Question 1

Which of these is NOT an important strategy for maintaining healthy relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivity 
B)  Protection 
C)  Self-disclosure 
D)  Assurances 
A)  Positivity 
B)  Protection 
C)  Self-disclosure 
D)  Assurances

Question 2

Which is NOT a relational dialectic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-disclosure versus self-esteem 
B)  Autonomy versus connection 
C)  Openness versus protection 
D)  Intimacy versus separation 
A)  Self-disclosure versus self-esteem 
B)  Autonomy versus connection 
C)  Openness versus protection 
D)  Intimacy versus separation

Question 3

When Jack offers his partner compliments including "You look really nice in that suit," what relational maintenance strategy is he using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivity 
B)  Intimacy 
C)  Self-disclosure 
D)  Openness 
A)  Positivity 
B)  Intimacy 
C)  Self-disclosure 
D)  Openness

Question 4

Selena likes to disclose almost all of her personal feelings and attitudes with her girlfriend Leona; also, she likes to be the recipient of such disclosures. However, Leona prefers to keep things to herself. What relational dialectic are Selena and Leona experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy versus connection 
B)  openness versus protection 
C)  novelty versus predictability 
D)  disclosure versus privacy 
A)  autonomy versus connection 
B)  openness versus protection 
C)  novelty versus predictability 
D)  disclosure versus privacy

Question 5

Information boundaries allow us to carefully choose the kind of private information we reveal to others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Briefly describe at least three strategies by which we can ensure that we provide competent, effective, supportive communication for our relational partners.

Accepted Answer

There are several ways we can ensure tha

Question 7

Identify three ways in which self-disclosure, when not done competently, can undermine relational maintenance.

Accepted Answer

Criticize your partner's discl

Question 8

Studies suggest that both women and men prefer self-disclosing to women rather than
to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One way to provide competent supportive communication is to offer advice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain social penetration theory and how it relates to self-disclosure.

Accepted Answer

Using the metaphor of an onion, Altman a

Question 11

Competing tensions or impulses experienced with a relational partner are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  relational maintenance. 
B)  communication rules. 
C)  relational dialectics. 
D)  privacy management. 
A)  relational maintenance. 
B)  communication rules. 
C)  relational dialectics. 
D)  privacy management.

Question 12

Identify the three layers of social penetration theory.

Accepted Answer

Outermost layer, int

Question 13

Mark's sister Lily recently disclosed to him that she is involved in a same-sex relationship. Mark feels pressured between his need to maintain his sister's confidence and his perceived obligation to disclose this information to his parents. What relational dialectic is Mark experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Novelty versus predictability 
B)  Autonomy versus connection 
C)  Openness versus protection 
D)  Family versus friends 
A)  Novelty versus predictability 
B)  Autonomy versus connection 
C)  Openness versus protection 
D)  Family versus friends

Question 14

We create information boundaries by monitoring the private information we disclose to others, according to

Accepted Answer

A)  relational maintenance theory. 
B)  relational dialectics theory. 
C)  social penetration theory. 
D)  communication privacy management theory. 
A)  relational maintenance theory. 
B)  relational dialectics theory. 
C)  social penetration theory. 
D)  communication privacy management theory.

Question 15

Feelings of closeness between you and others are called

Accepted Answer

A)  self-disclosure. 
B)  openness. 
C)  positivity. 
D)  intimacy. 
A)  self-disclosure. 
B)  openness. 
C)  positivity. 
D)  intimacy.

Question 16

What is self-disclosure?

Accepted Answer

Revealing private in

Question 17

Communication rules are

Accepted Answer

A)  likely to result in conflict. 
B)  negotiated between lovers or friends. 
C)  relational dialectics that may be difficult to navigate. 
D)  unnecessary in healthy relationships. 
A)  likely to result in conflict. 
B)  negotiated between lovers or friends. 
C)  relational dialectics that may be difficult to navigate. 
D)  unnecessary in healthy relationships.

Question 18

What is an example of supportive communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introducing communication rules 
B)  Disclosing your experiences with an ex 
C)  Telling your partner how he or she should feel 
D)  Asking your partner open-ended questions 
A)  Introducing communication rules 
B)  Disclosing your experiences with an ex 
C)  Telling your partner how he or she should feel 
D)  Asking your partner open-ended questions

Question 19

Which statement is TRUE regarding self-disclosure in online interactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  People self-disclose more online than they do face-to-face. 
B)  Online interactions seem less intimate than face-to-face interactions. 
C)  Online interactions make it easier to accurately perceive responses than in face-to-face interactions. 
D)  In online interactions, the consequences of self-disclosure are clearly visible. 
A)  People self-disclose more online than they do face-to-face. 
B)  Online interactions seem less intimate than face-to-face interactions. 
C)  Online interactions make it easier to accurately perceive responses than in face-to-face interactions. 
D)  In online interactions, the consequences of self-disclosure are clearly visible.

