Chapter 8 Flashcards
Interpersonal Relationships
Close association or acquaintances between two or more people
Social Relationships
Informal, voluntary relationships: such as acquaintances, coworkers, and casual friendships
Identity
How we understand our own qualities beliefs, values, and characteristics as unique or different from others
Community
Both a specific place where people share certain characteristics and communicate with one another
Excommunication
The person is no longer allowed to live among or even speak to those in the group to which they once belonged
Interpersonal Attraction
A force that draws us to someone else
Physical Attraction
We are drawn to someone’s physical appearance because we like the way the person looks
Social Attraction
We see the other person as someone with whom we would like to engage in social interaction and be friends
Task Attraction
We like to work with them and can count on them to get a job done
Appearance
Attraction of ten begins when someone looks physically appealing to us
Proximity
Friends and romantic relationships with those people who are around them
Similarity
Establishing relationships with people with whom we share interests, values, beliefs, and other characteristics
Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT)
The idea that increased knowledge of another person improves our ability to predict future behaviors and thus reduces our own uncertainty
Cognitive Uncertainty
Occurs when we do not know what the beliefs and attitudes often person is
Behavioral Uncertainty
Occurs when do we not know how the other person will behave in a particular situation
Entry Stage (URT)
(First Stage) We follow culturally accepted rules for interactions and politeness
Personal Stage (URT)
(Second Stage) We begin to explore the other person’s attitudes and beliefs, while also disclosing some of that same information about ourselves
Exit Stage (URT)
Both individuals decide whether to continue the relationships or not to pursue the relationship
Passive Strategy: Reducing uncertainty
Unobtrusively observing the other person
Active Strategy: Reducing uncertainty
Engaging in activities to learn more about the other person while avoiding direct contact with him or her
Interactive Strategy: Recuing uncertainty
Engaging in direct contact or face-to-face conversation with the other person
Social Penetration Theory
The process of creating and maintain deeper intimacy with another person takes place though gradual and mutual self-disclosure
Self-disclosure
When one person voluntarily shares personal history and information regarding attitudes, feelings, values, and experience with another individual
Qualities of self-disclosure:
Depth of the penetration, or how much we share on a specific topic or subject with another person; how many topics we share with other people
Stages of mutual self-disclosure
The deep sharing of information on subject takes place over time and is thus a gradual process
How many stages is in mutual self-disclosure?
FIve
Orientation stage (Mutual self-disclosure)
Individuals engage in small talk and follow social norms for appropriateness and social desirability
Exploratory affective exchange stage (mutual self-disclosure)
Individuals begin to reveal themselves by sharing personal attitudes and opinions about some moderately personal topics
Affective Exhange stage (mutual self-disclosure)
Individuals begin talking about private and personal matters
Stable exchange stage (mutual self-disclosures)
Individuals have a deep level of trust and are sharing their deepest personal thoughts, beliefs, and values with one another
Depenetration (mutual self-disclosure)
Individuals begin to withdraw from the relationship and stop disclosing information to one another
Who came up with the Stage of Relational Development (SRD)?
Mark Knapp
Initating (SRD)
Stage 1- To interact with and try to make an impression on someone you are interested in
Experimenting (SRD)
Stage 2- Engage in conversation about surface-level interests and topics with the other person to see if your interest is expanded or not
Intensifying (SRD)
Stage 3- Engage in conversation about surface-level interests and topics with the other person to see if your interest is expanded or not
