Occurs when individuals
treat each other as unique and interact in an individual or customized way.
Interpersonal communication
What single aspect makes
interpersonal comm. different from mediated or public comm..
Personalized
are characterized By high
levels of trust, warmth, and affection
Intimate personal relationships
Are impersonal, distant and
formal
Non-intimate relationships
The number of contexts in
which communicators interact in a relationship
breadth
The amount of time
communicators interact and the personal level of information they exchange in a
relationship
depth
When we disclose
increasingly personal information about ourselves as the relationship develops
and we reserve discussion about our most private thoughts for our more intimate
relationships