Question 20

Which is true about the relational dialectic of novelty versus predictability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relational partners want to increase uncertainty. 
B)  Relational partners want to decrease uncertainty. 
C)  Relational partners want to avoid new, interesting experiences. 
D)  Relational partners need not be concerned with this dialectic. 
A)  Relational partners want to increase uncertainty. 
B)  Relational partners want to decrease uncertainty. 
C)  Relational partners want to avoid new, interesting experiences. 
D)  Relational partners need not be concerned with this dialectic.

Which of these is NOT an important strategy for maintaining healthy relationships?

Which is NOT a relational dialectic?

When Jack offers his partner compliments including "You look really nice in that suit," what relational maintenance strategy is he using?

Selena likes to disclose almost all of her personal feelings and attitudes with her girlfriend Leona; also, she likes to be the recipient of such disclosures. However, Leona prefers to keep things to herself. What relational dialectic are Selena and Leona experiencing?

Information boundaries allow us to carefully choose the kind of private information we reveal to others.

Briefly describe at least three strategies by which we can ensure that we provide competent, effective, supportive communication for our relational partners.

Identify three ways in which self-disclosure, when not done competently, can undermine relational maintenance.

Studies suggest that both women and men prefer self-disclosing to women rather than to men.

One way to provide competent supportive communication is to offer advice.

Explain social penetration theory and how it relates to self-disclosure.

Competing tensions or impulses experienced with a relational partner are known as

Identify the three layers of social penetration theory.

Mark's sister Lily recently disclosed to him that she is involved in a same-sex relationship. Mark feels pressured between his need to maintain his sister's confidence and his perceived obligation to disclose this information to his parents. What relational dialectic is Mark experiencing?

We create information boundaries by monitoring the private information we disclose to others, according to

Feelings of closeness between you and others are called

What is self-disclosure?

Communication rules are

What is an example of supportive communication?

Which statement is TRUE regarding self-disclosure in online interactions?

Which is true about the relational dialectic of novelty versus predictability?

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Which of these is NOT an important strategy for maintaining healthy relationships?

Which is NOT a relational dialectic?

When Jack offers his partner compliments including "You look really nice in that suit," what relational maintenance strategy is he using?

Selena likes to disclose almost all of her personal feelings and attitudes with her girlfriend Leona; also, she likes to be the recipient of such disclosures. However, Leona prefers to keep things to herself. What relational dialectic are Selena and Leona experiencing?

Information boundaries allow us to carefully choose the kind of private information we reveal to others.

Briefly describe at least three strategies by which we can ensure that we provide competent, effective, supportive communication for our relational partners.

Identify three ways in which self-disclosure, when not done competently, can undermine relational maintenance.

Studies suggest that both women and men prefer self-disclosing to women rather than to men.

One way to provide competent supportive communication is to offer advice.

Explain social penetration theory and how it relates to self-disclosure.

Competing tensions or impulses experienced with a relational partner are known as

Identify the three layers of social penetration theory.

Mark's sister Lily recently disclosed to him that she is involved in a same-sex relationship. Mark feels pressured between his need to maintain his sister's confidence and his perceived obligation to disclose this information to his parents. What relational dialectic is Mark experiencing?

We create information boundaries by monitoring the private information we disclose to others, according to

Feelings of closeness between you and others are called

What is self-disclosure?

Communication rules are

What is an example of supportive communication?

Which statement is TRUE regarding self-disclosure in online interactions?

Which is true about the relational dialectic of novelty versus predictability?

The Nature and Sources of Law

The Court System and Dispute Resolution

Business Ethics, Social Forces, and the Law

The Constitution As the Foundation of the Legal Environment

Government Regulation of Competition and Prices

Administrative Agencies

The Legal Environment of International Trade

Crimes

Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet

Cyberlaw

Nature and Classes of Contracts: Contracting on the Internet

Formation of Contracts: Offer and Acceptance

Capacity and Genuine Assent

Consideration

Legality and Public Policy

Writing, Electronic Forms, and Interpretation of Contracts

Interview Techniques and Strategies

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