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CMS 315 Exam Questions and Answerswhat the message actually communicates vs the behaviors a message communicates -
Answer -content level
tells us how to interpret the content; may contain some important relationship
information - Answer -relationship level
what are the three occasions when we tune in highly to relationship messages? -
Answer --message drastically violates our expectations
-relationship characterized by high levels of intensity
-disagreements and conflicts arise
talk about togetherness, interdependence - Answer -communal themes
talk emphasizing separate identities and roles - Answer -individual themes
factors/forces outside the marriage which are believed responsible for shaping it -
Answer -impersonal themes
-"but that's not what you said yesterday!"
-intolerance for seemingly inconsistent behavior - Answer -assumption of consistency
-"you said it so you must have meant it!"
-we don't always say what we mean or mean what we say - Answer -assumption of
simple meaning
-"it wasn't my fault!"
-we sometimes talk about relationships with people as if we had no relation or
connection to them - Answer -assumption of communicator independence
-"you can't fool me, I know why you said that!"
-many behaviors can be ascribed to more than one motivation - Answer -assumption of
obvious causation
-"well that settles it!"
-people can reach a compromise, but the issue in some form can still arise - Answer -
assumption of finality
, during the process of coming together, we predict communication that shows a
gradually increasing amount of talk and gradually increasing variety in the topics
explored - Answer -narrow-broad
when we first start talking to people, the things we say most likely reflect our public
personality - Answer -public-personal
as you get to know a person you start interacting with them as a unique individual rather
than a member of a particular society - Answer -stylized-unique
as a person grows closer to us, there is more accuracy, speed, and efficiency in our
communication - Answer -difficult-efficient
the number of different way any given idea or feeling can be communicated - Answer -
rigid-flexible
as knowledge of the other person increases, predictability also increases - Answer -
awkward-smooth
meeting new people is often accompanied by hesitancy - Answer -hesitant-spontaneous
we judge people when we first meet them, but we generally keep it to ourselves -
Answer -overt judgement suspended-overt judgement given
the ability to accurately infer the specific content of a partner's thoughts and feelings -
Answer -empathic accuracy
conversations that are smooth-flowing, effortless, spontaneous, relaxed, informal, and
well coordinated - Answer -synchronized communication
a general strain, difficulty, and awkwardness of interaction - Answer -difficult
communication
what are the 5 phases of coming together? - Answer --initiating
-experimenting
-intensifying
-integrating
-bonding
what are the 5 phases of coming apart? - Answer --differentiating
-circumscribing
-stagnating
-avoiding
-terminating
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