COM 421 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Empathic Accuracy
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Active + destructive = exit behaviors (abuse) Passive + instructive = doing nothing to help. Passive + constructive = do nothing until conditions improve on their own. Ability to accurately infer others thoughts or feelings. Discuss the relationship among given preferences, transformation of motivation, effective preferences, behavior, meaning analysis and empathic accuracy. Individuals who more accurately infer their partners" ongoing thoughts and feelings are more likely to accommodate than retaliate during the course of interpersonal conflicts. Individuals come to depart from immediate self interest for the good of the partner and relationships. During early stages of marriage, strong commitment is associated with greater empathic accuracy. During early stages of marriage, the relationships of individuals who more accurately infer their partners" thoughts and feelings exhibit superior couple functioning. What are the three reasons, cited in your reading, for why close friendships are more likely to develop at upper, rather than lower, levels of organizations.
