Question 1

Thoughts and expectations are just as important in defining relationships as actual behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The authors of your text believe that the different kinds of communication situations (like interpersonal, small-group, and mediated public communication) are clearly different from one another and mutually exclusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which is not true of the difference between group and interpersonal communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coordinating group interaction is more complex than coordinating interpersonal interaction. 
B)  Formalized roles are more likely to occur in interpersonal communication than in small-group communication. 
C)  There are more people involved in small-group than in interpersonal interaction. 
D)  Interpersonal interactions are less stable than small-group interactions, because if the link between members is destroyed, communication ceases. 
A)  Coordinating group interaction is more complex than coordinating interpersonal interaction. 
B)  Formalized roles are more likely to occur in interpersonal communication than in small-group communication. 
C)  There are more people involved in small-group than in interpersonal interaction. 
D)  Interpersonal interactions are less stable than small-group interactions, because if the link between members is destroyed, communication ceases. B

Question 4

As we add people to an interaction (i.e., as we go from interpersonal to small-group to mass communication), which of the following changes occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feedback becomes more immediate. 
B)  Communication roles become more formal. 
C)  The message can be better adapted to the specific needs of the receiver. 
D)  All of the above happen. 
A)  Feedback becomes more immediate. 
B)  Communication roles become more formal. 
C)  The message can be better adapted to the specific needs of the receiver. 
D)  All of the above happen.

Question 5

One of the reasons a leadership role emerges in small-group interactions is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  roles are flexible. 
B)  people like to be in charge. 
C)  decision making is a dyadic interaction. 
D)  coordinating group interaction is relatively complex. 
A)  roles are flexible. 
B)  people like to be in charge. 
C)  decision making is a dyadic interaction. 
D)  coordinating group interaction is relatively complex.

Question 6

Which is not a characteristic of public relationships (in comparison to private relationships)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Substitutability 
B)  Use of particularistic knowledge 
C)  Extrinsic rewards 
D)  Normative rules 
A)  Substitutability 
B)  Use of particularistic knowledge 
C)  Extrinsic rewards 
D)  Normative rules

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of face-to-face public communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  A newscaster delivers the weather report on the six o'clock news. 
B)  Two friends gossip with one another. 
C)  Students work on a class project together. 
D)  A politician addresses a nominating convention. 
A)  A newscaster delivers the weather report on the six o'clock news. 
B)  Two friends gossip with one another. 
C)  Students work on a class project together. 
D)  A politician addresses a nominating convention.

Question 8

What are some of the social functions of etiquette? What is Martin's attitude toward etiquette and the freedom of expression currently in vogue?

Accepted Answer

Some of the social functions of etiquett

Question 9

Content and relational messages are unique to private relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The authors believe that we should try our best to form intimate private relationships with everyone we meet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Wilmot's "I see you seeing me" approach to relationship development suggests that interpersonal relationships begin when people recognize each other's likes and dislikes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The dialectical approach views relationships as collections of harmonious forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to your text, all communication is essentially interpersonal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Batman and the Joker, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Moriarty, Road Runner and Wiley Coyote, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader all are archenemies of fiction. Consider the nature of their relationships. Apply the public/private model of relationships to these couplings. Explain whether you believe these bonds to be more public or private in nature.

Accepted Answer

The relationships between Batman and the

Question 15

Your text suggests that self-competence can help build relationships because:

Accepted Answer

A)  people who are sure of themselves are more skilled at building relationships than those who are uncertain or preoccupied with themselves. 
B)  rules of self-conduct must be mutually negotiated. 
C)  assessment of relationships enhances them. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  people who are sure of themselves are more skilled at building relationships than those who are uncertain or preoccupied with themselves. 
B)  rules of self-conduct must be mutually negotiated. 
C)  assessment of relationships enhances them. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 16

Juan has a keen sense of when to adapt and when not to. He is not afraid of change and can handle relational problems creatively and effectively. He operates at which level of relationship competence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimal 
B)  Satisfactory 
C)  Optimal 
D)  External 
A)  Minimal 
B)  Satisfactory 
C)  Optimal 
D)  External

Question 17

Honeycutt believes that MOPs help stabilize relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Crossover refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the competence to cross freely from one situation to another without carryover. 
B)  when stress in the workplace affects the spouse at home. 
C)  when the number of people involved in an interaction changes the kind of communication from one type to another, that is, intrapersonal to interpersonal. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the competence to cross freely from one situation to another without carryover. 
B)  when stress in the workplace affects the spouse at home. 
C)  when the number of people involved in an interaction changes the kind of communication from one type to another, that is, intrapersonal to interpersonal. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 19

Identify Harris's three levels of role competence and explain how each affects relationships.

