animated or numerous displays excessively gestures. animated or numerous gestures. Turn-taking Never seeks information Rarely seeks information Occasionally seeks Frequently seeks Frequently asks from partner, or from partner, or information from information from questions that are constantly barrages frequently barrages partner, or occasionally partner, but avoids suggestive of insights, partner with questions, partner with questions, barrages partner with barrage or excessive involve partner in the or asks questions of or asks questions of questions, or asks invasiveness of conversation, or excessive intimacy or excessive intimacy or questions of excessive questions. Often facilitates privacy. Makes no effort privacy. Rarely tries to intimacy or privacy. involves partner as a conversation. to involve partner as a involve partner as a Occasionally involves topic of conversation Frequently involves topic of conversation topic of conversation partner as a topic of through comments and partner as a topic of through comments or through comments or conversation through inquiries. Often conversation through inquiries. Makes no inquiries. Rarely comments or inquiries. comments about comments or comments about his/her comments about his/her Occasionally makes his/her own interests, inquiries. Frequently own interests, attitudes, own interests, attitudes, comments about his/her attitudes, beliefs, comments about beliefs, values, etc. beliefs, values, etc. own interests, attitudes, values, etc. his/her own interests, beliefs, values, etc. attitudes, beliefs, values, etc. Self-assertion Never expresses Occasionally expresses Frequently expresses Experiences no Expresses personal personal opinions, or personal opinions, or personal opinions, or difficulties in opinions with ease constantly expresses frequently expresses occasionally expresses expressing personal and fluency, and with opinions overly them too aggressively or them too aggressively or opinions, and such no disruption of aggressively or passively. passively. Indifferent or passively. Acknowledges expressions seem partner or negative Provides no verbal dismissive of partner’s partner’s personal neither too aggressive sanction. Encourages encouragement or personal opinions, opinions. nor passive. Respectful partner’s expression agreements, or provides makes no effort to of partner’s expression of personal opinions, it incessantly. Shows no understand them. of personal opinions, asks appropriate concern for partner’s asks appropriate questions to gain personal opinions, or is questions to gain understanding and openly hostile to them. understanding when promote continued they differ from own. discussion of differences. Conversation Provides no extension of Initiates few topics and Provides occasional Initiates numerous new Initiates numerous Maintenance topics, does not initiate provides few extensions extensions of topics topics and provides new topics and
animated or numerous gestures. displays excessively animated or numerous gestures. Turn-taking Never seeks information from partner, or constantly barrages partner with questions, or asks questions of excessive intimacy or privacy. Makes no effort to involve partner as a topic of conversation through comments or inquiries. Makes no comments about his/her own interests, attitudes, beliefs, values, etc. Rarely seeks information from partner, or frequently barrages partner with questions, or asks questions of excessive intimacy or privacy. Rarely tries to involve partner as a topic of conversation through comments or inquiries. Rarely comments about his/her own interests, attitudes, beliefs, values, etc. Occasionally seeks information from partner, or occasionally barrages partner with questions, or asks questions of excessive intimacy or privacy. Occasionally involves partner as a topic of conversation through comments or inquiries. Occasionally makes comments about his/her own interests, attitudes, beliefs, values, etc. Frequently seeks information from partner, but avoids barrage or excessive invasiveness of questions. Often involves partner as a topic of conversation through comments and inquiries. Often comments about his/her own interests, attitudes, beliefs, values, etc. Frequently asks questions that are suggestive of insights, involve partner in the conversation, or facilitates conversation. Frequently involves partner as a topic of conversation through comments or inquiries. Frequently comments about his/her own interests, attitudes, beliefs, values, etc. Self-assertion Never expresses personal opinions, or constantly expresses opinions overly aggressively or passively. Provides no verbal encouragement or agreements, or provides it incessantly. Shows no concern for partner’s personal opinions, or is openly hostile to them. Occasionally expresses personal opinions, or frequently expresses them too aggressively or passively. Indifferent or dismissive of partner’s personal opinions, makes no effort to understand them. Frequently expresses personal opinions, or occasionally expresses them too aggressively or passively. Acknowledges partner’s personal opinions. Experiences no difficulties in expressing personal opinions, and such expressions seem neither too aggressive nor passive. Respectful of partner’s expression of personal opinions, asks appropriate questions to gain understanding when they differ from own. Expresses personal opinions with ease and fluency, and with no disruption of partner or negative sanction. Encourages partner’s expression of personal opinions, asks appropriate questions to gain understanding and promote continued discussion of differences. Conversation Maintenance Provides no extension of topics, does not initiate Initiates few topics and provides few extensions Provides occasional extensions of topics Initiates numerous new topics and provides Initiates numerous new topics and
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