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Tracey, Terence J. – 1985
Communicative behavior conveys two messages: (1) content, and (2) how the recipient of the communication is to behave with regard to the content, or "relational communication." How the recipient responds to relational communication defines what form the relationship will take--either complementary or symmetrical. In a complementary…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Codification, Cognitive Processes