Question 1

Factors affecting relationships include:

Accepted Answer

A)  your family. 
B)  your job. 
C)  your country. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  your family. 
B)  your job. 
C)  your country. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 2

Discuss the different forms of communication. What are the characteristics of each? How does communication change in each? How does each contain some aspect of interpersonal communication?

Accepted Answer

Communication can take many different fo

Question 3

The term MOPs stands for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most optimal people 
B)  Make outcomes positive 
C)  Most optimistic possibilities 
D)  Many other powers 
E)  Memory organization packets 
A)  Most optimal people 
B)  Make outcomes positive 
C)  Most optimistic possibilities 
D)  Many other powers 
E)  Memory organization packets

Question 4

This approach to interpersonal communication is based on the physical proximity of the two people:

Accepted Answer

A)  Developmental approach 
B)  Situational approach 
C)  In situ approach 
D)  Relational de-escalation approach 
E)  Relational escalation approach 
A)  Developmental approach 
B)  Situational approach 
C)  In situ approach 
D)  Relational de-escalation approach 
E)  Relational escalation approach

Question 5

Explain how relationships can function as mini cultures.

Accepted Answer

Relationships can function as mini cultu

Question 6

Altercasting occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)  people form relationships only with others who will accept them as they want to be. 
B)  people are optimally competent. 
C)  people value flexibility. 
D)  any of the above takes place. 
A)  people form relationships only with others who will accept them as they want to be. 
B)  people are optimally competent. 
C)  people value flexibility. 
D)  any of the above takes place.

Question 7

Another name for mediated public communication is:

Accepted Answer

A)  mass communication. 
B)  face to face communication. 
C)  dyadic communication. 
D)  virtual reality. 
A)  mass communication. 
B)  face to face communication. 
C)  dyadic communication. 
D)  virtual reality.

Question 8

Public relationships are void of advantages because they are so impersonal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As a culture, America tends to value private relationships more than public relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When people daydream or fantasize, consider a difficult personal problem, or try to make sense of the world around them, they are engaging in interpersonal communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

People who coordinate relationships through altercasting are considered to be optimally competent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Wilmot says that "People are in a relationship . . . when both persons can say, 'I see you seeing me.'" This statement supports which characteristic of interpersonal relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relationships begin with awareness. 
B)  Relationships are analyzed and evaluated. 
C)  Relationships are influenced by outside forces. 
D)  Relationships can control us. 
A)  Relationships begin with awareness. 
B)  Relationships are analyzed and evaluated. 
C)  Relationships are influenced by outside forces. 
D)  Relationships can control us.

Question 13

Given the public-private model of interpersonal communication in the text, discuss the implications of relational trajectories in terms of relational definition, communication skills, and change.

Accepted Answer

The public-private model of interpersona

Question 14

How do interpersonal interactions affect human physical and emotional development? Mention specific behavioral and physiological changes in your discussion.

Accepted Answer

Interpersonal interactions play a crucia

Question 15

A critical part of goal competence is problem solving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which is an example of a relationship that would fall toward the public end of the public-private relationship continuum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friends 
B)  Enemies 
C)  Family members 
D)  A teacher and student (in a mass lecture course) 
A)  Friends 
B)  Enemies 
C)  Family members 
D)  A teacher and student (in a mass lecture course)

Question 17

According to Wilmot, relationships are more than the sum of their parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not true of public relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are deemphasized by our culture. 
B)  They remind us of social expectations. 
C)  They limit a sense of separateness. 
D)  They are meant to control and pace intimacy. 
A)  They are deemphasized by our culture. 
B)  They remind us of social expectations. 
C)  They limit a sense of separateness. 
D)  They are meant to control and pace intimacy.

Question 19

Trenholm and Jensen believe that relationships must be re-created and refined through communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One of the differences between interpersonal and small-group communication is that in groups, communication can continue even if the link between two members is cut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Factors affecting relationships include:

Discuss the different forms of communication. What are the characteristics of each? How does communication change in each? How does each contain some aspect of interpersonal communication?

The term MOPs stands for which of the following?

This approach to interpersonal communication is based on the physical proximity of the two people:

Explain how relationships can function as mini cultures.

Altercasting occurs when:

Another name for mediated public communication is:

Public relationships are void of advantages because they are so impersonal.

As a culture, America tends to value private relationships more than public relationships.

When people daydream or fantasize, consider a difficult personal problem, or try to make sense of the world around them, they are engaging in interpersonal communication.

People who coordinate relationships through altercasting are considered to be optimally competent.

Wilmot says that "People are in a relationship . . . when both persons can say, 'I see you seeing me.'" This statement supports which characteristic of interpersonal relationships?

Given the public-private model of interpersonal communication in the text, discuss the implications of relational trajectories in terms of relational definition, communication skills, and change.

How do interpersonal interactions affect human physical and emotional development? Mention specific behavioral and physiological changes in your discussion.

A critical part of goal competence is problem solving.

Which is an example of a relationship that would fall toward the public end of the public-private relationship continuum?

According to Wilmot, relationships are more than the sum of their parts.

Which of the following is not true of public relationships?

Trenholm and Jensen believe that relationships must be re-created and refined through communication.

One of the differences between interpersonal and small-group communication is that in groups, communication can continue even if the link between two members is cut.

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

Factors affecting relationships include:

Discuss the different forms of communication. What are the characteristics of each? How does communication change in each? How does each contain some aspect of interpersonal communication?

The term MOPs stands for which of the following?

This approach to interpersonal communication is based on the physical proximity of the two people:

Explain how relationships can function as mini cultures.

Altercasting occurs when:

Another name for mediated public communication is:

Public relationships are void of advantages because they are so impersonal.

As a culture, America tends to value private relationships more than public relationships.

When people daydream or fantasize, consider a difficult personal problem, or try to make sense of the world around them, they are engaging in interpersonal communication.

People who coordinate relationships through altercasting are considered to be optimally competent.

Wilmot says that "People are in a relationship . . . when both persons can say, 'I see you seeing me.'" This statement supports which characteristic of interpersonal relationships?

Given the public-private model of interpersonal communication in the text, discuss the implications of relational trajectories in terms of relational definition, communication skills, and change.

How do interpersonal interactions affect human physical and emotional development? Mention specific behavioral and physiological changes in your discussion.

A critical part of goal competence is problem solving.

Which is an example of a relationship that would fall toward the public end of the public-private relationship continuum?

According to Wilmot, relationships are more than the sum of their parts.

Which of the following is not true of public relationships?

Trenholm and Jensen believe that relationships must be re-created and refined through communication.

One of the differences between interpersonal and small-group communication is that in groups, communication can continue even if the link between two members is cut.

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