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Communication Style
Some communication differences between men
and women:
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Women are more likely to respond to someone’s negative feelings with
understanding while men tend to offer advice on solving it.
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Women may feel that a problem-solving response belittles her feelings.
“I feel fat.”
“Why don’t you join the gym?”
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Men may feel that women deny the uniqueness of his feelings.
“My boss doesn’t appreciate me.”
“I know, sometimes I feel the same way.”
Continued
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Women tend to engage in more overlapping speech (e.g yup, uh-huh, right,
no kidding).
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Men tend to interrupt and change the topic more frequently while women
tend to be more inclusive, asking for the other person’s opinion.
What is the solution?
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Just being aware of gender differences can improve communication.
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Attribution styles also matter (remember FAE & SSB?).
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Fundamental Attribution Error: when you someone’s behaviour is to his/her
disposition rather than the situation.
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Self-Serving Bias: when you attribute your successes to your disposition but
failures to the situation.
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What type of attribution style would be the healthiest for a relationship?
-Attributing positive behaviour to disposition and negative behaviour to the
situation.