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| revelation of personal information about ourselves that others are unlikely to learn in other ways |
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| what are three benefits of self-disclosing |
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| enhances closeness between people, encourages others to self-disclose, helps us accept ourselves |
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| a model that describes different kinds of individual knowledge |
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| what are the four panes of the johari window |
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| open, blind, hidden, unknown |
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| can info move from one pane to another? give an example |
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| yes. someone could be a good singer, but it's in the unknown section. they sing in a choir and it moves to the open section. |
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| why is it important to gain access to information in the blind and unknown areas of the johari window |
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| a health self-concept requires self-knowledge |
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| at what pace should self-disclosure take place? |
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| does self-disclosure in a relationship tend to increase or decrease over time? |
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| what are three risks of self-disclosure? |
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| rejection, can have the info used against you, these thoughts could hurt others |
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| what are the three level of confirmation |
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| acknowledgment, recognition, endorsement |
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| what is an example of each level of confirmation |
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| recognition - saying hi. acknowledgment - paraphrasing what someone says. endorsement - accepting one's opinions as valid. |
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| what is the underlying message when we confirm someone |
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| what is the underlying message when we disconfirm someone? |
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| what are the six types of communication that promote defensive climates and the six contrasting types of communication that foster supportive climates? |
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| evaluative vs. descriptive. strategic vs. spontaneity. superiority vs. equality. certainty vs. provisionalism. control vs. problem orientation. neutrality vs. empathy |
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| what is the definition of verbal communication? |
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| what are the three features of symbols |
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| arbitrary, ambiguity, abstract |
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| why are symbols considered to be arbitrary? |
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| not connected to what they mean |
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| why are symbols considered to be ambiguous |
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| they don't have precise, set meanings |
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| why are symbols considered to be abstract? |
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| they're not concrete or tangible |
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| what are the three principles of communication that we studied |
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| interpretation creates meaning, communication is guided by rules, punctuation affects meanings |
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| how does interpretation create meaning? |
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| we interpret symbols to determine what they mean |
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| what is the definition of a regulative rule? give an example? |
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| regulate interaction by specifying when, how, where, and with whom to communicate. ex. my family doesn't argue at dinner, others do |
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| what is the definition of a constitutive rule? give an example? |
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| define what a particular communication means or stands for. a good friend consoles you when you're sad |
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| how can differences in they way two people punctuate cause problems |
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| it can cause conflict and change meaning |
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| what is totalizing, give an example |
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| obsessing over one part of a person and ignoring their other traits. |
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| what is a problem with totalizing? |
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| we ignore who they really are |
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| what is the definition of loaded language? |
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| words that strongly slant perceptions and meanings |
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| what is a problem with loaded language? |
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| it encourages negative views |
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| what is the difference between the "I" and the "me" in Mead's theory? |
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| the "I" is the spontaneous self, the "me" is aware of consequences |
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