Question 1

Forgiveness can reduce emotional distress and aggression and also improve cardiovascular functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the four alternatives to self-disclosure?

Accepted Answer

A)  lying, evading, equivocating, and denial 
B)  silence, lying, equivocating, and hinting 
C)  patronizing, withholding, avoiding, and stonewalling 
D)  lying, avoiding, equivocating, and indirect communication 
A)  lying, evading, equivocating, and denial 
B)  silence, lying, equivocating, and hinting 
C)  patronizing, withholding, avoiding, and stonewalling 
D)  lying, avoiding, equivocating, and indirect communication

Question 3

Frequent contact increases the likelihood of friendship developing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to social exchange theory,we often seek out people who can give us something specific.What can these people give us?

Accepted Answer

A)  something in exchange for what we give them 
B)  social and emotional rewards rather than physical ones 
C)  rewards at least equal to the costs we pay in the relationship 
D)  social, emotional, and physical rewards without demanding anything of us 
A)  something in exchange for what we give them 
B)  social and emotional rewards rather than physical ones 
C)  rewards at least equal to the costs we pay in the relationship 
D)  social, emotional, and physical rewards without demanding anything of us

Question 5

People are judged as attractive in proportion to the amount to which they disclose themselves to others,no matter what the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Janine discloses a relationship issue with which she is struggling to her policing classmate,Becky.Becky shares with Janine a similar situation that happened to her in the past.What has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocity 
B)  self-clarification 
C)  self-validation 
D)  catharsis 
A)  reciprocity 
B)  self-clarification 
C)  self-validation 
D)  catharsis

Question 7

Alison asks her boyfriend Carlo how she looks in a new dress.Carlo thinks the dress is ugly and doesn't look good on her but he doesn't want to hurt Alison's feelings.He tells her she looks beautiful in the dress.What type of lie has Carlo told?

Accepted Answer

A)  white lie 
B)  lie of omission 
C)  lie of commission 
D)  benevolent lie 
A)  white lie 
B)  lie of omission 
C)  lie of commission 
D)  benevolent lie

Question 8

Which relational transgression occurs when you purposely make a cruel comment because you know it will hurt the person's feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  social versus relational 
B)  minor versus significant 
C)  one-time versus incremental 
D)  deliberate versus unintentional 
A)  social versus relational 
B)  minor versus significant 
C)  one-time versus incremental 
D)  deliberate versus unintentional

Question 9

Why does intimacy develop more rapidly on mediated communication,such as Facebook?

Accepted Answer

A)  People can control how they are presented visually. 
B)  People are often deceitful and will tell the other person what they want to hear. 
C)  There are privacy settings to control levels of disclosure. 
D)  Shy people can forget about some of their social anxieties. 
A)  People can control how they are presented visually. 
B)  People are often deceitful and will tell the other person what they want to hear. 
C)  There are privacy settings to control levels of disclosure. 
D)  Shy people can forget about some of their social anxieties.

Question 10

Dom and Steve have been best friends for a long time.They used to hang out together on an almost daily basis and they talked about whatever was on their minds,no matter how personal.Recently,Steve found a romantic partner and now Dom and Steve don't spend as much time together.Steve doesn't share personal issues with Dom like he did before.What stage of relational development are Dom and Steve in?

Accepted Answer

A)  circumscribing 
B)  differentiating 
C)  integrating 
D)  terminating 
A)  circumscribing 
B)  differentiating 
C)  integrating 
D)  terminating

Question 11

Withdrawing from your partner is an example of an incremental relational transgression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which term refers to the stage of relational development in which parties begin to reduce the scope of their contact and commitment to one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  circumscribing 
B)  differentiating 
C)  integrating 
D)  terminating 
A)  circumscribing 
B)  differentiating 
C)  integrating 
D)  terminating

Question 13

Some lies are designed to make the relationship grow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Most strong relationships are not stable for long periods of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Rolls studied what happens to women as their romantic relationships fell apart.In what stage did women reach a new level of self-actualization?

