Question

A stranger walks up to your child, pats her on the head and says, "Hello, dear, how are you?" You were not expecting this and are unsure how to interpret the situation. What concept could you use to help you decide whether you like or dislike this unexpected interaction?

Question 4 options:

1)	Communicator reward valence

2)	Psychological adjustment

3)	Relational dialectics

4)	Violation examination

Answer 1

• Communicator reward valence refers to the positive or negative characteristics that an individual brings to an interaction.
• A large part of communicator reward valence that is, how positive or how negative a reaction to an encounter can be is based on “physical attractiveness, task expertise and knowledge, socioeconomic status, giving positive or negative feedback, possession of appealing personal attributes, similarity to the perceiver, familiarity, and status equality with the perceiver" .