Newcomb’s A–B–X model examines two communicators’ orientations toward each other and a shared object. Communication maintains, tests, and revises that system, with discrepancies sometimes increasing pressure to communicate. It develops related consistency concerns without merely renaming Heider’s triad or guaranteeing that communication produces agreement.
- Entry typeRelated entry
- FromBalance Theory (P–O–X) (model)
- Category of its source unitTheories & Explanatory Models
- DomainConversation & Relationships
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
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Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Theories & Explanatory Models
Explains how or why a communication process works by relating mechanisms, conditions or variables. Its value is an account that can guide inquiry into what produces an outcome, rather than a name for the outcome alone.