Deck 9: Interpersonal Relationship Stages, Theories, and Communication

Question 1

In the _______ stage of relationships, you begin to share each other's social networks.

A) intimacy
B) contact
C) involvement
D) repair

Answer 1

intimacy

Question 2

Tara is a huge fan of comedian and actor Will Ferrell. She follows him on Twitter and Facebook, watches all his movies, and has even written him letters. Tara has a(n) ________ relationship with him.

A) pseudo-intimate
B) friendship
C) parasocial
D) acquaintance

Answer 2

parasocial

Question 3

According to this theory, people in a relationship experience ongoing tensions between conflicting pairs of opposite motives or desires.

A) relationships dialectics
B) social penetration
C) social exchange
D) equity

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Michael doesn't stop by to see Christie for a couple of days to see how she will respond. This most likely took place in the ________ stage of the relationship.

A) involvement
B) intimacy
C) contact
D) bonding

Question 5

In what stage does a sense of mutuality develop?

A) deterioration stage
B) contact stage
C) intimacy stage
D) involvement stage

Question 6

Brandon and Sarah have been acting awkwardly around each other lately. They've both noticed a lot more conflict and they haven't been spending as much time together as they used to. Brandon and Sarah are in the ________ stage.

A) deterioration
B) disintegration
C) dissolution
D) avoidance

Question 7

Tara is ready to have her boyfriend, Sukrit, meet her child. A significant relationship event, such as this, is known as _______.

A) a turning point
B) intimacy
C) involvement
D) repair

Question 8

Commitment is based on three factors: desire, obligation, or _______.

A) resistance
B) jealousy
C) intensity
D) necessity

Question 9

Renee and Cliff announced their engagement at a party Friday night. They are in the _______ stage of the relationship.

A) Intimacy - interpersonal commitment
B) Intimacy - social bonding
C) Involvement - intensification
D) Intensifying - testing

Question 10

The first stage of deterioration is _______.

A) intrapersonal dissatisfaction
B) interpersonal deterioration
C) communication depenetration
D) interpersonal dissatisfaction

Question 11

According to research, how long does it take us to decide if we want to pursue a relationship?

A) 10 minutes
B) 1 day
C) 4 days
D) 4 minutes

Question 12

To make sure James knows she is interested in him, Kate employs tactics such as, touching James' hand, mirroring his behaviors, and maintaining an open posture. This is known as _______.

A) complimenting
B) creating intimacy
C) contacting
D) nonverbal flirting

Question 13

James recently attended a Lady Gaga show and now feels they share a form of relationship. What type of relationship is this?

A) interpersonal
B) societal
C) parasocial
D) perceptual

Question 14

Which of the following is a guideline for effective flirting?

A) Give compliments, especially intimate ones
B) Maintain a closed posture
C) Be sure to be overly polite
D) Mirror the other person's behaviors

Question 15

Intrapersonal dissatisfaction is a component of which relationship development stage?

A) contact
B) intimacy
C) deterioration
D) dissolution

Question 16

What is one major issue of collectivist culture family rules mentioned in the text?

A) sharing of information with outsiders
B) neglecting to report spousal abuse
C) inflexibility to change family government
D) disloyalty among distant relatives

Question 17

When a relationship deteriorates, the breadth and depth often reverse themselves, a process known as _______.

A) intrapersonal dissatisfaction
B) relationship deterioration
C) depenetration
D) dissolution

Question 18

"What are you majoring in?" is a question that would most likely be asked during the ________ stage.

A) contact
B) involvement
C) meeting
D) introduction

Question 19

According to Baxter, which of the following is a rule for a romantic relationship?

A) express different and varied attitudes, values and beliefs
B) spend some time together, but not too much
C) don't disclose everything; keep some mystery
D) experience an inexplicable magic when together

Question 20

The degree of personalness to which you pursue topics is known as _______.

A) breadth
B) depth
C) social exchange theory
D) relational dialectics theory

Question 21

Hugo wants to repair his relationship, so he is willing to make the first move to say sorry, change or adapt his behavior, and realize that he is a significant part of the problem in his relationship. These are all examples of _______ in communicating during relationship repair.

A) taking risks
B) affirming one another
C) engaging in productive communication
D) integrating solutions into normal behavior

Question 22

Turning points in a relationship can be either positive or negative.

Question 23

John is thinking of ways to break up with Marguerite. He decides to tell her, "I'm moving to the city for a job opportunity, so there's really no point in continuing the relationship." This method is known as _______.

