Communication Theory Final

Exchange of information high in relational content that can violate expectations of another (either positive or negative)

What people predict will happen, rather than what they desire

The percieved positive or negative value assigned toa breach of expectations, regardless of who the violator is.

The sum of positive or negative attributes brought ot the encounter plus the potensial to reward or punish in the future

A strong human tendency to respond to anothers actions with similar behavior.

How much of ourselves we share with others

The process of developing deeper intimacy with another person through mutual self disclosure and other forms of vulnerability

• Voluntary
• Something that is not otherwise known
• Risk vs reward vs punishment

Range of areas in an induviduals life over which disclosure takes place

Degree of disclosure specific area in induviduals life.

The concept of openness in one person leads to openness in another

Online relationships take more time to develop

Computer Mediated Communication

CMC bandwith is too narrow to convey rich relational messages

Extended time is key

A dynamic knot of contradictions in personal relationships

The dynamic interplay between unified oppostitions

• Integration / Seperation
• Stability / Change
• Expression / Nonexpression

• Internal: Within relationship
• External: Outside a relationship

• Cultural, Seeking approval by meshing with another’s style
• of speaking, intergenerational

• Movement toward or away
• from others by changing the way you communicate

Covergence: becoming more similar

Divergence: Admit differences and accentuate differences

*Divergence is the norm with convergence being an exception

• Listeners regard convergence as positive and divergence as
• negative

• Male and female
• communications is cross cultural communication

• Masculine and feminine styles
• of speaking are viewed as two distinct cultural dialects

• Women desire connection
• over anything else

Men desire status

• Rapport talk: typical conversational style of women that
• seeks to establish connection with others

• Report talk: relaying
• information and winning an argument.