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secret tests: a standalone construct

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secrettests1 CONSTRUCTSecret testsBAXTER · INTERPERSONAL

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Interpersonal communication

indirect strategies, such as jealousy tests or third-party probes, that partners use to learn the state of a relationship without asking outright.

In interpersonal communication, secret tests refers to indirect strategies, such as jealousy tests or third-party probes, that partners use to learn the state of a relationship without asking outright. This meaning comes from Baxter (1984) in Human Communication Research.[1]

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References

  1. Baxter, L. A., & Wilmot, W. W. (1984). "secret Tests": Social Strategies for Acquiring Information About the State of the Relationship. Human Communication Research, 11(2), 171-201. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1984.tb00044.x

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