Dykas, Matthew, and Jude Cassidy. "Attachment and the Processing of Social Information Across the Life Span: Theory and Evidence." American Psychological Association. 137.1 (2011): 19-46. Electronic.
As people have more social experiences and more stimuli, they differ in how they process that social information (i.e. "information related to parents, peers, and romantic partners") with regards to accuracy, objectivity, and positivity. Using internal working models of attachment ("mental structures ... conceived of as playing a role in the processing of attachment-relevant social information"), the authors expound on current theory on how people handle social situations based on previous experiences.
This article will be helpful to studying communication in an academic situation because there are people of all ages (well, over 18) working and researching together, each one with a different method of gathering and interpreting information from the surroundings and each other. To best be able to work with others, it is important for me to recognize how age as well as experiences influence people's interpretations. Furthermore, this article provided different classifications to help me know what to look for in establishing an academic relationship.
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