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According to Watts, Stage 4 of Theory Development Is Called

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According to Watts, Stage 4 of theory development is called the "personalization stage". Describe what occurs during this stage.


Definitions:

Social Penetration Model

A model of the self that reflects both the breadth and depth of information that can potentially be disclosed.

Self-Disclosure

Purposefully providing information about yourself to others that they would not learn if you did not tell them.

Social Penetration

A theory that describes how interpersonal relationships develop through gradual sharing of deeper and more personal information.

Filtering

Process of reducing the number of partners at each stage of relational development by applying selection criteria.

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