COMM 101 Lecture 12: day 12
8 Mar 2017
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State models (what state of being are you in - physical and emotional) Characteristics of individuals drive relationship formation and stability. Where you are affects the relationships that are going to be built. Things that two people have in common. Look for something in others that we do not have in ourselves. Seek out other people that you may not have before. If it seems like someone likes you, you are more liking to reciprocate back what they are giving you. Stage models (the actual communication that people have once they meet) Different communication behaviors are enacted as receipts nihp develop over time. Whether the partners can negotiate each of these stages satisfactory determines relationship development. Content message: the objective, verifiable, surface level meaning of a message. Relationship message: often implicit statements a communication makes about the status of a relationship. Go well enough so two people are willing to meet again. Establish a (shared) conception of a relationship.
