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Human Communication in Society Chapter 9
Questions and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
attraction theory
Ans: theory that explains the primary forces that draw people together
proximity
Ans: how physically close one is to others
attractiveness
Ans: the appeal one person has for another, based on physical appearance,
personalities, and/or behavior
matching hypothesis
Ans: the tendency to develop relationships with people who are approximately as
attractive as we are
similarity
Ans: degree to which people share the same values, interests, and background
social penetration theory
Ans: theory that proposes relationships develop through increases in self-disclosure
uncertainty reduction theory
Ans: theory that argues relationship development is facilitated or derailed by
participants' efforts to reduce their uncertainty about each other
predicted outcome theory
Ans: theory that attempts to explain hopw reducing uncertainty can lead to
attraction or repulsion
relational dialectic theory
Ans: theory that relationships are built on the tension between contradictory, but
related needs; 3 primary dialectical tensions are Autonomy/Connection,
Expressiveness/Privacy, and Change/Predictability
Knapp/Vangelisti stage model
Ans: model of relationship development that views relationships as occurring in
"stages" and that focuses on how people communicate as relationships develop and
decline
initiating
Ans: stage of romantic relational development in which both people behave so as to
appear pleasant and likeable
Human Communication in Society Chapter 9
Questions and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
attraction theory
Ans: theory that explains the primary forces that draw people together
proximity
Ans: how physically close one is to others
attractiveness
Ans: the appeal one person has for another, based on physical appearance,
personalities, and/or behavior
matching hypothesis
Ans: the tendency to develop relationships with people who are approximately as
attractive as we are
similarity
Ans: degree to which people share the same values, interests, and background
social penetration theory
Ans: theory that proposes relationships develop through increases in self-disclosure
uncertainty reduction theory
Ans: theory that argues relationship development is facilitated or derailed by
participants' efforts to reduce their uncertainty about each other
predicted outcome theory
Ans: theory that attempts to explain hopw reducing uncertainty can lead to
attraction or repulsion
relational dialectic theory
Ans: theory that relationships are built on the tension between contradictory, but
related needs; 3 primary dialectical tensions are Autonomy/Connection,
Expressiveness/Privacy, and Change/Predictability
Knapp/Vangelisti stage model
Ans: model of relationship development that views relationships as occurring in
"stages" and that focuses on how people communicate as relationships develop and
decline
initiating
Ans: stage of romantic relational development in which both people behave so as to
appear pleasant and likeable
