Interpersonal Adaptation: Dyadic Interaction Patterns

by Lesa A. Stern, Judee K. Burgoon, Leesa Dillman, et al.

Book Overview

When people communicate, they often adapt their interaction styles to one another. For example, they may match each other's behavior, synchronize the timing of behavior, or behave in dissimilar ways. This volume analyzes these dyadic interaction patterns and builds a case for a new theory of adaptation: Interaction Adaptation Theory (IAT), which draws the soundest principles from previous theories while being responsive to current empirical evidence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521033144
• ISBN13: 9780521033145
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"