interpersonal communication Interaction

Question 1

stage 1: anticipation

Answer 1

• expectations of upcoming interaction; try to act it our ahead of time; can be quick or take a long time
• self-concept influences –> the upcoming interpersonal interaction anticipation (i.e. asking a guy on a date - if she sees herself in a good manner, she might anticipate that he will say yes)

Question 2

stage 2: direct contact

Answer 2

when communication occurs - can begin verbal or nonverbal and then proceed to verbal

• 1st stage can have huge impact on 2nd
• study: guest lecturer and differing backgrounds given beforehand

Question 3

stage 3: reciprocity

Answer 3

feedback; give and take in conversation

-exceptions: in therapy, confession. etc.

Question 4

self disclosure

Answer 4

element of reciprocity; honest revealing of information not available elsewhere
related to 4 selfs:
-open: what you and others know about you; from looking at you, things you make widely available
-hidden: what you know about you but others don’t know about you
-blind: what others know about you but you don’t know about yourself
-unknown: what you and others don’t know
self-disclosure: hidden to open-self
-alternatives: vague, silences, lying

Question 5

Halo Effect

Answer 5

the tendency for us to take certain characteristics and generalize to the whole being; can be positive or negative especially when we first meet someone
- we are aware of this, typically only disclose positive things about ourselves when we first meet people; wait to self-disclose until we think it won’t effect their image of us

Question 6

cultural norms about self-disclosure

Answer 6

vary; Americans relatively disclose mroe than other nations (individual culture)
-collective cultures (like Japan) disclose to family and close friends but not with strangers