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discrepancy-arousal theory: a standalone construct

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Interpersonal communication

changes in a partner's expressive behavior produce arousal whose size determines whether the other person reciprocates or compensates.

In interpersonal communication, discrepancy-arousal theory refers to changes in a partner's expressive behavior produce arousal whose size determines whether the other person reciprocates or compensates. This meaning comes from Cappella (1982) in Communication Monographs.[1]

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References

Cappella, J. N., & Greene, J. O. (1982). A discrepancy‐arousal explanation of mutual influence in expressive behavior for adult and infant‐adult interaction. Communication Monographs, 49(2), 89-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637758209376074

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