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1. Feelings of affection and respect we have for our friends. _______
2. Intense emotional connection. _______
3. A state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with another. _______
4. An intense form of liking with emotional investment and intertwined lives. _______
5. A chosen interpersonal involvement perceived as romantic. _______
6. A theory used to assess relational attraction by weighing costs and benefits. ______
7. The more we see someone, the more we like him or her. _______
8. Those who we perceive as physically attractive are seen as offering other valued resources.
_______
9. Attraction based on our perception that someone is similar to ourselves. _______
10. We assess whether we want to get to know a person better. _______
11. Relational stage where partners exchange demographic information with one another. _______
12. Stage of relational development where the depth of self-disclosure increases. _______
13. Stage of relational development where partners begin to mesh their identities. _______
14. Stage of relational development where partners formalize or make public their commitment to
one another. _______
15. The initial stage of coming apart where relational partners accentuate their differences. _______
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16. Stage of relational development where partners spend less time together and begin to ignore one
another. _______
17. A stage of relational development where communication virtually ceases. _______
18. A stage of relational development where partners physically distance themselves from each other.
_______
19. The final stage of relational development where partners bring closure to the relationship.
_______
20. Communication between two people in which messages exchanged impact thoughts, behaviors,
emotions, and relationships. _______
21. Communication exchanges that have negligible impact upon thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and
relationships. _______
22. Involving pairs of people. _______
23. Relationship in which you approach individuals with an open mind, giving them the same.
_______
24. Regarding people as “objects which we observe, that are there for our use and marriage,
blood, or commitment._______
25. The emotional, mental, and physical involvements that you forge with others through
_______
26. The valued qualities people possess. _______
27. Someone you’re interested in makes it clear that he or she is also interested in you.
_______
28. A network of people who share their lives over long periods of time and are bound by _______
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29. Voluntary interpersonal relationships characterized by intimacy and liking. _______
30. Affiliations you have with professional peers, supervisors, subordinates, or mentors. _______
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