Why Relationships Matter
Why do people form relationships?
Because we need to belong.
What does online relationships cause?
Anxiety and less effort.
What theory describes why we are drawn to each other?
Attraction Theory
Your parent's obligation to take care of you (food, clothes, house) is what kind of commitment?
Legal
What are examples of things that help us to belong?
Sports organizations, school, work, neighborhood, religious organizations.
What are the 5 beginning stages of a relationship?
Initiating, Experimenting, Intensifying, Integrating, Bonding
Which theory Indicates how we compare our current relationships with our alternatives and how we count our costs and benefits?
Social exchange theory
How does someone display denial?
Respond only to one side.
What rewords do relationships bring people?
Emotional, material, and health
What are the ending stages of a relationship?
Differentiating, Circumscribing, Stagnating, Avoiding, Terminating
What are the communication behaviors we use to sustain our relationships called?
Relational Maintenance Behaviors
If you are interdependent within a relationship, do your emotions/actions have More, Less, or the Same effect on your partner?
Same
What are the two emotional rewards?
Emotional Support and Happiness
What was the communication scholar's name?
Mark Knapp
How many relational maintenance behaviors are there?
Five
An overly committed person in a relationship may be defined as...
Obsessive