Final Flashcards
Low cohesion
Covering a lot of topics n a short time
Topical cohesion
Topics introduced that are related to the conversation.
Reasserting dominance
Establishing and maintaining dominance in a conversation by interrupting
Confirmation interruption
Interruption made to get clarification or to express agreement
Rejection interruption
Interruptions that express disagreement
Disconfirmation interruption
Interruption seeking to minimize the importance of the speakers statement, and to change the subject
Qualifiers
Phrases that express uncertainty
Like I guess, sort of, I mean, u know
Back channeling
A variety of verbal and nonverbal responses to someone’s utterances..like nodding and sentence completion
Transactive memory
A system for encoding, storing and retrieving information
Separate culture hypothesis
The idea that men’s and women’s communication patterns are so different that the resemble distinct cultures
Positive illusions
Beliefs that are more positive than reality warrants
Self presentation
The process of trying to control the impression other people form about them
Self-disclosure
The process through which people reveal more of themselves to others
The Kinsey report
Two volume report of pioneering research on human sexuality published by Alfred Kinsey and colleagues
Erotic plasticity
How sexual motivation is influenced by culture, social, and situational factors
Hookups
A dating practice involving A one time only sexual encounter between acquaintances or even strangers
Avoiding proceptivity
Rejecting unwelcome sexual advances by ignoring or avoiding them
Incomplete rejection
Saying no to sex by postponing it until some condition is met
Extra-dyadic
Sexually involved with someone other then an established mate
Suspicious jealousy
A form of jealousy that occurs when one suspects a betrayal. It’s characterized by feelings of anxiety and insecurity
Fait accompli jealousy
A form form of jealousy that occurs when betrayal is a certainty. It is characterized by feelings of sadness, anxiety, or anger
Formative attention
Attention from others that sustains part of our self concept
Incongruity
Between verbal and non verbal communication is problematic
Placator
Passive ppl who are always agreeable but act helpless
Blamed
Try’s to put responsibility for any problem on someone else
Computer
Finds emotions threatening
Distractors
Change the subject so they won’t have to discuss problems
