second exam com 101

Occurs when individuals
treat each other as unique and interact in an individual or customized way.

What single aspect makes
interpersonal comm. different from mediated or public communication.

characterized By high
levels of trust, warmth, and affection

Are impersonal, distant and
formal

The number of contexts in
which communicators interact in a relationship

The number of contexts in
which communicators interact in a relationship

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

Occurs when we share common
attitudes, values, habits and communication styles with other members of a
relationship

It reduces the amount of
uncertainty in a relationship also validates our view of the world

Social closeness we are
often attracted to people who live near us, belong to the same groups or
organizations, or attend the same school

Occurs when we are
attracted to someone’s appearance through such attributes as facial features,
height, body type and hair color

What we visualize as the
perfect looks or idealized physical attributes. (p. 191

at which stage of
relationship development is it most likely to occur

Identify the 5 stages of “Coming Together

Identify the 5 stages of “Coming Apart”

Involves meeting another
person and initiating communication.
We try to gain the attention of the other person and establish open
lines of communication

Exploration of mutual
interests and circumstances. Communicators continue to rely on common scripts,
but they also engage in small talk examples weather , people they both know, or
movies they have seen recently(integrating topics)

An increase in the breadth
and depth of the relationship, seeing each other more often and in a greater
number of contexts. We still exercise caution when it comes to expressing
affection, and our desire for more intimacy creates a certain amount of
uncertainty and fear or rejection

We start to note the
differences that exist between our partner and ourselves. This may undo the
integration of the two previous stages.

If a relationship continues
to deteriorate, we may begin to circumscribe it by reducing the breadth and
depth of the relationship significantly.
We establish clearly defined boundaries and interaction and confine our
discourse to relatively safe topics

Interaction flattens our
and stops growing in either direction we my feel a sense of hopelessness and
stop trying to repair the relationship

The intentional revelation
of personal aspects of your self, including thoughts, preferences, feelings,
and experiences to another person within context of an interpersonal
relationship

Self-disclosure is
important for maintaining relationships for 2 reasons—what are these reasons?

what is 1 risk of
self-disclosure

what are 3 instances when
self-disclosure is appropriate

Condition of disharmony and
disagreements that exists when peoples need , beliefs, and values or goals are
incompatible

Sources of conflict

psychologically or
physically forcing the other person to accept your point of view

the attempt to get others
to change their point of view.

working together to reach consensus.
·
A win –win strategy

Giving up something in order to find an acceptable
resolution to the problem
Resolving conflict requires negotiation, or a
give and take

sacrificing, in whole or part, ones own preferences and points of view. Letting others have their way and downplaying the importance of issues.

attempting to evade
conflict, usually by remaining silent or leaving the situation

characterized by competition, self-centeredness,
hostility, and defensiveness.
Participants take a win-lose approach

cooperation, shared
interests, flexibility open discussion, and support of differences

is a limited number of individuals
who communicate interdependently to achieve a common goal.

exist to fulfill the basic human
needs of survival, safety and inclusion

Social groups- social groups
provide members wit opportunities for recreation, relaxation, recreation and
entertainment.

communicated in a direct
fashion and often written to emphasize their importance

assumed to exist but are
rarely often discussed openly

Emphasizes importance of individuals right needs and
identity versus those of group
examples
u.s.
Germany
the
united
kingdom
Australia

Emphasized
importance of group obligations
examples Japan china Mexico Thailand

Emphasizes fulfillment of group gal or purpose and getting
the job

job done

Ongoing changing needs that
are often opposite or contradictory

The desire to retain
independence

connection

. Identify and be able to
define the 6 conflict management styles

Communication characterized
by competition, self-centeredness, hostility, and defensiveness

Communication characterized
by cooperation shared interests, flexibility , open discussion, and support of
differences.

Group members combine their
abilities to produce an outcome greater than the sum of their individual
abilities

Engaging in excessive
socialization to postpone or forestall working on the group project

Expectations, established
through interaction , about how members should behave

Serve to build
relationships within the group and to create a sense of teamwork

Satisfy members needs at
the expense of the group

task roles

maintenance roles

disruptive roles.