interpersonal communication

Question 1

norms

Answer 1

guidelines for behaviors

Question 2

roles

Answer 2

guidelines for subsets of certain groups, give predictability to relationships

Question 3

expected vs enacted roles

Answer 3

how you’re supposed to act vs how you actually act

Question 4

inter-role conflict

Answer 4

conflict in single domain of life (aka work)

Question 5

intra-role conflict

Answer 5

occurs across multiple domains of life (aka work and family)

Question 6

disclosure

Answer 6

what you choose to share and how you share things in relationship, shapes relationship significantly

Question 7

johari window

Answer 7

open- known to self and others
hidden- known to self but not to others
blind- known to others but not to self
unknown- not known to self or others

Question 8

social penetration theory

Answer 8

how we develop disclosure and how much we share in relationships
breadth-array of topics
depth- deep personal thoughts
frequency- how often you talk

Question 9

uncertainty reduction theory

Answer 9

initial interactions prompt us to ask questions/learn more info to figure out if we want to get to know them more

Question 10

dialectic tensions

Answer 10

two things we need but they contradict one another
autonomy vs connection- independent but connected
expressiveness vs privacy
change vs predictability