CMN 120 Exam 3 – Questions With Accurate
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Know what Communication privacy - explains how individuals cope with the need to
management theory asserts and the maintain privacy boundaries
meaning of the terms associated with - people set up boundary structures to control the
it: boundary structures, boundary risks inherent in disclosing private information
turbulence, ownership, permeability, - boundary turbulence occurs when boundary
and cooperation. structures are violated
- when we own information, we believe we have the
right to control who has access to it
- owned information has different levels of
permeability (strict rules dictate who can access the
information we own)
- cooperation is necessary for successful boundary
management
What are the effects of keeping Negative effects of keeping secrets:
secrets? - worse quality of interactions with the person who
you are hiding the secret from
- secrets encourage people to conceal relationship
problems
- you have to pretend like everything is fine to
conceal the secret
What are the motivations for keeping - wanting to protect the relationship
secrets? - protecting yourself or someone else
- maintaining privacy
,What are the negative consequences - Hyperaccessibility = people often try to suppress,
for keeping secrets? Know what each which causes them to obsessively think about it
one of them means. - The Rebound Effect = can forget for a while until
some stimulus brings it back to mind
- The Fever Model of Self-Disclosure = pressure
builds until the secret gets blurted out
- Split-loyalty pattern = secret keeps having to
choose between being loyal to secret holders or
being loyal to friends or family who could be hurt by
not knowing the secret
What are the positive and negative Positive: reverses negative effects
outcomes of revealing secrets? What Negative: can elicit a negative reaction from listener;
was the recommendation for when to might be viewed as betrayal
reveal a secret?
If secret is BOTH troubling AND there is an
appropriate confidant available, you SHOULD
REVEAL THE SECRET -- if no to either one, DON'T
REVEAL SECRET
What are the motives for deception - Partner-focused = used to avoid hurting the
and which ones are viewed to be partner -- ACCEPTABLE
more or less - Self-focused = used to enhance/protect self-image
acceptable? -- UNACCEPTABLE
- Relationship-focused = used to limit relational
harm by avoiding conflict -- CAN BE ACCEPTABLE
AND UNACCEPTABLE
What makes deception difficult to It is difficult to detect because *there are no
detect? completely reliable indicators of deception"
- deception-accompanying behaviors are also
typical of general anxiety/shyness
What is the best indicator of BEST indicator of deception = compare person's
deception? normal, truthful behavior with his/her current
behavior
, What are the 4 variables that influence - Truth bias = people expect others to be honest and
deception detection? enter conversations without suspicion
- Behavioral control = people try to control their
nervous/guilty behaviors to appear truthful (esp. in
closer relationships with more to lose)
- Behavioral familiarity = people in close
relationships are knowledgeable about partner's
typical communication style so variations are more
clear
- Informational familiarity = you know certain info
about relational partner so they cannot lie to you
about that information
What are the positive and negative Positive effects =
effects of deception on relationships? - downplaying faults and accentuating virtues
- more relational satisfaction because people hold
idealized images of their partner
- date initiation (esp. with physically attractive
people)
Negative effects =
- negative emotions when uncovering a deception
(anger, anxiety, distress)
- less relational satisfaction
- lower levels of commitment/intimacy
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Terms in this set (52)
Know what Communication privacy - explains how individuals cope with the need to
management theory asserts and the maintain privacy boundaries
meaning of the terms associated with - people set up boundary structures to control the
it: boundary structures, boundary risks inherent in disclosing private information
turbulence, ownership, permeability, - boundary turbulence occurs when boundary
and cooperation. structures are violated
- when we own information, we believe we have the
right to control who has access to it
- owned information has different levels of
permeability (strict rules dictate who can access the
information we own)
- cooperation is necessary for successful boundary
management
What are the effects of keeping Negative effects of keeping secrets:
secrets? - worse quality of interactions with the person who
you are hiding the secret from
- secrets encourage people to conceal relationship
problems
- you have to pretend like everything is fine to
conceal the secret
What are the motivations for keeping - wanting to protect the relationship
secrets? - protecting yourself or someone else
- maintaining privacy
,What are the negative consequences - Hyperaccessibility = people often try to suppress,
for keeping secrets? Know what each which causes them to obsessively think about it
one of them means. - The Rebound Effect = can forget for a while until
some stimulus brings it back to mind
- The Fever Model of Self-Disclosure = pressure
builds until the secret gets blurted out
- Split-loyalty pattern = secret keeps having to
choose between being loyal to secret holders or
being loyal to friends or family who could be hurt by
not knowing the secret
What are the positive and negative Positive: reverses negative effects
outcomes of revealing secrets? What Negative: can elicit a negative reaction from listener;
was the recommendation for when to might be viewed as betrayal
reveal a secret?
If secret is BOTH troubling AND there is an
appropriate confidant available, you SHOULD
REVEAL THE SECRET -- if no to either one, DON'T
REVEAL SECRET
What are the motives for deception - Partner-focused = used to avoid hurting the
and which ones are viewed to be partner -- ACCEPTABLE
more or less - Self-focused = used to enhance/protect self-image
acceptable? -- UNACCEPTABLE
- Relationship-focused = used to limit relational
harm by avoiding conflict -- CAN BE ACCEPTABLE
AND UNACCEPTABLE
What makes deception difficult to It is difficult to detect because *there are no
detect? completely reliable indicators of deception"
- deception-accompanying behaviors are also
typical of general anxiety/shyness
What is the best indicator of BEST indicator of deception = compare person's
deception? normal, truthful behavior with his/her current
behavior
, What are the 4 variables that influence - Truth bias = people expect others to be honest and
deception detection? enter conversations without suspicion
- Behavioral control = people try to control their
nervous/guilty behaviors to appear truthful (esp. in
closer relationships with more to lose)
- Behavioral familiarity = people in close
relationships are knowledgeable about partner's
typical communication style so variations are more
clear
- Informational familiarity = you know certain info
about relational partner so they cannot lie to you
about that information
What are the positive and negative Positive effects =
effects of deception on relationships? - downplaying faults and accentuating virtues
- more relational satisfaction because people hold
idealized images of their partner
- date initiation (esp. with physically attractive
people)
Negative effects =
- negative emotions when uncovering a deception
(anger, anxiety, distress)
- less relational satisfaction
- lower levels of commitment/intimacy
