Exam 6: Communication in the Life Cycle of Relationships

The first sign that a relationship is declining is a subtle indication of

Terri and Bob are sexually attracted to each other but choose not to act on their attraction. What kind of relationship do they have?

Putting less emphasis on a dialectical contradiction is called

Partners in this stage of a relationship continue to observe birthdays, communicate frequently, and share tasks.

As you become closer to your relationship partners and learn more about them, your level of ______ declines.

Generally, as a relationship develops, communication frequency decreases; as a relationship deteriorates, communication frequency increases.

According to the social penetration theory, relationships become more intimate as self-disclosure is reciprocated.

Each pane of the Johari window will always remain the same with each person with whom you communicate.

A(n) __________ is any event or occurrence associated with relational change.

Culture is not a factor in privacy rules.

In the personal phase of a beginning relationship, we

In the entry phase of a conversation, we exclude people we don't think are appropriate relationship partners.

Negative experiences that arise as we spend time and energy developing a relationship are called relationship costs.

Our self-disclosures tend to increase in frequency, breadth, and depth as we move from being strangers to intimates.

Becoming friends with your relational partner's friends is one strategy used to _______ a relationship.

This theory deals with the rewards and costs that we may experience in a relationship.

Not all relationships that we develop will last forever; some will end. Discuss the stages you may experience as a relationship deteriorates.

Describe your Johari window with your best friend. How have the panes of the window changed as your relationships changed? Offer examples.

Your sister Brittany just married a man named John, and you and John don't like each other and have nothing in common other than Brittany. However, you still have a(n) _____ relationship with John.

The unknown self deals with information that you keep hidden from other people.