Evaluate a relationship from your own life, using social penetration theory. Be sure to discuss the breadth and depth of your self-disclosure in the relationship
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but should include the following major ideas:
• Breadth refers to the variety of topics that the relational partners discuss. As the number of different topics increases, the breadth of your self-disclosure increases. This is the quantity of the information exchanged.
• Depth refers to the level of intimacy or intensity of the information shared when self-disclosing on a topic. The more personal or unique the material that is shared, the greater the depth of the self-disclosure. This is the quality of the information exchanged.
• As relationships develop, both depth and breadth increase (greater intimacy).
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Starting points for argument and appropriate forms of support
a. tend to be similar across situations. b. are usually available in written form. c. tend to vary from sphere to sphere. d. typically follow the legal model.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Verbal communication typically decreases ones uncertainty. 2. According to EVT, behavioral violations are almost always negative. 3. Consensus is the best indicator of whether a behavior is situational or dispositional. 4. Early Attribution theory research posited that the intent of dispositional behaviors were the most important. 5. Personalism is when a person behaves in a manner to match social conventions.
According to the text, in many Asian, African, and Arab cultures, there is a great ___________ between men and women
a. equality b. shared skill set c. power distance d. power symmetry
When partners start to feel willing to engage in criticisms because they are not typically viewed as a threat to the relationship, which of the following stages of the social penetration process have they reached?
A. orientation stage B. exploratory affective exchange stage C. stable exchange stage D. affective exchange stage