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51 Cards in this Set
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intimate distance |
0-18 inches |
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personal distance |
18inches-4 ft |
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social distance |
4-12 ft |
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public distance |
12-25 ft |
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Social Penetration |
The process of increasing disclosure and intimacy in a relationship superficial intimate levels |
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outer layer |
public self |
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inner core |
private self |
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Breadth |
How far reaching is the disclosure? |
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Depth |
How intimate is the disclosure? |
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Relational Outcome |
Rewards – costs |
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Comparison Level of Alternative |
Outcome > CLalt > CL In other words, if the outcome of Nancy’s relationship with Tim is greater (more valuable) than her outside alternatives, and the outcome of her relationship with Tim is also greater than her comparison level (expectations from her current relationship), then she will most likely stay with Tim. |
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minimax principle |
people seek to maximize their benefits and minimize their costs |
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Social penetration theory root |
economic theory |
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relational outcome |
rewards minus costs the perceived rewards minute the cots of interpersonal interaction |
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relational stability |
overall standard for a specific type of relationship, and remains standard over time |
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rewards and costs |
rewards is the sum of the positive and negative attributes the person brings to the encounter plus the potential he or she has to reward or punish in the future |
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3 Conditions that heighten our drive to reduce uncertainty |
Anticipation of future interaction( we know we will see them again), Incentive value(they have something we want), Deviance(they act in a weird way) |
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What are we attempting to reduce uncertainty about |
to predict & explain |
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uncertainty reduction |
increased knowledge of what kind of person another is,which provides an improved forecast of how a future interaction will turn out |
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axiom |
a self evident truth that requires no additional proof |
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theorem |
a proposition that logically and necessarily follows from two axioms |
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passive strategy |
impression formation by observing a person interacting with others |
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active strategy |
impression formation by asking a third party about a person |
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interactive strategy |
impression formation through face to face discussion with a person |
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extractive strategy |
impression formation by searching the internet for information about a person |
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predicted outcome value |
a forecast of future costs and benefits of interaction based on limited experience with each other |
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threat threshold |
the hypothetical outer boundary of intimate space;a breach by an uninvited other occasions fight or flight |
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violation valence |
the perceived positive or negative value assigned to a breach of expectations,regardless of who the violator is |
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communication reward valence |
the sum of positive and negative attributes brought to the encounter plus the potential to reward or punish in the future |
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-hyperpersonal perspective |
argues that computer mediated relationships can exceed those from face to face. Time serves as a proxy for this theory |
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Social information processing theory |
people interact with other people online without nonverbal cues and develop and manage relationships in a computer-mediated environment |
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What was the primary premise of the key theories? |
Cues filtered out perspective |
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Computer mediated was good for |
tasks,not relationships |
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Symbolic interaction |
the ongoing use of language and gestures in anticipation of how the other will react;a conversation |
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minding |
an inner dialogue used to test alternatives, rehearse actions,and an anticipate reactions before responding;self talk |
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looking glass self |
the mental self image that results from taking the role of the other; the objective self; me |
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i |
the subjective self;the spontaneous driving force that fosters all that is novel,unpredictable,and unorganized in the self |
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me |
the objective self; the image of self seen when one takes the role of another |
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generalized other |
the composite mental image a person has of his or her self base on societal expectations and responses |
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self-fulfilling prophecy |
the tendency for our expectations to evoke responses that confirm what we originally anticipated |
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3 core principals of symbolic interaction |
Meaning, Language, Thought |
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What is the self the combination of? |
Self = looking glass + eye (novel self) |
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relational dialectics |
a dynamic knot of contradictions in personal relationships;an unceasing interplay between contrary or opposing tendencies |
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internal dialectics |
ongoing tensions played out within a relationship |
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external dialectics |
ongoing tensions between a couple and their community |
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dialectic |
method of examining and discussing opposing ideas in order to find the truth |
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Two ways that we manage those tensions |
Spiraling,segmentation |
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Collegial stories |
hold the most weight |
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Organizations |
themselves are cultures |
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(mantra that was taught to us) about citing |
quotation,citation,punctuation |
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Cultural approach to organizations |
stories and shared meanings that are unique to a given organization. |
