CMN 1148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Voyeurism, Social Skills, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1148
• Professor: Sherry Ferguson

Document Summary

Uses economic model to weigh the perceived costs and benefits associated with the relationship. Predicts that we will leave a relationship in which the costs outweigh the benefits. Need for inclusion: need to be connected with people ideal personal characteristics. Need for control: need to influence our relationships, decisions, and activities and to let others influence us. Need for affection: need to feel liked by others, which will lead to greater level of openness in interactions. Relationships of circumstance: relationships that develop because of situations or circumstances in which we find ourselves. Relationships of choice: relationships we actively seek out and choose to develop. Experimenting (look for common ground by sharing information) Intensifying (spending more time together, increasing physical contact) Integrating (become a social unit in the eyes of others, think in terms of ours as opposed to yours and mine) Bonding (communicate the status of your relationship in a more formal and public way)