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symmetrical and complementary interaction: a standalone construct

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Interpersonal communication

exchanges based on equality, where partners mirror each other, versus difference, where one partner's behavior fits and completes the other's.

In interpersonal communication, symmetrical and complementary interaction refers to exchanges based on equality, where partners mirror each other, versus difference, where one partner's behavior fits and completes the other's. This meaning comes from Watzlawick (1967) in Pragmatics of human communication.[1]

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interaction3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsmirror3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

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  1. Watzlawick, P. (1967). Pragmatics of human communication. W.W.Norton. ISBN 9780393010091

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