UWEC Communications Exam: 3

Apology

________: to admit wrongdoing and take responsibility for your own role in the conflict.

Termination Individual

________: when you are okay with being by yourself.

Nobody upstairs

________: when you act dumb or that you dont understand.

Negative Identity Management

________: Blaming the other person for the breakup.

Forgiveness

________: an emotional Transformation in which you let for and move on beyond the wrong you perceive the other has done for you.

Evaluative Behaviors

________: when you stop being nice.

indirect messages

Confirming communication: direct or ________ that convey value.

Proximity

________: People who are close to you in time or space.

Relational Maintenance

________: Communication that keeps relationships running smoothly and satisfactorily.

Social Exchange Theory

________: takes into account the pros and cons of a relationship.

Natural Harmony

________ exists between all individuals.

Positive Emotion

________: Lets just be friends.

Monopoly

________: One person makes all of the decisions.

Independents

________: the only thing that they have in common are you.

Justification

________: Give logical Reasons for the breakup.

Abilene Theory

________: A lack of conflict due to misattribution.

Climate

________ is determined by the degree to which people see themselves as valued.

Coercive Power

________: You are influenced because they would hurt you and you are scared.

Legitimate Power

________: You are influenced by people of authority and who they are.

Reinforcement Theory

________: we want to be with those who reward us.

Expert Power

________: You are influenced because of their experience and who they are.

Equality

________: Every decision is made together.

Pragma

________: Practical Love, you love them because theyre your family.

Social Networks

________: Being invested in the friends and family.

Phileo

________: Brotherly, love for other individuals & the world.

Equity Theory

________: Takes into account the pros and cons of both parties.

Attractiveness

________: physicality & personality.

Informative Power

________: You are influenced because of the information and what they know.

De escalation

________: reduce the inclusivity and eventually the intensity of the relationship.

Invitational Communication

________: Which is the same as initiating.

Ludus

________: Fun Love, the person makes you happy.

Conflict

________ represents a breakdown in the relationship.

Problem Orientation

________: Focusing on the problem not the person.

group of intimates

Family: a(n) ________ that establish a sense of home and belongingness.

Reward Power

________: You are influenced because of the rewards you would receive and what they have.

Traditional Primaries

________: two individuals that share everything.

Attraction Theory

________: We want to be with those we are drawn /attracted to.

Social Support

________: Helping others during challenging times by providing emotional, informational, and instrumental resources.

Behavioral De Escalation

________: reduce the intensity.

Climate

________: Emotional tone of the relationship.

Conflict

________ is necessary for an effective interpersonal relationship.

Conflict

________ represents a breakdown in the communication.

Interpersonal Conflict

an expressed struggles between two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources and interference from the other party in achieving their goals

Perceived conflict

Conflict in your mind

Abilene Theory

A lack of conflict due to misattribution

Compromising

I win I lose & you win you lose

Collaborating/Negotiating

We both win

Toxic Conflict

Gottmans Four Horsemen

Dont Gunnysack

bringing in all of your baggage

No Belt lining

Attacking at a phycological or emotional level at which the other person cannot withstand the blow

Interpersonal Power

the person who has the power in the relationship is the person who cares least

Referent Power

You are influenced because you like the person and who they are

Expert Power

You are influenced because of their experience and who they are

Reward Power

You are influenced because of the rewards you would receive and what they have

Coercive Power

You are influenced because they would hurt you and you are scared

Legitimate Power

You are influenced by people of authority and who they are

Informative Power

You are influenced because of the information and what they know

Powerplays

mind games

Bullying

an abusive act committed by one person to another, and its mostly patterned

Nobody upstairs

when you act dumb or that you dont understand

You owe me

A guilt trip

You got to be kidding me (Gaslighting)

You make the person doubt

Metaphors

comparing things/ people

Thought stoppers (mansplaining)

when you yell, scream, and talk so they cant speak

Phatic Communication

small talk

Experimenting

is when you Self-Disclose

Intensifying

When a relationship is established

Integrating

When others can see that there is a relationship

Bonding

when you have a social outward commitment to be together

Differentiating

when you realize that you have different likes and beliefs

Circumscribing

when you have different activities

Stagnating

when nothing happens in the relationship because no one cares

Terminating

when you stop thinking about the other person and the relationship is over

Invitational Communication

Which is the same as initiating

Explorational Communication

the same as experimenting

Intensifying

Intensifying and integrating

Revising

getting ready to make to social commitment of bonding

Differentiation

Circumscribing and Differentiation

Disintegration

Avoiding

Termination/Individual

when you are okay with being by yourself

Attraction Theory

We want to be with those we are drawn/attracted to

Attractiveness

physicality & personality

Proximity

People who are close to you in time or space

Similarity

You have something in common

Reinforcement Theory

we want to be with those who reward us

Social Exchange Theory

takes into account the pros and cons of a relationship

Rewards-Costs=Profit

Equity Theory

Takes into account the pros and cons of both parties

Examine Qualifiers

Looking at their qualities

Determine Clearance

seeing if they are available

Communicate Contact

starting communication

Positive Emotion

Lets just be friends

Negative Identity Management

Blaming the other person for the breakup

Justification

Give logical Reasons for the breakup

Behavioral De-Escalation

reduce the intensity

De-escalation

reduce the inclusivity and eventually the intensity of the relationship

Excessive intimacy claims

Jealousy

Evaluative Behaviors

when you stop being nice

Climate

Emotional tone of the relationship

Confirming communication

direct or indirect messages that convey value

Disconfirming Communication

Messages that signal lack of regard