Question 1

Empathic listeners use paraphrasing to:

Accepted Answer

A)  check their perceptions with the speaker. 
B)  help the speaker identify blind spots. 
C)  encourage selective retention. 
D)  lead the speaker through the Johari window. 
A)  check their perceptions with the speaker. 
B)  help the speaker identify blind spots. 
C)  encourage selective retention. 
D)  lead the speaker through the Johari window.

Question 2

How do successfully married couples view conflict?

Accepted Answer

These couples realize that conflict will

Question 3

____ often start and expand conflicts and controversies.

Accepted Answer

A)  You-statements 
B)  I-statements 
C)  They-statements 
D)  We-statements 
A)  You-statements 
B)  I-statements 
C)  They-statements 
D)  We-statements

Question 4

The content dimension of communication focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  actions. 
B)  feelings. 
C)  words. 
D)  beliefs. 
A)  actions. 
B)  feelings. 
C)  words. 
D)  beliefs.

Question 5

____ people demand attention and support and insist on having whatever they want at the moment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggressive 
B)  Self-assertive 
C)  Confident 
D)  Nonassertive 
A)  Aggressive 
B)  Self-assertive 
C)  Confident 
D)  Nonassertive

Question 6

Peter let his son borrow the family car. Although he told him, "Don't be home late," the car didn't pull into the driveway until 3 in the morning. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  richness. 
B)  communication failure. 
C)  empathic listening. 
D)  pseudomutuality. 
A)  richness. 
B)  communication failure. 
C)  empathic listening. 
D)  pseudomutuality.

Question 7

When family members pretend that they are happy with one another when they really aren't, they are practicing:

Accepted Answer

A)  disengagement. 
B)  pseudomutuality. 
C)  denial. 
D)  displacement. 
A)  disengagement. 
B)  pseudomutuality. 
C)  denial. 
D)  displacement.

Question 8

The key question in determining problem ownership is:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Who feels tangibly affected?" 
B)  "What is the solution to the problem?" 
C)  "Why be self-assertive?" 
D)  "How do you give feedback?" 
A)  "Who feels tangibly affected?" 
B)  "What is the solution to the problem?" 
C)  "Why be self-assertive?" 
D)  "How do you give feedback?"

Question 9

Finding the "right" partner is essential to a conflict-free marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Covert conflict is associated with all of the following communication strategies EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  pseudomutuality. 
B)  disengagement. 
C)  feedback. 
D)  disqualification. 
A)  pseudomutuality. 
B)  disengagement. 
C)  feedback. 
D)  disqualification.

Question 11

Realistic conflicts result from:

Accepted Answer

A)  failure to adapt to change. 
B)  frustrations over specific needs. 
C)  the strain of role reversal. 
D)  hidden cultural influences. 
A)  failure to adapt to change. 
B)  frustrations over specific needs. 
C)  the strain of role reversal. 
D)  hidden cultural influences.

Question 12

Self-assertion means you will get your own way all the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Barbara has been married three times. Each time, she was convinced that this marriage would meet all her needs and would last forever. However, after a short time, she began to notice characteristics about her partner that she didn't like. She felt that she couldn't discuss any of these problems with her partner and she eventually ended the marriage each time. What is wrong with Barbara's thinking?

Accepted Answer

Barbara is caught in the myth

Question 14

Men expect decisions to be made by consensus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Research on the relationship between communication skills and marital satisfaction has found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  poor communication skills tend to cause marital problems, but good communication skills are not related to marital happiness overall. 
B)  communication skills and marital satisfaction are not related. 
C)  good communication has only short-term positive effects on marital happiness. 
D)  good communication skills are positively related to long-term marital happiness. 
A)  poor communication skills tend to cause marital problems, but good communication skills are not related to marital happiness overall. 
B)  communication skills and marital satisfaction are not related. 
C)  good communication has only short-term positive effects on marital happiness. 
D)  good communication skills are positively related to long-term marital happiness.

