PSYC 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: James W. Pennebaker
18 Dec 2013
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People are transparent, they have no anxiety. Road to healthy mental life is to talk to self. But they are rules to disclosure, but the big rule is reciprocity. The dyadic effect peeling onions at the same rate reciprocity. We do not reveal self right away second rule of disclosure. The lines a and b have matching intimacy growth. One member would take the lead but not overtake them. Exception in reciprocity friends will want to vent/express their emotions (ex. a breakup) For strangers, we show reciprocity in the return message. Attraction we disclose those we like and disclose to those who disclose to us. Norm of reciprocity: we borrow the norms from other people"s actions; we disclose the amount we feel appropriate based on others, we match disclosure to those we dislike as well. Subjects read profile of male or female high or low disclosers 4 variables. For females, we see a positive correlation with disclosure and adjustment.
