Interpersonal Communication

Question 1

Characteristics of Dyadic Communication (5) (DPISI)

Answer 1

1. direct
2. personal
3. immediate
4. spontaneous
5. informal

Question 2

developmental approach

Answer 2

dyadic and interpersonal communication are not the same

somethign soecial must occur to turn everyday dyadic into interpersonal

Question 3

interpersonal communication

Answer 3

communication between 2-3 reciprocally interacting individuals

“tit for tat”

Question 4

double bind

Answer 4

paradox where reveiver is given two opposing messages and has no way to do the right thing

Question 5

spiral

Answer 5

paradox where one behavior intensifies the next

Question 6

attraction theory

Answer 6

choose to form relationships with those we are attracted to

ex) magnets

Question 7

we are attracted to those who are __________ to us

Answer 7

mostly similar and sometimes opposite

Question 8

homophily

Answer 8

“birds of a feather flock together”

Question 9

filtering theory

Answer 9

form relationships with those who make it through our personal filters

ex) tinder filters

Question 10

sociological cues filter

Answer 10

proximity, go to those who are physically close to us

Question 11

preinteraction cues filter

Answer 11

surface level observations like physical beauty, atrifacts, nonverbal behavior

Question 12

interaction cues filter

Answer 12

social rewards and conversational skills

Question 13

cognitive cues filter

Answer 13

attitude similarity, need complement, shared values

Question 14

networked intimacy

Answer 14

relationships made/kept online after filtering

Question 15

why are people ambivalent toward dating apps?

Answer 15

1) the purpose of people on the app is unclear
2) profiles are deemed important but also superficial
3) use filters to sort out abundance of profiles

Question 16

social penetration theory

Answer 16

the more you self disclose, the more intimate a relationship is

Question 17

expressive-protective dialectic

Answer 17

balance of self disclosure and keeping things private

Question 18

autonomy-togetherness dialectic

Answer 18

balance of alone time and spending time together

Question 19

novelty-predictability dialectic

Answer 19

balance of spontaneous and patterned interaction

Question 20

knapps model

Answer 20

stages of development, relational maintenence, and dissolution

Question 21

relational maintenance behaviors

Answer 21

strategies to keep relationships healthy or make them fall apart

Question 22

social capital

Answer 22

benefits you get from interpersonal relationships

Question 23

bonding social capital

Answer 23

benefits from deep relationships

ex) trust, emotional support, solidarity)

Question 24

bridging social capital

Answer 24

benefits from aquaintences

“not what you know but who you know”

ex) job opportunities, romantic partners

Question 25

maintained social capital

Answer 25

social media thag allows you to keep up with people you once knew

ex) facebook friends

Question 26

facebook _________ all 3 kinds of social capital

Answer 26

improves