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Created by Megan McPherson
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| People tend to talk about relationships in terms of | Work, commitment, involvement, uniqueness, manipulation, consideration and respect, journey or discovery, game, risky, uncontrollable forces, bargaining and trade offs |
| Types of involvement themes | Communal themes "we", individual themes "I", impersonal themes: outside forces |
| Assumption of consistency | We want others to be consistent, but we do not want our inconsistencies to be pointed out |
| Assumption of Simple Meaning | We often mean multiple things at once, we can't rely only on what the words say |
| Assumption of communicator independence | We talk about relationships as if the our behavior didn't contribute to the problem. Communication problems are the result of mutual contributions |
| Assumption of Obvious Causation | Quick to jump to conclusions about why someone said something. Be careful when assuming things. |
| Assumption of Finality | People may reach a compromise when there is a disagreement, but the issue could potentially come up any time later. |
| Narrow | Broad |
| Stylized | Unique |
| Difficult | Efficient |
| Rigid | Flexible |
| Awkward | Smooth |
| Public | Personal |
| Hesitant | Spontaneous |
| Overt judgement suspended | Overt judgment given |
| Public | Personal |
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