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2 types of relationship messages - Answer -1. Content (verbal, substance)
2. Relationship (how to interpret content; verbal and nonverbal; metacommunicate if not
sufficient)
3 occasions when we tune in highly to messages - Answer -1. violates expectations
2. high levels of intensity
3. when conflict arises (tv example; wife hints at relationship level, husband wins on
content level)
When people talk about relationships it's in terms of: - Answer -WORK involved,
COMMITMENT to begin and sustain, INVOLVEMENT (common problem in marriage;
communal togetherness, individual separate roles, and impersonal themes outside
shaping forces), UNIQUE, MANIPULATION, CONSIDERATION/RESPECT, JOURNEY
of discovery, GAME, RISKY, UNCONTROLLABLE FORCES, BARGAINING
5 Communication misconceptions - Answer -1. Consistency (life situations and
communication contexts change)
2. Simple Meaning (word meaning depends on context and relationship)
3. Communicator independence (behavior elicits responses, manifested in response
matching
4. Obvious causation (ambivalence common; interpretation filtered through needs and
expectations
5. Finality (less effort attention concern; set other priorities)
Simple meaning: evaluate message based on 4 - Answer -who said it (parent vs friend)
when it occurred (ordering of behavior)
related conditions (you're crazy, let's step outside, it's cold in here)
how it was said (frequency, tone of voice)
8 dimensions of how communication changes - Answer -1. Narrow to broad (increasing
talk and topics; breadth)
2. Public to personal (depth; reveal; core is fears, needs, values, identity, self worth)
3. Stylized to unique (comm adopted to nature of parties; less formality)
4. Difficult to efficient (accuracy, speed, efficiency; less reliance on stereotyped behavior
and more channels of comm; more familiar with styles and able to interpret non-verbals)
5. Rigid to flexible (more channels to communicate idea; like non-verbals)
, 6. Awkward to smooth (predictive ability increases with knowledge; meshing
7. Hesitant to spontaneous (cautious and diversity of language to more spontaneity and
habitual verbal behavior)
8. Overt judgement suspended to given (criticism and praise; feedback)
(Never play six dirty runs always hate Ou)
Meshing - Answer -part of smooth
play out mutual roles in complementary fashion
3 perceptions of communication behavior - Answer -Personalized communication
(telling more, more channels, personal messages; personal, unique, flexible, judgement
given)
Synchronized communication (efficient, smooth, spontaneous)
Difficult communication
(difficult, awkward; not different if intimate/not)
Useful for examining differences in convo between friends - Answer -Difficult/efficient
2 communication relationship principles - Answer -1. expectations for relationships--
central role of comm in assessing nature of relationships
2. relationship dynamics (between superficial and intimate)
5 phases of coming together - Answer -1. Initiating (hi how are you)
2. Experimenting (commonalities)
3. Intensifying (sexual; i love you)
4. Integrating (becoming one)
5. Bonding (marriage)
(IEIIB)
5 phases of coming apart - Answer -1. Differentiating (un-commonalities)
2. Circumscribing (change subject)
3. Stagnating (nothing to talk about)
4. Avoiding
5. Terminating (leaving)
(D-CSAT)
6 interaction stages model assumptions - Answer -1. Descriptive not prescriptive (not
good or bad)
2. Simplifies complex process
3. Relevant for boy/girl and same
4. Voluntary and involuntary relationships
5. Focused on dyads but also for social networks
6. Close with 8 dimensions
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