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Selectea titles in ~nte~erso~l C~~unicution ~ ~ e ~ eGc+~c uu ~ i~n ,a w~a~~toor~~ ~nclu~e; erg 0 The Durk Side of~nte~erso~l Co~~~nicutio~ Strategic ~nte~ers~ont~erlu ction ~o~itiBwaese s for ~ n ~ ~ e r s o ~ l C o ~ ~ u n i c u t i ~ Bu~ncingth e Secrets of P~wffte D~clos~res For a complete list of titles in LEA'S ~ommunicationS eries, please contact Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. Uniwersity of ~isconsin-Mi~~ffukee iss Uniwersity of Puget Soun~ le Uniwersit~o f ~ o r t ~ f f n ~ Uniwersity of ~isconsin-Mi~~ffukee LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, P U ~ L I ~ H E R ~ 2L0o0n2d on M Jearshewy a h, New ~opyrigh0t 2002 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 11 rights reservedN. o part oft his bookm ay be reproduceidn any form, by photostat, microfo~r,e trieval syste~o, r any other means, without prior writte~n e ~ ~ sofi thoe pnub lisher. Lawrence Erlbaurn Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial ~ v e ~ u e ahwah, NJ 07430 I 1 Cover design by Kathryn ~oughtalingL acey Interpersonal com~u~icatiorense arch :a dvances through meta-analysis / edited by Mike Allen .. [et al.]. pc .m . Includes bib~iograp~craelf erences and index. ISBN 0-8058-3131-2 (cloth :a lk. paper) ISBN 0-8~58~3132.(0p bk. :a lk. paper) 1. Inte~ersonal co~municatio2n. .I nterpersonal co~mu~ication-~esearch.I . Allen, Mike, 1959- BF637C4.51 6442 001 153.6 “dc21 00-06776~ CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 1 0 9 8 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 D D e e 213 2 2 ~ 2 281 315 345 371 7 3 of interpersonal com~unicationis one of the more vibrant ocial scientific theorizinga nd investigation. This interest is war- ranted, as the dyad has long been viewed ast he nexus for messag and relationship evolution. As might be expected in an area d the study of the nuances andp erplesities of social discourset, he complesi~ of the relational issues embedded in the interpersonal context is both in- tri~uinga nd ~ewilderingT.h ose interested in systematically understandin the richness of social lifme ust address germinal issues: hoawnd why indivi uals are attracted to certain others, how talk synchronizes perceptions an behaviors, or howan d why individuals employs trategic messages to achie relational outcomes. Of course, the list of fundamental', issues is longa n our journals provide a recoordf the conversations between scholars seeking adherence to various positions on thatl ong list. This book is about those conversations. Contributors approach their tasks from various perspectiveasn with numerous agendas. All of us, howc ever, share the commitment to establish reliable generalizationasb out inter, personal communication in.w ays that can be properly described as “scientific.” We search for stable, unbiased, predictable generalizationsth at operate within clearly definedi nterpersonal parameters (seeA llen 6r Preiss,