LS2 - Self Disclosure Flashcards

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Self-Disclosure

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Revealing personal information e.g. thoughts, feelings and experiences.

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Social Penetration Theory

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By revealing emotions and experiences, they gain a greater understanding of each other and hence attraction and trust increases. However too quick can reduce attraction

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Reciprocal Self-Disclosure

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Where someone tells you their secrets after you tell them yours, people cat for this these days.

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Strengths(+)

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Cross Cultural Research
First Date Research
Gradual Research

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Weaknesses (-)

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Quality>Quantity
Unrealistic

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First Date Research (+)

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Altman & Taylor - Found self-disclosure on the first date is inappropriate and the person became less attractive.

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Gradual Disclosure Support(+)

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Tal-Or - Found self disclosure is gradual. In reality TV e.g. Big Brother, he found contestants who self-disclosed early on weren’t liked and gradual SD was preferred.

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Cross Cultural Application (+)

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Kito - Japanese & American studies all and self-disclosure in their relationships showing cultural validity.

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Quality>Quantity (-)

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Sprecher - The level as opposed to the amount of self-disclosure is important which goes against reciprocal self-disclosure.

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Unrealistic (-)

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Although self-disclosure is important it’s unrealistic to say it’s the only element of attraction in a relationship.

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