nature, quality, direction, or definition of a relationship).
-Be tolerant and show restraint.
-Manage conflict cooperatively.

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Uncertainty Reduction Theory?

Back 44

Theory that people seek information to reduce uncertainty, thus gaining control and predictability.

Front 45

Family?

Back 45

Self-defined unit made up of any number of persons who live or have lived in relationship with one another over time in a common living space and who are usually, but not always, united by marriage and kinship.

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Types of Families?

Back 46

1. Natural or nuclear family
2. Extended family
3. Family of origin (family in which a person is raised)
4. Blended family
5. Single-parent family