The experimental generation of interpersonal closeness: a procedure and some preliminary findings
45-minute escalating self-disclosure and relationship-building tasks; Study 1 greater closeness than comparable small-talk tasks; Studies 2 and 3 no significant effects of matching for non-disagreement on important attitudes, expecting mutual liking, or an explicit goal of getting close. Question wording read on the Greater Good in Action reproduction of the 36 questions (ggia.berkeley.edu), which cites this paper.
45-minute escalating self-disclosure and relationship-building tasks; Study 1 greater closeness than comparable small-talk tasks; Studies 2 and 3 no significant effects of matching for non-disagreement on important attitudes, expecting mutual liking, or an explicit goal of getting close. Question wording read on the Greater Good in Action reproduction of the 36 questions (ggia.berkeley.edu), which cites this paper.
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doi:10.1177/0146167297234003. Abstract read: 45-minute escalating self-disclosure and relationship-building tasks; Study 1 greater closeness than comparable small-talk tasks; Studies 2 and 3 no significant effects of matching for non-disagreement on important attitudes, expecting mutual liking, or an explicit goal of getting close. Question wording read on the Greater Good in Action reproduction of the 36 questions (ggia.berkeley.edu), which cites this paper.