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Exam 3.1 Notes Personality and Interpersonal Needs Flashcards

1
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what are interpersonal needs

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the needs in relations to other people, they stem from/occur w/in the context of social interaction

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what is need

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need is the concept that a condition must be actualized or realized or there will be undersired consequences

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3
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needs must be _________

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balanced.

filled but not over filled

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what are the 3 interpersonal needs

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  1. inclusion
  2. affection
  3. control
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define inclusion

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to feel like you are a part of something

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define affection

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desire to have satisfactory relationships w/ others in terms of love

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define control

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power and sense of control in our lives; desire for respect.

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What are two elements of all three needs

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  1. expressed - what you actually do (behavior)

2. wanted - internal desire

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what are 3 interpersonal communication motives

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  1. pleasure - initiate comm w/ ppl when you want to have fun
  2. relaxation - catharsis for example
  3. escape - helps take worries off our mind
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what are the four motives that are positively correlated with communication satisfaction

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  1. pleasure
  2. affection
  3. inclusion
  4. relaxation
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different attachment styles might promote different ____________ motives

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interpersonal communication

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12
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what are personality traits

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natural way in which ppl differ from each other

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what is the implicit personality theory

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  • we have beliefs that others have the personality traits we think they have
  • may/may not be accurate
  • not a good predictor when we pair w/ specific situations
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what is interactionism

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-very little predictor of behavior, but when paired w/ specific situation, can aid

personality + context = predicts behavior

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what is the selection bias

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ppl will match their situations w/ their personalities

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what is a communicator style

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viewed as a trait, as part of our personality

-the way one verbally/nonverbally interacts to signal how literal to be understood

17
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what are the three communicator styles

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  1. open
  2. attentive
  3. dramatic
18
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what is the open communicator style

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  • process of transmitting info about self, signal that msgs we communicate are personal, private, unambiguous
  • take us seriously
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what is the attentive communicator style

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  • posture, restate what other person says to us.
  • direct gazes
  • attentiveness to indicate interest (nodding head)
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what is the dramatic communicator style

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  • manipulates msgs w/ exaggerations, stories, metaphors, etc.
  • highlight/alter the actual meaning
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what are the 2 dimensions of the different social styles

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  • assertiveness - ppl willing to make claims, argue point of view
  • responsiveness - show that you are listening, making it clear you understand
22
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what are the 4 different social styles

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  1. analytical
  2. driver
  3. amiable
  4. expressive
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what is the analytical social style

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  • not making lots of claims
  • not arguing point
  • also looks like not listening
  • could be interpreting, in deep thought
  • low response, low assertiveness
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what is the driver social style

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  • high in assertiveness
  • low in response
  • can be argumentative
  • make claims
  • talking but not listening
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what is the amiable social style

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  • low assertiveness
  • high in response
  • attentive, listen, ask questions
  • wont refute anything you say
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what is the expressive social style

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  • high assertiveness
  • high in response
  • make lots of claim
  • argumentative
  • listens really well too.
  • high in both
27
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what are some commitment concerns

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partner’s beliefs about whether their relationship is likely to continue over the long run

28
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many operationalize commitment as the ___________

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likelihood of marrying the partner

29
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what are attributions in marital relationships

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  • a type of cognition that represent explanations for why things occur.
  • style varies as a function of whether a marriage is distressed/nondistressed
30
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what is a distressed marriage

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  • a big positive becomes less positive

- thing that are less negatives become big negatives.

31
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what is a nondistressed marriage?

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  • little positive enhanced into big positive

- big negative viewed as small negative

32
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what are the 4 steps couples can do to fight fairly

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  1. soften the way you make your approach
  2. learn to make/receive repair attempts (jokes)
  3. soothe yourself & each other
  4. learn to accept partners faults, find compromise
33
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in fair fighting, what is it called when not every conflict in a marriage is solvable

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perpetual problems

34
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what’s the ultimate secret to a relationship

A

friendship

connect in little ways

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