Accepted Answer

Harris's three levels of role competence

Question 20

The difference between optimally and satisfactorily competent individuals is that optimally competent communicators know when to adapt and when not to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Thoughts and expectations are just as important in defining relationships as actual behaviors.

The authors of your text believe that the different kinds of communication situations (like interpersonal, small-group, and mediated public communication) are clearly different from one another and mutually exclusive.

Which is not true of the difference between group and interpersonal communication?

As we add people to an interaction (i.e., as we go from interpersonal to small-group to mass communication), which of the following changes occurs?

One of the reasons a leadership role emerges in small-group interactions is that:

Which is not a characteristic of public relationships (in comparison to private relationships)?

Which of the following is an example of face-to-face public communication?

What are some of the social functions of etiquette? What is Martin's attitude toward etiquette and the freedom of expression currently in vogue?

Content and relational messages are unique to private relationships.

The authors believe that we should try our best to form intimate private relationships with everyone we meet.

Wilmot's "I see you seeing me" approach to relationship development suggests that interpersonal relationships begin when people recognize each other's likes and dislikes.

The dialectical approach views relationships as collections of harmonious forces.

According to your text, all communication is essentially interpersonal.

Your text suggests that self-competence can help build relationships because:

Juan has a keen sense of when to adapt and when not to. He is not afraid of change and can handle relational problems creatively and effectively. He operates at which level of relationship competence?

Honeycutt believes that MOPs help stabilize relationships.

Crossover refers to:

Identify Harris's three levels of role competence and explain how each affects relationships.

The difference between optimally and satisfactorily competent individuals is that optimally competent communicators know when to adapt and when not to.

Introduction- Communication and Competence

Nonverbal Competence

Language and Interpersonal Communication

Listening

Perceiving and Interpreting Social Worlds

Meeting Social Expectations

Establishing Individual Identities

Achieving Personal and Relational Goals

Understanding Family Relationships

Creating Intimate Relationships

Managing Professional Relationships

Interpersonal Communication Culture and Change

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Exam 2: Building Interpersonal Relationships

Thoughts and expectations are just as important in defining relationships as actual behaviors.

The authors of your text believe that the different kinds of communication situations (like interpersonal, small-group, and mediated public communication) are clearly different from one another and mutually exclusive.

Which is not true of the difference between group and interpersonal communication?

As we add people to an interaction (i.e., as we go from interpersonal to small-group to mass communication), which of the following changes occurs?

One of the reasons a leadership role emerges in small-group interactions is that:

Which is not a characteristic of public relationships (in comparison to private relationships)?

Which of the following is an example of face-to-face public communication?

What are some of the social functions of etiquette? What is Martin's attitude toward etiquette and the freedom of expression currently in vogue?

Content and relational messages are unique to private relationships.

The authors believe that we should try our best to form intimate private relationships with everyone we meet.

Wilmot's "I see you seeing me" approach to relationship development suggests that interpersonal relationships begin when people recognize each other's likes and dislikes.

The dialectical approach views relationships as collections of harmonious forces.

According to your text, all communication is essentially interpersonal.

Your text suggests that self-competence can help build relationships because:

Juan has a keen sense of when to adapt and when not to. He is not afraid of change and can handle relational problems creatively and effectively. He operates at which level of relationship competence?

Honeycutt believes that MOPs help stabilize relationships.

Crossover refers to:

Identify Harris's three levels of role competence and explain how each affects relationships.

The difference between optimally and satisfactorily competent individuals is that optimally competent communicators know when to adapt and when not to.

Introduction- Communication and Competence

Nonverbal Competence

Language and Interpersonal Communication

Listening

Perceiving and Interpreting Social Worlds

Meeting Social Expectations

Establishing Individual Identities

Achieving Personal and Relational Goals

Understanding Family Relationships

Creating Intimate Relationships

Managing Professional Relationships

Interpersonal Communication Culture and Change

Filters