Accepted Answer

A)  pivotal moment 
B)  recovery phase 
C)  interim phase 
D)  enlightenment 
A)  pivotal moment 
B)  recovery phase 
C)  interim phase 
D)  enlightenment

Question 16

Self-disclosure is more effective when it is used in the context of a positive relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Symbolic public gestures that show the world that a relationship exists.In what stage of an interpersonal relationship doe these gestures usually occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  bonding 
B)  experimenting 
C)  integrating 
D)  intensifying 
A)  bonding 
B)  experimenting 
C)  integrating 
D)  intensifying

Question 18

Match the statement below with the term it best describes.
-Explains stages in relationships

Accepted Answer

A) Johari Window 
B) Knapp's developmental model 
C) self-disclosure 
D) social exchange 
E) social penetration 
A) Johari Window 
B) Knapp's developmental model 
C) self-disclosure 
D) social exchange 
E) social penetration

Question 19

Self-disclosure is the process of revealing significant information about yourself,intentionally and unintentionally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The initiating stage of interpersonal relationships is brief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Forgiveness can reduce emotional distress and aggression and also improve cardiovascular functioning.

What are the four alternatives to self-disclosure?

Frequent contact increases the likelihood of friendship developing.

According to social exchange theory,we often seek out people who can give us something specific.What can these people give us?

People are judged as attractive in proportion to the amount to which they disclose themselves to others,no matter what the situation.

Janine discloses a relationship issue with which she is struggling to her policing classmate,Becky.Becky shares with Janine a similar situation that happened to her in the past.What has occurred?

Alison asks her boyfriend Carlo how she looks in a new dress.Carlo thinks the dress is ugly and doesn't look good on her but he doesn't want to hurt Alison's feelings.He tells her she looks beautiful in the dress.What type of lie has Carlo told?

Which relational transgression occurs when you purposely make a cruel comment because you know it will hurt the person's feelings?

Why does intimacy develop more rapidly on mediated communication,such as Facebook?

Withdrawing from your partner is an example of an incremental relational transgression.

Which term refers to the stage of relational development in which parties begin to reduce the scope of their contact and commitment to one another?

Some lies are designed to make the relationship grow.

Most strong relationships are not stable for long periods of time.

Rolls studied what happens to women as their romantic relationships fell apart.In what stage did women reach a new level of self-actualization?

Self-disclosure is more effective when it is used in the context of a positive relationship.

Symbolic public gestures that show the world that a relationship exists.In what stage of an interpersonal relationship doe these gestures usually occur?

Match the statement below with the term it best describes. -Explains stages in relationships

Self-disclosure is the process of revealing significant information about yourself,intentionally and unintentionally.

The initiating stage of interpersonal relationships is brief.

A First Look at Interpersonal Communications

Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self

Perception: What You See Is What You Get

Emotions: Feeling, Thinking, and Communicating

Language: Barrier and Bridge

Nonverbal Communication: Messages Beyond Words

Listening: More Than Meets the Ear

Improving Communication Climates

Managing Interpersonal Conflicts

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Exam 8: Communication and Relational Dynamics

Forgiveness can reduce emotional distress and aggression and also improve cardiovascular functioning.

What are the four alternatives to self-disclosure?

Frequent contact increases the likelihood of friendship developing.

According to social exchange theory,we often seek out people who can give us something specific.What can these people give us?

People are judged as attractive in proportion to the amount to which they disclose themselves to others,no matter what the situation.

Janine discloses a relationship issue with which she is struggling to her policing classmate,Becky.Becky shares with Janine a similar situation that happened to her in the past.What has occurred?

Alison asks her boyfriend Carlo how she looks in a new dress.Carlo thinks the dress is ugly and doesn't look good on her but he doesn't want to hurt Alison's feelings.He tells her she looks beautiful in the dress.What type of lie has Carlo told?

Which relational transgression occurs when you purposely make a cruel comment because you know it will hurt the person's feelings?

Why does intimacy develop more rapidly on mediated communication,such as Facebook?

Withdrawing from your partner is an example of an incremental relational transgression.

Which term refers to the stage of relational development in which parties begin to reduce the scope of their contact and commitment to one another?

Some lies are designed to make the relationship grow.

Most strong relationships are not stable for long periods of time.

Rolls studied what happens to women as their romantic relationships fell apart.In what stage did women reach a new level of self-actualization?

Self-disclosure is more effective when it is used in the context of a positive relationship.

Symbolic public gestures that show the world that a relationship exists.In what stage of an interpersonal relationship doe these gestures usually occur?

Match the statement below with the term it best describes. -Explains stages in relationships

Self-disclosure is the process of revealing significant information about yourself,intentionally and unintentionally.

The initiating stage of interpersonal relationships is brief.

A First Look at Interpersonal Communications

Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self

Perception: What You See Is What You Get

Emotions: Feeling, Thinking, and Communicating

Language: Barrier and Bridge

Nonverbal Communication: Messages Beyond Words

Listening: More Than Meets the Ear

Improving Communication Climates

Managing Interpersonal Conflicts

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