Exam 7: Understanding Interpersonal Relationships

Without the commitment of two people, a conversation can quickly deteriorate into an awkward silence.

Developmental psychologist Judith Rich Harris believes that parenting has almost no long-term effects on a child's personality, intelligence, or mental health.

The control need refers to your desire to be liked by others.

What term does science writer Daniel Goleman use to define someone's capacity for recognizing his/her own feelings and those of others?

Define interpersonal communication, provide examples of different types of interpersonal communication, and discuss the benefits of effective interpersonal communication.

Mark Knapp and Anita Vangelisti describe 10 predictable stages in intimate relationships. Identify and describe at least two of the "coming together" stages and at least two of the "coming apart" stages. Provide a personal example of your own experience, or a friend's experience, in the four stages you have identified and described.

Jack Gibb has described six pairs of communication behaviors that influence whether the communication climate is defensive or supportive. Which of the following communication behaviors is the opposite of evaluation?

What is intimacy? Identify and describe three common forms of intimacy.

Emotional intelligence strategies include being descriptive, evaluative, problem-oriented, spontaneous, neutral, and empathic.

In the Johari window, the blind area contains information others know about you but that you do not know about yourself because you do not notice or correctly interpret feedback from others.

What communication dimensions are measured by the Johari Window? Explain the meaning of the four windows depicted in the Johari Window. What would an ideal Johari Window look like? Explain why some window panes are larger than others.

Deciding what, where, when, how and with whom to self-disclose is one of the most difficult communication challenges you face in a personal relationship.

Robert Plutchik's Psychoevolutionary Emotion Theory helps explain the development and meaning of emotions. Which of the following answers is not one of Plutchik's primary emotions?

Effective self-disclosure focuses on past events, rather than the present situation.

Robert Plutchik's eight primary emotions include: fear, love, surprise, remorse, anger, joy, anticipation, and aggression.

Consider the four areas in the Johari Window. In your opinion, what does your Johari Window look like? What does your Johari Window reveal about the way you communicate with others? What communication strategies could help you improve the look of your Johari Window?

Effective self-disclosure is descriptive, not judgmental.

According to research by Oxford University professor Robin Dunbar, the part of our brain "used for connscious thought and language . . . limits us to managing __________ friends, not matter how sociable we are."

In terms of Gibb's concept of communication climate, what type of response is illustrated in the following statement? "You're wasting your time working on the project that way-it's going to take you twice as long to get it done."

Explain how Social Penetration Theory can help you understand the connections between self-disclosure and interpersonal closeness. Explain how you could use this theory to improve an interpersonal relationship. Provide examples to demonstrate your understanding of how to apply this theory.