Factors Affecting Attraction in Romantic Relationships - Self-Disclosure Flashcards
What is the definition of self-disclosure?
The process of deliberately revealing significant information about oneself that would not normally be known by others.
Is self-disclosure verbal or non-verbal?
Can be either.
What does self-disclosure involve?
Risk.
In what 3 ways does self-disclosure involve risk?
Others can share the info.
Other gains power.
Other can reject or disapprove of you.
What does self-disclosure open you up to?
Vulnerability.
What are the two types of information you may disclose during self-disclosure?
Low risk information and High risk information.
What is low risk information?
Personal information that doesn’t make a difference to you or them.
What is an example of low risk information?
Shoe size.
During the disclosure of low risk information and high risk information, which are you likely to lie in and why.
Which do you tend not to lie in?
Low - tend to misrepresent ourselves to encourage conversation and similarities.
High - tend not to misrepresent ourselves.
What is high risk information?
Information that poses a risk to the relationship.
Deeper information.
What are 3 examples of high risk information?
Political.
Religious.
Previous relationships.
What is a normal relationship in terms of self-disclosure?
Disclosure increases over time.
Reciprocal.
What are the three key words/phrases when talking about self-disclosure as a definition?
Deliberate.
Significant.
Not normally known by others.
In what theory is self-disclosure a major concept?
Altman and Taylor’s Social Penetration Theory.
What does the Social Penetration Theory focus on?
How a relationship develops over time.
The development of a relationship over time.
According to the Social Penetration Theory, what are relationships?
A gradual process of revealing your inner self to someone.
In romantic relationships, according to the Social Penetration Theory, what does it involve?
Reciprocal exchange of information.
According to the Social Penetration Theory, what is demonstrated when one person reveals some personal information, and to go further, what does the other partner need to do?
Trust towards the other person.
Also reveal sensitive information.
According to the Social Penetration Theory, as each partner increasingly reveals more information about one another, what happens?
They ‘penetrate; more deeply into each other’s lives, gaining a greater understanding of each other and a deeper connection.
What is the food related metaphor that is used to explain the Social Penetration Theory?
An Onion, the closer to the centre, the higher risk information.
What are the 6 layers of the onion metaphor used to explain the Social Penetration Theory?
Outer layer - Biographical data. 2 - Preferences (clothes, food, music). 3 - Goals and aspirations. 4 - Religion. 5 - Deeply held fantasies or fears. Middle -Concept of self.
What are the the norms of self-disclosure?
1 - Early in the relationship, only moderately personal levels of self-disclosure should be shared.
2 - Norm of reciprocity - The more one person discloses to another, the more disclosure is expected in return.
What was the study done into the Social Penetration Theory?
2 conditions of a Skype call.
What were the two conditions in the study done into the Social Penetration Theory?
1 - Reciprocal - Asked questions and also answered them.
2 - Non-reciprocal - No turns taken.
