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*Edgy and funny (2)
*Witty (3)
*have a similar past (4)
*trustworthy (5)
*could see myself having a good time with after college (6)*Good
banter (7)
*Have a relationship where we constantly jar back and forth but
have an understanding that wedo it out of love (8)
*Loves football and can appreciate football (10)
*honest (11)
*trusts me enough to share secrets (12)
*feels comfortable around him (13)
*same major (14)
*play on the same team (15)
*loves Jesus Christ (16)
*comes from a supporting family (17)
*has resilience (18)
*passionate in his religious beliefs (19)
*doesnt quit (20)
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*hates me for no reason (21)
*hangs around the school even though he doesnt go here (22) *has
no respect for anybody (23)
*is a non-rewarding person (24)
*constantly talked about me behind my back (25)
*swears constantly (26)
*not a very good leader (27)
*doesnt take responsibilities (28)
*disrespectful to authority (29)
*never really explained to me why he didnt like me (30)
*no one likes him (31)
*doesnt like my friends (32)
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*Can you improve your cognitive flexibility?
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-->With age and experience you get older
-->by knowing about this theory, you can know about the
person centered messages
Role Category Questionnaire
*Not about the actual terms, doesnt matter what you wrote
*What are the categories that we use to define another person?
-Not physical traits
-Personality and action
MY RCQ: 31
*Scored according:
-Differentiation
-Abstraction
-Integration
*What happens in the head and then what goes on in the
mouth*
*Talks about how you mentally organize meaning in your head and
what do you do with it
-More cognitively complex you are (organizing meaning), (the
outcome is. . .) the betteryou are as a communicator
Cognitive Complexity
*persons makes sense of the world through systems of personal
constructs
-Personal constructs : how many mental file drawers are in your
mind and aresubfolders in the cabinets
*Ex: movies are good or bad
*Templates for sense-making *Developmental characteristic
-is there a point where you plateau?
-Can it be whether or not you have a good vocabulary that
cognitive complexitycan be measured?
*A measure of communication IQ
*Cognitive complex people do it better
-job advancement
-parenting
*Discipline, developing your child, engaged parent
-critics *Insights
*more desirable as relational partners:
-more effective at comforting and social support ****
-better at social skills
*Conversational maintain
-better at sustaining relationships
