Exam 8: Communication and Relational Dynamics

Social exchange theory suggests people seek relationships in which the rewards they receive from others are equal to or greater than the costs they encounter.

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Question 61

Just because we have revealed many different kinds of facts to another person doesn't mean that we have an intimate relationship.

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Question 62

The experimenting stage of interpersonal relationships is characterized by the exchange of biographical information and personal but not intimate comments.

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Question 63

What does the Johari Window suggest about self-disclosure in relationships?

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Question 64

Considering context is a primary means for categorizing interpersonal relationships.

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Question 65

The circumscribing stage of interpersonal relationships involves extensive avoidance of the other.

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Question 66

Which form of self-disclosure is important in developing relationships?

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Question 67

Privacy management is defined as the choices people make to reveal or conceal information about themselves.

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Question 68

Most people think that benevolent lies are told for the benefit of the recipient. Yet, what did one study show?

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Question 69

What did Altman and Taylor's social penetration model design do at its most basic level?

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Question 70

Any healthy relationship will go through all the ten stages of relational development, from initiating to terminating.

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Question 71

Initiating is the opening stage in all relationships, not just romantic ones.

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Question 72

Many long-term relationships aren't characterized by a constant exchange of intimate details.

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Question 73

Rachel decides not to tell her friend that she thinks her new haircut is awful. What type of lie is this?

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Question 74

A benevolent lie is a lie defined by the teller as not cruel or even helpful to the person to whom it is told.

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Question 75

Which of the following is an example of a hint?

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Question 76

What can be concluded from studying the Johari Window?

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Question 77

Match the statement below with the term it best describes. a.Johari Window b.Knapp's developmental model c.self-disclosure d.social exchange e.social penetration -Voluntarily revealing personal information

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Question 78

What does relational maintenance refer to?

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Question 79

Which statement best describes the relative sizes of each area in one's personal Johari Window?

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Social exchange theory suggests people seek relationships in which the rewards they receive from others are equal to or greater than the costs they encounter.

Just because we have revealed many different kinds of facts to another person doesn't mean that we have an intimate relationship.

The experimenting stage of interpersonal relationships is characterized by the exchange of biographical information and personal but not intimate comments.

What does the Johari Window suggest about self-disclosure in relationships?

Considering context is a primary means for categorizing interpersonal relationships.

The circumscribing stage of interpersonal relationships involves extensive avoidance of the other.

Which form of self-disclosure is important in developing relationships?

Privacy management is defined as the choices people make to reveal or conceal information about themselves.

Most people think that benevolent lies are told for the benefit of the recipient. Yet, what did one study show?

What did Altman and Taylor's social penetration model design do at its most basic level?

Any healthy relationship will go through all the ten stages of relational development, from initiating to terminating.

Initiating is the opening stage in all relationships, not just romantic ones.

Many long-term relationships aren't characterized by a constant exchange of intimate details.

Rachel decides not to tell her friend that she thinks her new haircut is awful. What type of lie is this?

A benevolent lie is a lie defined by the teller as not cruel or even helpful to the person to whom it is told.

Which of the following is an example of a hint?

What can be concluded from studying the Johari Window?

Match the statement below with the term it best describes. a.Johari Window b.Knapp's developmental model c.self-disclosure d.social exchange e.social penetration -Voluntarily revealing personal information

What does relational maintenance refer to?

Which statement best describes the relative sizes of each area in one's personal Johari Window?

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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