Communications: Chapter 6 Understanding interpersonal communication

Question 1

interpersonal relationship

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relationship that involves the establisment of a personal connection with another person through the intentional use of communication

Question 2

family

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network of poeple who live together over long periods of time bound by ties of marriage, blood, or commitment, legal or otherwise, who consider themselves as family and share a significant history and anticipated future of functioning in a family relationship.

Question 3

interdependent couple

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couple who shares traditional views of marriage and family life, activities, and interests

Question 4

independent couple

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couple who holds less traditional views of family roles and expectations

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separate couple

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couple who is extremely autonomous

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role-limited interaction

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engaging in small talk and sharing only minimal amounts of information

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freiendly relations

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situation that allows each person to determine whether common inerest exist

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moves toward friendship

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when people begin to self-disclose in small amounts

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nascent friendship

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times when people interact on a personal level choose to participate in a range of activities with another, and let down their guard in communication

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stablilization friendship

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when trust has been established, allowing friends to communicate fully, share private information, and establish additional relationship rules

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waning friendship

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friendship that experiences a breach in trust, less quality or quantity of time spent together, or a violation in relational expectations.

Question 12

initiation step

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step involving the first set of interactions made between people

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experimenting step

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step when small talk is used to learn more about the other person and to help present a likable self-image

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intensifying step

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step when there is an increase in communication, intimacy, and connectedness

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integrating step

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step consisting of two individuals merging their social cricles and organizing their daily aactivities around each other

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bonding step

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step that occurs when a couple commits to their relationship

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relationship maintenance

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process of keeping a relationship together through the use of mundane activities

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differentiating

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when individuals in a couple begin to spend time on their own interests in order to express their individuality and separate from their partner

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circumscribing

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when couples begin communicating less frequently, share less personal information, and spend shorter amounts of time together

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stagnating

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when couples have minimal interaction or shared activities

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avoiding

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when couples attempt to stay away from each other

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terminating

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when individuals in a couple make their separation final.

Question 23

self-disclosure

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intentional sharing of personal information that would not otherwise be known to others

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social-penetration theory

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describes the variation in breadth and depth of self-disclosure in a relationship

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breadth

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the range of topics discussed in self-disclosure

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depth

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how personal the information is in self-disclosure

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open window

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information about yourself that is already known by you and others

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blind window

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information that others know about you but that you are not aware of.

Question 29

hidden window

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information that you understand about yourself but are not willing to share with others.

Question 30

unknown window

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information about yourself that is yet to be discovered by you and others.

Question 31

computer-mediated communication (CMC)

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the exchange of messages transmitted between two or more people using a digital electronic device.

Question 32

asynchronous

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message that is sent but not received at the same time

Question 33

synchronous

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message that is received in real time

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hyperpersonal communication

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communication that occurs when individuals express themselves more freely in a mediated channel than in a face-to-face interaction.

Question 35

sex

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biological and genetic characteristics

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gender

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society’s use of verbal and nonverbal symbols to express masculinity and femininity

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gender role

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used to refer to feminine and masculine social expectations in a family based on a person’s sex

Question 38

culture

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the learned patterns of perception, values, and behaviors, shared by a group of people

Question 39

individualistic culture

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culture in which individuals make their own decisions, take responsibility for their actions, and are self-sufficient

Question 40

collectivist culture

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culture that values relationships and harmony with others

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low-context culture

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culture in which people empasize direct and literal communicaion

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high-context culture

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culture in which people use less straightfoward and more indirect communication.