Interpersonal Communication

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Final Exam


 
  
Created May 2, 2012
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Confirming Messages v. Disconfirming Messages
 
 Confirming message communicates that "you exist" or "you matter." Disconfirming messages...
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Three levels of confirming messages: recognition, acknowledgement, endorsement
 
recognition- recognize the other person, i.e return phone calls and visitsacknowledgement-...
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collaborative negotiation
 
assumes that creativity can transcend the win/lose aspect of competitive negotiations. Both...
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integrative
 
both parties win in a disagreement. They find a solution that benefits both of their top desires
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assumptions of the integrative/collaborative model of negotiation
 
1. negotiation world is controlled by enlightened self-interests2. Common interests are valued...
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Expanding the pie
 
encourages collaborative outcomes because most conflicts are based on the perception of scarce...
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nonspecific compensation
 
a process in which one of the parties is "paid off" with some other form of compensation, could...
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logrolling
 
one offers tradeoff issues that are the top priority for the other. similar to nonspecific...
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cost cutting
 
minimizes the other's costs for going along with you, i.e. having a partner meet you a few...
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bridging
 
invents new options to meet the other side's needs
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disadvantages of collaborative approaches
 
1. strongly biased toward cooperation2. avoids strategies that are confrontational3. focuses...
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the language of collaboration
 
collaboration is both a mindset and a set of techniques. Specific phrases of collaboration.
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differences in male and female sociolization and physiological responses
 
-women value relationships and use talk as a way of maintaining them. They respond by talking...
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exit-voice-loyalty-neglect model
 
-Exit: leave an argument or even end a relationship when conflict arises (active)-Voice: engages...
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definition of "irresolvable conflict"
 
a conflict in which at least one of the individuals believes the argument is impossible to...
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Common topics of irresolvable conflicts
 
religion, personal beliefs
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possible reasons why irresolvable conflicts exist
 
individuals do not readily change their personal beliefs or personalities. These are deep-rooted...
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Communication patterns in irresolvable conflicts
 
-Topic Avoidance: couples avoid the topic altogether-Argument Prevention: using moderate to...
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Obsessive Relational Intrusion
 
repeated pursuit of intimacy with someone who does not want such attention
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Duck's four-stage model of relational dissolution
 
-Intrapsychic: Individual reflection-Dyadic: partner confrontation-Social: going public to...
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being divorced "to" each other rather than divorced "from"each other
 
ex-spouses develop a divorced relationship based on their child's needs
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differentiating
 
to become distinct or distant in character; mainly a process of disengaging or uncoupling
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circumscribing
 
communication is constricted; qualitative and quantitative information exchange decreases
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stagnating
 
remain motionless or inactive; efforts to communicate effectively are at a standstill 
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avoiding
 
communication is specifically designed to avoid the possibility of face-to-face or voice-to-voice...
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terminating
 
bonds that held the pair together wear thin and finally pull apart; includes distance and disassociation
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magical ration of 5:1
 
five positive feelings and interactions for every one negative feeling and interaction to create...
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Gottman's Four Horseman of the Apocalypse
 
Criticism, defensiveness, contempt, stonewalling
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flooding
 
when adrenaline gets so high that individuals cannot think calmly or listen to the partner's...
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role of compatibility and incompatibility in marital satisfaction
 
-compatibility: spouses agree on sex, money, religion and childbearing-incompatibility: all...
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functions of family stories (6)
 
1. to remember2. to create belonging and reaffirm family identity3. to educate current members...
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adoption stories
 
constructs the meaning of how children were born, separated from birth parents, and integrated...
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gender in family stories and storytelling
 
most of the stories are about the men, but they are told by the women
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family stories about a suffering child and a ministering mother
 
replays the importance of maternal sacrifice and whole sacrifice, regardless of the cost. ex....
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proximity in family stories- who should stay and who should travel
 
men typically were allowed to travel, fulfilling their manifest destiny. women were considered...
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communities of memory
 
family stories keep the community connected through memories
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high discourse-dependant families
 
families that depend on much story-telling and labeling to promote their familial bond
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recent increases in diversity of family types
 
as families become increasingly diverse, their definitional processes expand exponentially...
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external boundary management practices
 
