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Comm Theory - Social Penetration Theory

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social penetration   the process of developing deeper intimacy with another person through mutual self-disclosure and other forms of vulnerability  
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personality structure   onion-like layers of beliefs and feelings about self, others, and the world; deeper layers are more vulnerable, protected, and central to self-image  
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self-disclosure   the voluntary sharing of personal history, preferences, attitudes, feelings, values, secrets, etc. with another person; transparency  
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depth of penetration   the degree of disclosure in a specific area of an individual's life  
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law of reciprocity   a paced and orderly process in which openness in one person leads to openness in the other  
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breadth of penetration   the range of areas in an individual's life over which disclosure takes place  
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social exchange   relationship behavior and status regulated by both parties' evaluations of perceived rewards and costs of interaction with each other  
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outcome   the perceived rewards minus the costs of interpersonal interaction  
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minimax principle of human behavior   people seek to maximize their benefits and minimize their costs  
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comparison level (CL)   the threshold above which an interpersonal outcome seems attractive; a standard for relational satisfaction.  
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comparison level of alternatives (CL-alt)   the best outcome available in other relationships; a standard for relational stability  
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ethical egoism   the belief that individuals should live their lives so as to maximize their own pleasure and minimize their own pain.  
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dialectical model   the assumption that people want both privacy and intimacy in their social relationships; they experience a tension between disclosure and withdrawal  
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territoriality   the tendency to claim a physical location or object as our own  
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