Question 16

How does the general society influence intimate relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Society tells us who to marry and then leaves little support while in a marriage. 
B)  Problems people believe are unique to their family often arise out of social pressure. The stress from social problems is blamed on individuals. 
C)  Society guarantees that individuals will be able to deal with the sacrifice and disappointment that often comes with marriage. 
D)  Individual explanations make more sense when couched in a social theory. Happiness is easier to attain when there is a lot of intense emotion in a relationship. 
A)  Society tells us who to marry and then leaves little support while in a marriage. 
B)  Problems people believe are unique to their family often arise out of social pressure. The stress from social problems is blamed on individuals. 
C)  Society guarantees that individuals will be able to deal with the sacrifice and disappointment that often comes with marriage. 
D)  Individual explanations make more sense when couched in a social theory. Happiness is easier to attain when there is a lot of intense emotion in a relationship.

Question 17

Compare the laissez-faire, democratic, and autocratic relationships.

Accepted Answer

The laissez-faire relationship is where

Question 18

Compared to unhappy couples, successful couples spend more time:

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing traditional gender roles. 
B)  pursuing individual goals. 
C)  communicating about their relationship. 
D)  listening to older couples. 
A)  establishing traditional gender roles. 
B)  pursuing individual goals. 
C)  communicating about their relationship. 
D)  listening to older couples.

Question 19

A person who ignores his/her own communication inadequacies and changes partners under the assumption that the next one will be the correct choice believes in:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-actualization. 
B)  the myth of the right partner. 
C)  conflict management. 
D)  identification of problem ownership. 
A)  self-actualization. 
B)  the myth of the right partner. 
C)  conflict management. 
D)  identification of problem ownership.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of indirect aggression frequently used by women to express anger?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seeking revenge over the wrong 
B)  Punching a wall 
C)  Confronting the individual in an attempt to clear the air 
D)  "Writing off" a person they feel wronged them 
A)  Seeking revenge over the wrong 
B)  Punching a wall 
C)  Confronting the individual in an attempt to clear the air 
D)  "Writing off" a person they feel wronged them

Empathic listeners use paraphrasing to:

How do successfully married couples view conflict?

____ often start and expand conflicts and controversies.

The content dimension of communication focuses on:

____ people demand attention and support and insist on having whatever they want at the moment.

Peter let his son borrow the family car. Although he told him, "Don't be home late," the car didn't pull into the driveway until 3 in the morning. This is an example of:

When family members pretend that they are happy with one another when they really aren't, they are practicing:

The key question in determining problem ownership is:

Finding the "right" partner is essential to a conflict-free marriage.

Covert conflict is associated with all of the following communication strategies EXCEPT:

Realistic conflicts result from:

Self-assertion means you will get your own way all the time.

Men expect decisions to be made by consensus.

Research on the relationship between communication skills and marital satisfaction has found that:

How does the general society influence intimate relationships?

Compare the laissez-faire, democratic, and autocratic relationships.

Compared to unhappy couples, successful couples spend more time:

A person who ignores his/her own communication inadequacies and changes partners under the assumption that the next one will be the correct choice believes in:

Which of the following is an example of indirect aggression frequently used by women to express anger?

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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Exam 5: Communication in Intimate Relationships

Empathic listeners use paraphrasing to:

How do successfully married couples view conflict?

____ often start and expand conflicts and controversies.

The content dimension of communication focuses on:

____ people demand attention and support and insist on having whatever they want at the moment.

Peter let his son borrow the family car. Although he told him, "Don't be home late," the car didn't pull into the driveway until 3 in the morning. This is an example of:

When family members pretend that they are happy with one another when they really aren't, they are practicing:

The key question in determining problem ownership is:

Finding the "right" partner is essential to a conflict-free marriage.

Covert conflict is associated with all of the following communication strategies EXCEPT:

Realistic conflicts result from:

Self-assertion means you will get your own way all the time.

Men expect decisions to be made by consensus.

Research on the relationship between communication skills and marital satisfaction has found that:

How does the general society influence intimate relationships?

Compare the laissez-faire, democratic, and autocratic relationships.

Compared to unhappy couples, successful couples spend more time:

A person who ignores his/her own communication inadequacies and changes partners under the assumption that the next one will be the correct choice believes in:

Which of the following is an example of indirect aggression frequently used by women to express anger?

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

Filters