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what are the beliefs of CMM?

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  1. Coms is based on rule-guided and rule following

2. behavior is based on rules learned through social interaction

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extends premises of symbolic interactionism…

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coordinated management of meaning

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what are the hierarchies of meaning?

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content-lowest level of meanng
relationsip
speech act-coms in action
life scripts-autobiography
episodes-recurring routine of interaction
cultural patterns-understanding of above
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Defines what counts as universal signs (i.e. hugs and kisses)

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Constituitive rules

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tells us when its appropriate to certain things /what we should do next

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regulative rules

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what is logical force?

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extent to which we feel acts are logical, appropriate, or required in certain situations

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according to coordinated management of meaning, we use coms rules to…

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coordinate meanings, through interaction with others we co-create meaning in conversations

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Crits of CMM say its…

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lacking in unity and coherence
too broad in scope
somewhat ambiguous

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praise of CMM

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broadly applicable to a variety of situations

coms based

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Charmed…

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self-confirmatory

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Destructive…

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strange loop

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Creators of CMM

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W Barnett Pearce and Vernon Croenen

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how does the idea of building blocks factor into constructivism?

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our interpretations build upon our behaviors. everything builds off one another (relationships among self, mind, and behaviors.

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How did Susan Shimanoff extend the principles of CMM?

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she emphasized more on the rules, as well as brought symbols into the theory as well

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how did Shimanoff operationalize the definition of a rule?

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as a followable prescription that indicates what behavior is obligated, preferred or prohibited in certain contexts

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what are the four elements critical to Shimanoff’s definition?

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rules must be followable
rules are prescriptive
rules are contexual
rules specify appropriate behaviors

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how does shimanoff describe our reaction to rules?

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We are either rule-fulfilling or rule ignorant

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shimanoff’s rules based on…

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action and principle (free will)

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social behavior is?

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organized and structured

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what are three approaches to rules according to shimanoff?

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rules-following
rules-governed
rules-using

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What type of format does shimanoff use?

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if-then format

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what are the types of communication data we use according to constructivism?

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Cognitive Schema: prototypes, stereotypes, scripts, personal construts

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individuals interpret and act accordingly to conceptual categories in the cognitive systems

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theory of social cognition

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what are the characteristics of cognitive complexity?

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differentation, abstraction, organization

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how is cognitive complexity measured?

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role category questionaire

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what is cognitive complexity?

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one’s construt system is a direct result of the history interactions in social groups

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what are some assumptions of cognitive complexity?

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actions is guided by intentions
how we interpret is guided by our interpretive schemes
individuals vary in complexity within their organizing and interpreting schemes
people with highly developed schemes see the world in a more complex way

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what is the greatest criticism of the RCQ?

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it has questionable validity

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What is person-centerdness

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ability to tailor communication to those with whom we interact

29
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shows what we interpret

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symbolic interactionism

30
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shows how we interpret

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kelly’s pct

31
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what is the base premise of narrative theory?

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use of a good story can be more compelling and persuasive than all of the logic stats and testimony one can establish

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what are the elements of cohernece?

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internal consistency of a story:material, characters, structures

33
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what are elements of fidelity?

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truthfulness or reliability of a story

34
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narrative paradigm is most used bcausee?

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is states tht communication is story telling

35
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narrative theory attempts to bridge the gap between ____ and ___

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mythos and logos

36
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narrative paradigm was created by

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walter fisher

37
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critics of narrative paradigm say:

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incomplete description
too broad
conservative bias

38
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praise for narrative paradigm

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intuitively makes sense
easy to use
generated much research

39
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what is a system?

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a group of interrelated and interacting parts that function as a whole

40
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how did the Palo Alto group use general systems theory

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via family therapy

41
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what is equinfinality?

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the ability to achieve goals through various means

42
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describe openess

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boundary control

43
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what is synergy

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whole is more than sum of its parts

44
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what is wholeness

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organized interrelated

45
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what is the main focus of GST

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the process of coms that assists in explaining the outcomes. input»throughout»output

46
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all systems embedded with others

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hierarchy

47
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crits says about GST

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does not explain why things occur

48
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praise for GST

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generated research

simple to understand

49
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protection

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open vs. closedness

50
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autonomy vs connection

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independence nd interdependence

51
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routine

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predictability vs. novelty

52
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what did leslie baxter believe of relational dialectics?

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change is constant, no ultimate resolution or end point. fleeting moments of equilibrium

53
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what is the focus in relational dialectics

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in any relationship inherent envisions exist. process coms in context of relationships

54
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most common of RD

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sepertion/segmentation

55
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least common repsonse of RD

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reframing

56
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what did mikhail bakhin believe

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believed in a potential to end tensions

57
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crit of RD

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may not be comprehensive

58
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praise of RD

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alll areas given praise to extent

59
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what was uncertain reduction theory originally called?

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theory of interpersonal knowledge

60
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in the beginning what was uncertain reduction theory used for?

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a means for explaining relationship development

61
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why was uncertain reduction theory initially rejected

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its basic principle was not supported by research

62
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what did uncertain reduction theory later used for

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to reduce as a way to explain reduction of uncertainty in cross-cultural situations

63
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what do we use to reduce uncertainty

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communication

64
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what are 3 key concepts of URT

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others behavior is deviant
we anticipate future interactions
there exists a probability of having a award/punishment power over us

65
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what are two types of uncertainty

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cognitive and behavioral

66
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observing verbal/nonverbal behavior

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passive

67
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asking questions

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action

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interrogation

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interative

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praise for URT

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only theory to specifically examine intial interaction

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crit of URT

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narrow in scope

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