COMM 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Physical Attractiveness, Impression Management

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 1500
• Professor: Cone

Document Summary

Relationship disclosure | lecture 12: social penetration (altman + taylor, onion analogy, depth and breadth, moving from non-interpersonal to interpersonal (non-intimate to intimate) relationships. Intentionally- cannot put on a continuum; did you mean to talk about this: self-disclosure eventually goes down once a relationship is intimate, consequences of disclosures, potentially positive consequences: Achieve self-awareness- having to admit; solidifying info about yourself. Impression formation: receiver oriented process; expectations of someone; how they should act. Impression management: source management; info that is shared changes your initial perception. Optimistic vs. pessimistic, high/low self-esteem: cultural differences (ex. 2 models for starting/escalating a relationship: state approach vs. stage approach, state: state of being; what motivates a person to develop a relationship, stage: multiple stages of relationship development/decay. State model: the case of attraction, rewards, direct rewards- associated directly with that person, rewards by association- what do you have access to with being in a relationship with this person, factors affecting attraction.