Interpersonal Communication Review

Flashcards to review key concepts from the Interpersonal Communication lecture notes.

What is the first stage of friendship development?

Role delimited interaction

Define role delimited interaction.

The first stage of friendship where individuals participate in various roles within different contexts.

What characterizes the 'friendly relations' stage of friendship?

Generally positive interactions within a common role with limited self-disclosure.

What is a key element in the 'moves-toward-friendship' stage?

A voluntary decision to interact outside of the original roles.

What happens during the 'nascent friendship' stage?

Friends develop relational norms beyond original roles, focusing on trust and intimacy.

What are the three patterns of friendship in the 'stabilized friendships' stage?

Active, dormant, and commemorative friendships.

Active Friendship

A negotiated sense of mutual accessibility and availability.

Dormant Friendship

Characterized by a sufficient amount of sustained interaction to reactive the friendship at any time

Commemorative Friendship

Characterized by a specific space and time; current interaction is minimal

Name three reasons why a friendship might wane.

Decrease in emotional attachment, dissatisfaction, or a relationship-destroying event.

What is 'post friendship'?

The remnants of a friendship after it ends, impacting future interactions and perceptions.

Define self-disclosure.

The act of verbally or nonverbally revealing information about oneself to others.

What are some variations of self-disclosure?

Personality traits

cultural background

emotional state

biological sex

psychological gender

status differential

physical environment

physical contract

communication channel

What are the motivations for self-disclosure?

Social integration and reinforcing one's self-concept.

Define Expectancy Violation Theory.

What happens when someone violates the norms within an interpersonal interaction?

Define impression management.

Presenting ourselves a certain way in order to generate the most favorable impression of ourselves in the eyes of others

Define persona.

A face or front an individual puts on in social situations

Define façade.

A false appearance hiding what someone is truly like

What are the four spaces according to Hall's theory of physical space?

Intimate space, personal space, social space, and public space.

What is the range for intimate space?

0 to 18 inches

What is the range for personal space?

18 inches to 4 feet

What is the range for social space?

4 to 12 feet

What is the range for public space?

12 to 25 feet

Social Penetration Theory

Explains how individuals gradually become more intimate as individuals self-disclose more and those self-disclosures become more intimate.