Question 1

Families possess a strong sense of family identity, created by how they communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Monique's family is upset because she wants to skip her niece's christening in order to attend her boyfriend's graduation. "Family comes first," her parents say. Monique's family could be described as having

Accepted Answer

A)  low conformity orientation. 
B)  high conformity orientation. 
C)  high conversation orientation. 
D)  low conversation orientation. 
E)  a laissez-faire attitude. 
A)  low conformity orientation. 
B)  high conformity orientation. 
C)  high conversation orientation. 
D)  low conversation orientation. 
E)  a laissez-faire attitude.

Question 3

When Jeremy began dating a Catholic schoolmate, his parents expressed disapproval, announcing they expected him to marry a woman from their Mormon community. Jeremy's parents are exemplifying which of the following characteristics of families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families create identity through interpersonal communication. 
B)  Families maintain emotionally intense bonds. 
C)  Families use interpersonal communication to create boundaries. 
D)  Families share a history. 
E)  Family members share genetic material. 
A)  Families create identity through interpersonal communication. 
B)  Families maintain emotionally intense bonds. 
C)  Families use interpersonal communication to create boundaries. 
D)  Families share a history. 
E)  Family members share genetic material.

Question 4

What can be done to facilitate the transition into a stepfamily?

Accepted Answer

A)  Practice daily maintenance such as sharing stories. 
B)  Create stepfamily rituals. 
C)  Avoid triangulation. 
D)  Have patience while your stepfamily stabilizes. 
E)  all of the options are correct 
A)  Practice daily maintenance such as sharing stories. 
B)  Create stepfamily rituals. 
C)  Avoid triangulation. 
D)  Have patience while your stepfamily stabilizes. 
E)  all of the options are correct

Question 5

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Two unmarried, romantically involved adults living together in a household, with or without children.

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation 
A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation

Question 6

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A household in which one adult is the sole caregiver for the children.

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation 
A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation

Question 7

Families who communicate frequently via e-mail, Facebook, and instant-messaging also communicate frequently face-to-face or on the phone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Conditions governing what family members can talk about, how they can discuss topics, and who should have access to family-related information.

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation 
A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation

Question 9

In stepfamily triangulation, it is common for children to feel caught between their parents and for stepparents to feel caught between the children in their stepfamily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What's the difference between a consensual family and a pluralistic family?

Accepted Answer

A consensual family is high in both conv

Question 11

Identify the three communication strategies that can be used to maintain healthy family relationships.

Accepted Answer

The three strategies

Question 12

Define family stories.

Accepted Answer

Family stories are n

Question 13

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Overt, hostile interactions between parents in a household.

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation 
A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation

Question 14

Which of the following family communication patterns is associated with conflict avoidance?

Accepted Answer

A)  consensual 
B)  laissez-faire 
C)  pluralistic 
D)  protective 
E)  nuclear 
A)  consensual 
B)  laissez-faire 
C)  pluralistic 
D)  protective 
E)  nuclear

Question 15

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A family made up of relatives who live together in a common household.

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation 
A)  cohabiting couple 
B)  Communication Privacy Management Theory 
C)  conformity orientation 
D)  consensual families 
E)  conversation orientation
F) extended family
G) family
H) Family Communication Patterns Theory
I) family privacy rules
J) family stories
K) interparental conflict
L) laissez-faire families
M) nuclear family
N) pluralistic families
O) positivity
P) protective families
Q) single-parent family
R) spillover hypothesis
S) stepfamily
T) stepfamily rituals
U) triangulation

Question 16

Families that are high on conversation orientation are more likely to disclose personal information to one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One way stepfamilies can help ease the transition to their new family is to create stepfamily rituals, or events and activities that are shared among stepfamily members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Each Christmas Eve, Madison and her stepfamily go to midnight mass, eat a homemade dinner featuring pork loin, and open one present each. Their Christmas traditions are an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  stepfamily rituals. 
B)  conversation orientation. 
C)  conformity orientation. 
D)  family orientation. 
E)  consensual families. 
A)  stepfamily rituals. 
B)  conversation orientation. 
C)  conformity orientation. 
D)  family orientation. 
E)  consensual families.

