Question 1

What must be included in a statement for it to qualify as self-disclosure?

Accepted Answer

A) It must involve emotional content. 
B) It must involve intimate information. 
C) It must be intentional, significant, and not previously known. 
D) It must be reciprocated by the same type of statement from a partner. 
A) It must involve emotional content. 
B) It must involve intimate information. 
C) It must be intentional, significant, and not previously known. 
D) It must be reciprocated by the same type of statement from a partner.

Question 2

Good listening skills are necessary aspects of your self-disclosure skills because you have to listen well to others to match the content and amount of your self-disclosure to theirs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

John and Mark have been married for two years. They work in very different professions and in different companies. Almost once a week each of them will attend a social outing at the end of the day with their co-workers. Which maintenance strategies is this couple using?

Accepted Answer

A) positivity 
B) social networks 
C) openness and trust 
D) sharing tasks 
A) positivity 
B) social networks 
C) openness and trust 
D) sharing tasks

Question 4

Self-disclosure must be frequent to be effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Self-disclosure of personal thoughts and feelings may be inappropriate and risky in the work setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the textbook, why are people deceitful in relationships?

Accepted Answer

A) to protect the other party 
B) to avoid conflict 
C) to empower others 
D) to get what they want 
A) to protect the other party 
B) to avoid conflict 
C) to empower others 
D) to get what they want

Question 7

Rather than see relationships in stages, some take the dialectical tensions view and see relationships in terms of a balance between being a couple and maintaining individuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following illustrates a dimension of intimacy?

Accepted Answer

A) two strangers exchanging a glance at a party 
B) two friends going fishing one Saturday every month 
C) a professional email exchange between co-workers 
D) saying good morning to your neighbour 
A) two strangers exchanging a glance at a party 
B) two friends going fishing one Saturday every month 
C) a professional email exchange between co-workers 
D) saying good morning to your neighbour

Question 9

When two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously in an interpersonal relationship, there is a struggle to achieve opposing goals. What is this struggle called?

Accepted Answer

A) collectivistic tension 
B) differentiation 
C) dialectical tension 
D) interpersonal proximity 
A) collectivistic tension 
B) differentiation 
C) dialectical tension 
D) interpersonal proximity

Question 10

Which term refers to the process of getting to know others by gaining more information about them?

Accepted Answer

A) relational maintenance 
B) experimenting 
C) bonding 
D) uncertainty reduction 
A) relational maintenance 
B) experimenting 
C) bonding 
D) uncertainty reduction

Question 11

Reciprocal liking builds attractiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most lies are told for the benefit of the recipient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Your friend is telling you a story about her relationship with her new partner, and she uses the term 'us' over and over again. Which stage of relational development are they in?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

People sometimes self-disclose to create a good impression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Pick two people you know-one with whom you want to strengthen your relationship, and one to whom you are not particularly attracted. Using the reasons for forming relationships found at the beginning of Chapter 8, analyze the reasons why you want/don't want to form a relationship with each person.

Accepted Answer

The person I want to strengthen my relat

Question 16

Attraction to others is greatest when we perceive we are similar to them in a high percentage of important areas like goals and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The "Blind" window of the Johari model represents things about yourself that another may know about you, but you do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the text, what are the dimensions of intimacy?

Accepted Answer

A) emotional, intellectual, sexual, and social 
B) social, emotional, physical, and sexual 
C) emotional, intellectual, physical, and sexual 
D) emotional, intellectual, physical, and shared activities 
A) emotional, intellectual, sexual, and social 
B) social, emotional, physical, and sexual 
C) emotional, intellectual, physical, and sexual 
D) emotional, intellectual, physical, and shared activities

Question 19

One study found that appearance is especially important in the early stages of a relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

What must be included in a statement for it to qualify as self-disclosure?

Good listening skills are necessary aspects of your self-disclosure skills because you have to listen well to others to match the content and amount of your self-disclosure to theirs.

John and Mark have been married for two years. They work in very different professions and in different companies. Almost once a week each of them will attend a social outing at the end of the day with their co-workers. Which maintenance strategies is this couple using?

Self-disclosure must be frequent to be effective.

Self-disclosure of personal thoughts and feelings may be inappropriate and risky in the work setting.

According to the textbook, why are people deceitful in relationships?

Rather than see relationships in stages, some take the dialectical tensions view and see relationships in terms of a balance between being a couple and maintaining individuality.

Which of the following illustrates a dimension of intimacy?

When two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously in an interpersonal relationship, there is a struggle to achieve opposing goals. What is this struggle called?

Which term refers to the process of getting to know others by gaining more information about them?

Reciprocal liking builds attractiveness.

Most lies are told for the benefit of the recipient.

Your friend is telling you a story about her relationship with her new partner, and she uses the term 'us' over and over again. Which stage of relational development are they in?

People sometimes self-disclose to create a good impression.

Pick two people you know-one with whom you want to strengthen your relationship, and one to whom you are not particularly attracted. Using the reasons for forming relationships found at the beginning of Chapter 8, analyze the reasons why you want/don't want to form a relationship with each person.

Attraction to others is greatest when we perceive we are similar to them in a high percentage of important areas like goals and beliefs.

The "Blind" window of the Johari model represents things about yourself that another may know about you, but you do not.

According to the text, what are the dimensions of intimacy?

One study found that appearance is especially important in the early stages of a relationship.

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?

A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

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

What must be included in a statement for it to qualify as self-disclosure?

Good listening skills are necessary aspects of your self-disclosure skills because you have to listen well to others to match the content and amount of your self-disclosure to theirs.

John and Mark have been married for two years. They work in very different professions and in different companies. Almost once a week each of them will attend a social outing at the end of the day with their co-workers. Which maintenance strategies is this couple using?

Self-disclosure must be frequent to be effective.

Self-disclosure of personal thoughts and feelings may be inappropriate and risky in the work setting.

According to the textbook, why are people deceitful in relationships?

Rather than see relationships in stages, some take the dialectical tensions view and see relationships in terms of a balance between being a couple and maintaining individuality.

Which of the following illustrates a dimension of intimacy?

When two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously in an interpersonal relationship, there is a struggle to achieve opposing goals. What is this struggle called?

Which term refers to the process of getting to know others by gaining more information about them?

Reciprocal liking builds attractiveness.

Most lies are told for the benefit of the recipient.

Your friend is telling you a story about her relationship with her new partner, and she uses the term 'us' over and over again. Which stage of relational development are they in?

People sometimes self-disclose to create a good impression.

Pick two people you know-one with whom you want to strengthen your relationship, and one to whom you are not particularly attracted. Using the reasons for forming relationships found at the beginning of Chapter 8, analyze the reasons why you want/don't want to form a relationship with each person.

Attraction to others is greatest when we perceive we are similar to them in a high percentage of important areas like goals and beliefs.

The "Blind" window of the Johari model represents things about yourself that another may know about you, but you do not.

According to the text, what are the dimensions of intimacy?

One study found that appearance is especially important in the early stages of a relationship.

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?

A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

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

Filters