Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
12.1: Define key terms related to power, including agency, dominance, panache, self-assurance, conversational control, relative power, and social influence.
12.2: Know the six power principles and the concepts associated with them.
12.3: Describe the common goals that drive influence attempts.
12.4: Describe the various ways that people use verbal communication to influence others.
12.5: Describe the various ways that nonverbal behaviors communicate power.
12.6: Describe some of the common power issues in parent–child relationships and marriages.