Question 19

Families that are low in both conversation and conformity are considered laissez-faire families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Although Shannon enjoys being with her family, she purposely keeps her life at college a secret. What family maintenance strategy could Shannon improve upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication 
B)  assurances 
C)  positivity 
D)  self-disclosure 
E)  equity 
A)  communication 
B)  assurances 
C)  positivity 
D)  self-disclosure 
E)  equity

Families possess a strong sense of family identity, created by how they communicate.

Monique's family is upset because she wants to skip her niece's christening in order to attend her boyfriend's graduation. "Family comes first," her parents say. Monique's family could be described as having

When Jeremy began dating a Catholic schoolmate, his parents expressed disapproval, announcing they expected him to marry a woman from their Mormon community. Jeremy's parents are exemplifying which of the following characteristics of families?

What can be done to facilitate the transition into a stepfamily?

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Two unmarried, romantically involved adults living together in a household, with or without children.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -A household in which one adult is the sole caregiver for the children.

Families who communicate frequently via e-mail, Facebook, and instant-messaging also communicate frequently face-to-face or on the phone.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Conditions governing what family members can talk about, how they can discuss topics, and who should have access to family-related information.

In stepfamily triangulation, it is common for children to feel caught between their parents and for stepparents to feel caught between the children in their stepfamily.

What's the difference between a consensual family and a pluralistic family?

Identify the three communication strategies that can be used to maintain healthy family relationships.

Define family stories.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Overt, hostile interactions between parents in a household.

Which of the following family communication patterns is associated with conflict avoidance?

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -A family made up of relatives who live together in a common household.

Families that are high on conversation orientation are more likely to disclose personal information to one another.

One way stepfamilies can help ease the transition to their new family is to create stepfamily rituals, or events and activities that are shared among stepfamily members.

Each Christmas Eve, Madison and her stepfamily go to midnight mass, eat a homemade dinner featuring pork loin, and open one present each. Their Christmas traditions are an example of

Families that are low in both conversation and conformity are considered laissez-faire families.

Although Shannon enjoys being with her family, she purposely keeps her life at college a secret. What family maintenance strategy could Shannon improve upon?

Introducing Interpersonal Communication

Considering Self

Perceiving Others

Experiencing and Expressing Emotions

Understanding Culture

Listening Actively

Communicating Verbally

Communicating Nonverbally

Managing Conflict and Power

Relationships With Romantic Partners

Relationships With Friends

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Exam 11: Relationships With Family Members

Families possess a strong sense of family identity, created by how they communicate.

Monique's family is upset because she wants to skip her niece's christening in order to attend her boyfriend's graduation. "Family comes first," her parents say. Monique's family could be described as having

When Jeremy began dating a Catholic schoolmate, his parents expressed disapproval, announcing they expected him to marry a woman from their Mormon community. Jeremy's parents are exemplifying which of the following characteristics of families?

What can be done to facilitate the transition into a stepfamily?

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Two unmarried, romantically involved adults living together in a household, with or without children.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -A household in which one adult is the sole caregiver for the children.

Families who communicate frequently via e-mail, Facebook, and instant-messaging also communicate frequently face-to-face or on the phone.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Conditions governing what family members can talk about, how they can discuss topics, and who should have access to family-related information.

In stepfamily triangulation, it is common for children to feel caught between their parents and for stepparents to feel caught between the children in their stepfamily.

What's the difference between a consensual family and a pluralistic family?

Identify the three communication strategies that can be used to maintain healthy family relationships.

Define family stories.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Overt, hostile interactions between parents in a household.

Which of the following family communication patterns is associated with conflict avoidance?

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -A family made up of relatives who live together in a common household.

Families that are high on conversation orientation are more likely to disclose personal information to one another.

One way stepfamilies can help ease the transition to their new family is to create stepfamily rituals, or events and activities that are shared among stepfamily members.

Each Christmas Eve, Madison and her stepfamily go to midnight mass, eat a homemade dinner featuring pork loin, and open one present each. Their Christmas traditions are an example of

Families that are low in both conversation and conformity are considered laissez-faire families.

Although Shannon enjoys being with her family, she purposely keeps her life at college a secret. What family maintenance strategy could Shannon improve upon?

Introducing Interpersonal Communication

Considering Self

Perceiving Others

Experiencing and Expressing Emotions

Understanding Culture

Listening Actively

Communicating Verbally

Communicating Nonverbally

Managing Conflict and Power

Relationships With Romantic Partners

Relationships With Friends

Filters