COM 225 Lecture Notes - Sensation Seeking, Extraversion And Introversion
14 Mar 2014
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Relationship types ways to classify couples based on assumptions they make. Traditional: conventional beliefs, share time, activities, prefer stability, confront rather than avoid conflict. Independents: emphasize change, novelty change things up. Gottman study looked at 3 types of communication in couples: measured self-disclosure, amount of communication about conflict, paralinguistics. Sillars et al: traditionals and independents more satisfied/happy than separates. Interaction: romance only if there is attraction. Participativeness , romance theory positive results no difference. Hypothesis 5: difference in rank , romance . Discrepancy arousal theory (capella: arousal, affective reactions, approach avoidance, discrepancy others behave. Autonomic physiognomic (chair flip back, spun, then exploded) Approach or avoid person (matching speech behavior or opposite) Based on social situation of past, we have certain expectations of how: difference between what you do and what you expect is discrepancy, to the extent to which we violate expectations is discrepancy.
