network density; how networks relate to wellbeing (L) catharsis hypothesis, affection-exchange hypothesis, buffer hypothesis (L) dimensions of communication (KVC; L) content-level and relationship-level meanings (KVC; L) misconceptions about communication: consistency, simple meaning, communicator independence, obvious causation, finality (KVC; L) stages of relationship development, name and characteristics: initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, bonding (KVC) four types/trajectories of turning points, name and characteristics (L) Relational Dialectics Theory in general (L) primary "families" of contradictions integration-separation; expression-nonexpression; stability-change (KVC; L) primary discourses from the "families" of contradiction in mainstream U. S. culture: individualism & community; openness & privacy; romanticism & rationality (L) Social Exchange Theory in general (KVC; L) concepts from social exchange theory: comparison level; comparison level of alternatives; social profit; forecasted profits; principle of diminishing returns; relative, not absolute, reward and cost assessment; communal vs. individual self-interest; equity; need-based rewards; investment; norm of reciprocity; principle of least interest (KVC; L) "Big 3" interpersonal needs AND how they vary across lifespan; symmetrical and complimentary (KVC; L) gendered communication: definitions and differences (L) four attachment styles and how they fit into models of self, others, & relationships (L) Visions I, II, III from popular literature (KVC) dimensions by which we make sense of physical environments and how each affects communication: formality; warmth; privacy; familiarity; constraint; distance (KVC) person perception concepts: negativity effect (and nontypicality); self-fulfilling prophecy; selective perception; perceptual anesthesia; Pollyanna principle; implicit personality theory; FAE; primacy-recency effect (KVC; L) three types of attraction and relative importance; matching hypothesis; loss-gain effect; hard-to-get phenomenon; halo effect (KVC; L) how we acquire information about others (KVC; L) (inter)cultural communication: convergence/divergence; ingroup/outgroup bias; Byrne's "bogus stranger"/phantom other research & critique (KVC; L) S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G mnemonic and rule categorization (L) types of forms of address and their features (KVC) disclaimers: what they are, what they do (KVC) phatic talk, phatic communion (KVC) attenuation rule in greetings; equality rule of turn-taking (KVC) four types of sexual involvement couples; typical safe-sex talk; dimensions of attitudes toward sex (L) hookups & friends with benefits - definitions & misconceptions (L) how/which parent-child communication on the topic of sex relates to delayed onset of sexual activity and use of safe-sex practices (L) Lee's Love Styles and Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love (1)