Exam 13: Connecting Through Interpersonal Communication: Developing, Maintaining, and Dissolving Relationships

__________ suggests that relationships, as well as individuals, confront many tensions that push and pull in many different directions at the same time.

Self-monitoring means the ability to__________.

Which statement about interpersonal communication is most accurate?

As interpersonal communicators, when we control and protect certain information about ourselves, we are concerned with __________.

In your own words, discuss the skills needed to be a competent interpersonal communicator. Which skills are you successful at executing? Where might you improve your own competency?

Describe social penetration theory and its components. List five statements you might make to a roommate over time that demonstrate increased depth of penetration.

According to uncertainty reduction theory, what happens when individuals use an active strategy to gain information?

Although they often disagree, Jackie always says that her roommate Nora is sensitive to all ideas that they discuss and carefully listens to others' views. What is Jackie saying about Nora as a communicator?

In order to build meaningful relationships, how do skilled communicators respond when others express their feelings?

In terms of gender and self-disclosure, the text cautions that __________.