UIUC CMN 102 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE
intimacy - Answer -close, familiar, and usually affectionate personal relationships.
- increases as we communicate private info
Social Penetration Theory - Answer -a theory that predicts that as relationships
develop, communication increases in breadth and depth
- like an onion, layers to information, more info= closer to center
SPT- Observation #1 - Answer -Peripheral items are shared more frequently and
sooner than private info
- surface level communicated first
- people avoid sharing info early on
SPT- VanLear study on first dates - Answer -- 14% were revealed nothing
-65% were public items
-19% were semi-private details
-2% were intimate conversations
SPT-OBbservation #2 - Answer -self-disclosure is reciprocal
- equal levels of openness
SPT- Observation #3 - Answer -Communication is quick at the start but slow down
quickly as private info is shared
SPT- Observation #4 - Answer -depenetration is a gradual process of communication
withdrawal
How do people decide to share or withdraw? - Answer --cost vs. reward
-comparison levels
-comparison levels of alternatives
Cost and Rewards - Answer -- Derived from Social Exchange Theory
- We weigh the benefits of disclosure against the consequences of disclosure
-disclose when + outweighs -
Comparison Levels - Answer -Gauge relationship satisfaction compared to previous
relationships
Comparison level of Alternatives - Answer -Would it be better with a prospective other?
-if yes, then depenetration process may begin
-not past, but future relationships
Expectancy violation theory - Answer -theory assumes individuals maintain
expectations for behavior within a situation
, - expectation is a strong belief about what will happen in the future
EVT- Violation - Answer -violation refers to a breach of expectations
-can be negative or positive
Relational Turbulence Model - Answer -A theory that focuses on the moments of
change in a relationship and the resulting communicative, cognitive, emotional, and
behavioral outcomes of that change
RTM- key concept #1 - Answer -transitions are a factor or force that creates the
potential for change in a relationship
RTM- key concept #2 - Answer -Turbulence are the results of a transition
RTM- Relational Uncertainty - Answer -1. self-uncertainty
2. Relationship uncertainty
3. partner uncertainty
Self-uncertainty - Answer -your perception of relationship
Relationship uncertainty - Answer -actual relationship
partner uncertainty - Answer -what you think your partner thinks
RTM- Partner interference - Answer -Interfering with routines and goals
small group - Answer --3-12 people
-share a common goal
Advantages of working in small groups - Answer --more information
-stimulates creativity
-remember more
-greater satisfaction
-better understanding of self
disadvantage of working in small groups - Answer --pressure to conform
-dominating teammates
-dependent on teammates
-takes more time
why enter a group - Answer -Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
1. Physiological needs
2. Safety- shelter
3. Belongingness
4. esteem
5. self- actualization
intimacy - Answer -close, familiar, and usually affectionate personal relationships.
- increases as we communicate private info
Social Penetration Theory - Answer -a theory that predicts that as relationships
develop, communication increases in breadth and depth
- like an onion, layers to information, more info= closer to center
SPT- Observation #1 - Answer -Peripheral items are shared more frequently and
sooner than private info
- surface level communicated first
- people avoid sharing info early on
SPT- VanLear study on first dates - Answer -- 14% were revealed nothing
-65% were public items
-19% were semi-private details
-2% were intimate conversations
SPT-OBbservation #2 - Answer -self-disclosure is reciprocal
- equal levels of openness
SPT- Observation #3 - Answer -Communication is quick at the start but slow down
quickly as private info is shared
SPT- Observation #4 - Answer -depenetration is a gradual process of communication
withdrawal
How do people decide to share or withdraw? - Answer --cost vs. reward
-comparison levels
-comparison levels of alternatives
Cost and Rewards - Answer -- Derived from Social Exchange Theory
- We weigh the benefits of disclosure against the consequences of disclosure
-disclose when + outweighs -
Comparison Levels - Answer -Gauge relationship satisfaction compared to previous
relationships
Comparison level of Alternatives - Answer -Would it be better with a prospective other?
-if yes, then depenetration process may begin
-not past, but future relationships
Expectancy violation theory - Answer -theory assumes individuals maintain
expectations for behavior within a situation
, - expectation is a strong belief about what will happen in the future
EVT- Violation - Answer -violation refers to a breach of expectations
-can be negative or positive
Relational Turbulence Model - Answer -A theory that focuses on the moments of
change in a relationship and the resulting communicative, cognitive, emotional, and
behavioral outcomes of that change
RTM- key concept #1 - Answer -transitions are a factor or force that creates the
potential for change in a relationship
RTM- key concept #2 - Answer -Turbulence are the results of a transition
RTM- Relational Uncertainty - Answer -1. self-uncertainty
2. Relationship uncertainty
3. partner uncertainty
Self-uncertainty - Answer -your perception of relationship
Relationship uncertainty - Answer -actual relationship
partner uncertainty - Answer -what you think your partner thinks
RTM- Partner interference - Answer -Interfering with routines and goals
small group - Answer --3-12 people
-share a common goal
Advantages of working in small groups - Answer --more information
-stimulates creativity
-remember more
-greater satisfaction
-better understanding of self
disadvantage of working in small groups - Answer --pressure to conform
-dominating teammates
-dependent on teammates
-takes more time
why enter a group - Answer -Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
1. Physiological needs
2. Safety- shelter
3. Belongingness
4. esteem
5. self- actualization
