Question

Think about the relationships in your life. Identify one you believe to be in one of the last five stages of Knapp's model. Take a moment to describe this relationship.

1-What kind of relationship is it? (personal-social, professional-functional)

2- Which stage of relational development does this relationship mirror, based on Knapp's Model?

3-What are some reasons you can share for why the relationship is at this stage?

Answer 1

The answer is:

1. The relationship is personal-social.
2. The stage of relational development is Experimentation, in which people make exchanges and expose personal information. Small talk is used to find common interests, and relations are amicable and casual.
3. The relationship is at the Experimentation stage because we chat about unimportant matters and slowly reveal information about us.