Exam 7: Communicating in Social and Professional Relationships

Liking your brother's best friend the more you get to know him is a reflection of the ______________ theory.

Which of the following is one of the reasons why solitary confinement is considered such a harsh punishment for prisoners?

Tara is moving to a new apartment across town. Several of her friends come with their trucks and help her move her belongings to her new place. They stay to help her unpack and get settled as well. Tara is experiencing what type of rewards from her friendships?

Acquaintanceships with casual friends at work or school could be characterized by breadth of disclosure but very little depth; however, close friendships involve a higher degree of both breadth and depth. Which statement best explains why this is?

In the workplace, your _____________ may be your friends, but they still expect you to furnish a high-quality service or product, and you still expect them to provide full and prompt payment.

Because friendships are ______________, not only do we have to interact with that person to form the friendship, we have to use relational maintenance behaviors such as openness, positivity, and network convergence to maintain the relationship.

Which theory says that each of us is born with a drive to seek, form, maintain, and protect strong social relationships?

_________________ means using the Internet to inflict emotional or psychological harm on someone.

Once you've formed a relationship with someone and you are both satisfied with its costs and rewards, you'll want to keep the relationship strong so it can grow and thrive, according to ______________ theory.

Stephen and Tim are co-workers with a strong friendship outside of the workplace. They are working in the same-level position, and when a supervisory position becomes available, they both apply. Stephen is disappointed when he finds out that Tim got the promotion, because he feels that he is more qualified and has been at the company longer. However, because of the ________________ dimension of their relationship, Stephen acts happy and voices his support for Stephen.

If you like your new classmate because of her funny and bright personality, you are experiencing ________ attraction.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a cost in a social relationship?

The guiding principle of ______________ theory is that people seek to maintain relationships in which their benefits outweigh their costs.

Stavros and Craig have been friends and roommates for many years. Lately, Stavros has been feeling dissatisfied in the relationship. He notices that Craig discusses his personal problems, but he never seems to have time to listen to Stavros's problems. Craig has a tendency not to clean up after himself, and he's quick to borrow "a few bucks", but never seems to repay the money. According to equity theory, Stavros is feeling dissatisfied in the relationship because he is

When we experience _______________ rewards, our needs for items such as money, food, and shelter are being met by our social relationships.

Lucie and Sophie have been best friends for so many years that they know one another's families, co-workers, and other friends. They are equally welcome in all circles. Lucie and Sophie have used what relational maintenance behavior?

Cameron really likes his new roommate, Tom. Tom is clean, always picks up after himself, and pitches in when it is time to cook dinner. Cameron also appreciates that Tom is a great karaoke partner when they go to the karaoke bar on Tuesday nights. Cameron is experiencing which type of attraction to Tom?

The saying "opposites attract"might seem true because we are attracted by

Because humans are visually oriented, we are attracted by _______________, which often motivates us to get to know someone better.

Social relationships carry ___________ as well as rewards.