1. Labeling- titles or positions provide an orientation, i.e. identifying the familial tie...
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internal boundary management practices
 
1. naming- allows members to indicate their familial status2. Discussing- degree of difference...
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Five types of sibling relationships
 
1. intimate2. congenial3. loyal4. apathetic5. hostile
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Stafford and Canary's typology of relational maintenance behaviors
 
-positivity: involves interacting with the partner in a cheerful and optimistic manner-openness:...
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Other forms of relational maintenance behaviors
 
-conflict management: behaviors that consist of understanding, forgiveness, and patience-advice:...
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Three stages of adult sibling relationships
 
1. emerging adulthood: individuals distance themselves physically and emotionally from siblings;...
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confirmation, avoidance, negativity, humor
 
relational maintenance behaviors used by adult siblings
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face to face communication characteristics of physically abusive parents
 
1. frequency, duration, intensity, and sequencing of negative parenting behaviors2. verbal...
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verbal aggression
 
parents attack their child personally through verbalization
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maternal trait VA and mother-child play
 
1. verbal aggression did not occur in playtime interactions2. mothers with high trait VA gave...
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implications of research on maternal trait VA and mother-child play
 
children become less tolerant of their mothers because of the constant commands and suggestions...
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agentic friendship
 
friends that are only friends because of close proximity, but it fades once one person leaves
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communal friendship
 
characterized by strong emotional attachment and loyalties
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the role of gender in agentic v. communal friendships
 
same sex friendships are more likely to be communal, whereas opposite sex are usually agentic
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urban tribe
 
small societies formed through friendships and mutual interests
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roles within urban tribes
 
organizer, advice giver, innovators, comedian, worrier, chaperone, etc.
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ratio of organizers, advice givers, and assistants in charge of details to "children"
 
4:1 ratio, at least
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Clustering coefficients
 
number of people who actually know each other divided by the number of people who could possibly...
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"core group" v. "stragglers" or "outliers"
 
close group or four to twelve friends v. affiliate members who would occasionally join the...
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why are cross-sex friendships difficult to achieve and maintain?
 
1. sexual attraction2. differing attitudes toward friendship
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gendered communication patterns in terms of conflict, intimacy and self disclosure, communicator...
 
1. conflict: women are more likely to blame themselves and are more likely to end the relationship...
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male dominance in many cross-sex friendships
 
men tend to play the role of the protector, assuming the woman is weak and needs protection
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patterns of power in relationships
 
1. complementary: communication based on inequality and difference2. symmetrical: communication...
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digital native, digital settlers, digital immigrants
 
-natives: born after 1980 when social technologies came online-settlers: grew up in an analog-only...
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computer mediated communication CMC
 
not face-to-face interaction; text based; primarily linguistic; LACKING NONVERBAL AND/OR STANDARD...
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"three degrees of influence rule"
 
what you do or say ripples through your network, impacting your friends (one degree), your...
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groundswell
 
a social trend in which people are using technologies to get what they need from each other,...
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developing a cyber-self
 
in virtual reality, we self-fashion and self-create
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avatars
 
a digital fictional and fantasy representation of a user in a virtual world
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signaling theory
 
people have qualities that they wish to present to others
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ETEWAF
 
everything that ever was, available forever
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assumptions of online presentation of the self
 
1. the computer screen can deceive2. online discussions often prompt introspection3. online...
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synchronous communication v. anychronous communication
 
communication between the sender and receiver taking place at real time v. sender and receiver...
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postcyberdiscolure panic PCDC
 
person discloses personal information in an email or on a message board, only to later experience...
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identity marker
 
electronic extension of the self. ex. screen names and personal home pages
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screen names
 
functions as a way for communicators to protect their personal identities from one another...
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communication technology and relational maintenance
 
people change their relationships based on communication technology
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hyperdating
 
development of an online relationship at lightning speed
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abbreviated language
 
used for efficiency since most technology users are on the go
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graphic accents
 
articons and emoticons
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articons and emoticons
 
picture used in an electronic message; smiley face
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blogging
 
running commentary that usually includes personal thoughts and feelings about a topic

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