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The term ______describes messages that refer to other messages. In other words, _________ is communication about communication.
What is metacommunication?
This statement reflects ______ orientation.
What is short and long-term orientation?
In some cases, couples find a balance of sorts by each staking a claim at opposite ends of a dialectic continuum.
What is polarization?
A partner who says:
“I felt trapped.”
“I needed freedom.”
“My partner was too needy.”
Is dealing with what dialectical tension.
What is connection–autonomy?
The _______ stage occurs when people first encounter one another.
What is the initiating stage?
The ________ term refers to the emotional tone of a relationship.
What is communication climate?
Jim and Sarah sat next to each other in math class freshman year. The quickly became friends. Their meeting is a good example of ______ influencing friendship formation.
What is proximity?
Even when you know someone loves and values you, it’s often nice to hear it in words. This is what love language.
What are words of affirmation?
The ______hypothesis reflects evidence that prejudice tends to diminish when people communicate with individuals interculturally.
What is intergroup contact hypothesis?
In this stage couples begin to share possessions and memories—our apartment, our sofa, & our song.
What is the integrating stage?
________ is the process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others.
What is self-disclosure?
In these cases, different friends are likely to be tied to particular interests—a golfing buddy or shopping partner, for example.
Some friends are doing-focused and often have hobbies they enjoy doing together. Other friends are ____ centered.
What is "being" centered?
Having a family game night is a form of symbolic communication can convey a sense of belonging and shared identity.
What are family rituals?
The ____model proposes that communication occurs within two dimensions: (a) breadth, and (b) depth, which reflects how significant and personal the information is.
What is Social Penetration Model
This stage is likely to involve a wedding, a commitment ceremony, or some other public means of communicating to the world that this is a relationship meant to last.
What is the bonding stage?
The degree to which one person likes another person is called?
What is affinity?
Differences can strengthen a relationship when they are _____that is, when each partner’s characteristics satisfy the other’s needs.
What is complementary?
______ number states that people have the mental and emotional energy to keep up with no more than 150 friends at a time.
What is the Dunbar’s Number?
___ theory proposes that people invest in relationships in which the rewards are equal to or greater than the costs.
What is Social exchange theory?
In this stage, the emphasis shifts from “how we are alike” to “how we are different.
What is the differentiating stage?
Whereas affinity involves attraction, ______ reflects the level of engagement between people in a relationship.
What is immediacy?
Ben and Joseph share a tremendous amount of personal information with each other. This is an example of _____ communication concept.
What is self-disclosure?
People may show love by performing favors such as caring for each other when they’re sick, doing the dishes, or making meals.
What is acts of service?
Couples differ in their desire for stability and surprises—even from one time to another.
What is Predictability Versus Novelty?
In this stage, the relationship is not getting better or worse.
What is stagnating?