Exam 7: Understanding Interpersonal Communication

When Al meets Belinda, he finds her interests and needs are very different from his own, but in an intriguing way. They find a lot to talk about and enjoy spending their leisure time together trying new activities. This couple seems interested in each other based on _____.

Complementarity refers to the likelihood of being attracted to people who have similar values, attitudes, and interests.

In the Johari window, the information that another person knows about you but that you fail to recognize in yourself falls within the _____ quadrant.

According to the matching hypothesis, people tend to seek out individuals who _____.

The active strategy of uncertainty reduction relies on _____ to verify our perceptions.

Communication that takes place using some other channel than a face-to-face meeting is called _____ communication.

A relationship that is sought out and intentionally developed is a relationship of _____.

Narcissistic communicators converse mostly about their conversational partners and typically provide less detail in their narratives than their partner might like.

The _____ hypothesis is the tendency for one to seek out individuals who represent the same level of physical attractiveness as oneself.

Interpersonal attraction is the degree to which you desire to form and possibly maintain an interpersonal relationship with another person.

Mattie and Nancy first met each other on the job. Since they saw each other every day and worked together, they became friends. This situation best describes a relationship of _____.

When he thought about what to talk about on his first date with Jenae, Robert decided to focus on things happening around campus and not bring up that he thought about dropping out of school after freshman year. What property of self-disclosure is Robert using to decide what to discuss?

Altman and Taylor's model of social penetration illustrates how _____.

Explain the purpose of the Johari window and describe its four quadrants.

Discuss self-disclosure and reveal reasons why people self-disclose.

The unknown quadrant in the Johari window represents information that others know about us that we do not know.

Which of the following is true regarding emotional expression?

The degree to which we desire to form and possibly maintain an interpersonal relationship with another person is called interpersonal _____.

Attraction is defined as an ongoing connection made with another person.

Karla's friend, Jessica, always had to have the last word. If Karla complained about a difficult test, Jessica would say, "That's nothing, you should see the tests Dr. Brown gives." If Karla is excited about a trip she is going to take, Jessica would say, "Oh, I've been there lots of times." Jessica could be described as having _____.