A) positive tone
B) negative identity management
C) justification
D) de-escalation

Question 24

Belinda wants the security of knowing she will spend each weekend with her boyfriend, but she also wants the excitement of doing new things with him from time to time. This illustrates the tension between _______.

A) closedness and openness.
B) autonomy and connection.
C) security and spontaneity.
D) novelty and predictability.

Question 25

According to the text, which type of culture places great value on long-term relationships?

A) high individualist
B) high collectivist
C) low context
D) culture has no effect on the value of long-term relationships

Question 26

Prosocial behavior is best described as being _______.

A) neutral
B) nice
C) cruel
D) disingenuous

Question 27

An analysis of the costs and rewards in a relationship take place in the ________ theory of relationships.

A) attraction
B) social exchange
C) social penetration
D) rules

Question 28

In any interpersonal relationship, there are actually several relationships.

Question 29

According to the text, when a relationship deteriorates, communication lessens in _______ and _______.

A) need; frequency
B) quality; need
C) quantity; frequency
D) quality; quantity

Question 30

Research has NOT confirmed the idea that interpersonal relationships contribute significantly to physical and emotional health.

Question 31

It is possible to move to a more intense relationship stage, but NOT to a less intense one.

Question 32

_______ theory claims that you develop and maintain relationships in which the ratio of your rewards relative to the costs is approximately equal to your partner's.

A) Social exchange
B) Attraction
C) Equity
D) Social penetration

Question 33

In the intimacy stage, people ask questions such as "Do you like country music?" and "What do you do for a living?"

Question 34

When couples in long-term relationships begin to resemble each other in facial features, this is a result of _______.

A) a lack of commitment
B) openness
C) predictability
D) empathy

Question 35

Karen signs up for a marathon. In order to spend some extra time with Karen by running together, her boyfriend signs up, too. What strategy for communicating in developing relationships is Karen's boyfriend using?

A) focusing on improving the other person
B) giving assurances
C) being positive
D) sharing joint activities

Question 36

What two parts is empathy best displayed through?

A) criticizing empathy and feeling empathy
B) thinking empathy and feeling empathy
C) saying empathy and criticizing empathy
D) thinking empathy and saying empathy

Question 37

De-escalation is _______.

A) to blame the other person for the breakup
B) to give reasons for the breakup
C) to preserve the relationship
D) to reduce the intensity of the relationship

Question 38

A theory concerned with relationship development from the superficial to the intimate levels and from few to many areas of interpersonal interaction is _______.

A) social penetration
B) interpersonal bonding
C) relational dialectics theory
D) relational bonding maxim

Question 39

Small gestures you enjoy receiving from your partner such as a smile, wink, squeeze, or kiss are known as _______.

A) loves gestures
B) disclosure
C) cherishing behaviors
D) repairing tools

Question 40

The number of topics about which individuals communicate is ________.

A) breadth
B) depth
C) social penetration
D) width

Question 41

Breaking the loneliness-depression cycle is one strategy for dealing with a breakup.

Question 42

Women experience greater depression and social dysfunction than men after relationship dissolution.

Question 43

When communicating with empathy, address mixed messages.

Question 44

In communicating in a developing relationship, one effective strategy is to focus on improving the other person.

Question 45

According to politeness theory, relationships develop when both positive and negative face needs are met.

Question 46

All relationships have communication rules, even in families. What rules did you learn in your family? Give two examples.

Question 47

When you enter a relationship, you have in mind a comparison level, which is your realistic expectations concerning what you feel you deserve from the relationship.

Question 48

Relationship dialectics theory states that all relationships can be defined by a series of opposites including autonomy and connection.

Question 49

Your desire to remain an individual but also intimately connect to another person is the tension between openness and closedness.

Question 50

Describe how an important relationship in your life moved through the stages of relationships. Provide examples of incidents, words, or behaviors that demonstrate each stage.

Question 51

Deteriorating relationships always go through the repair stage.

Question 52

The degree to which we penetrate the inner personality, the core of the other person, is referred to as the breadth of a relationship.

Question 53

Choose a relationship you are currently in. Using social exchange theory, discuss the costs, rewards, and whether or not you are seeing a profit from the relationship.

Question 54

Cherishing behaviors is one method in affirming each other.

Question 55

What are the four general strategies for disengagement? Provide an example for each one.

Question 56

Online relationships are based more on rapport, similarity, and self-disclosure, and less on physical characteristics.

Question 57

Choose a relationship you are currently in or have recently experienced. Using attraction theory, discuss three factors that led to the development of this relationship.

Question 58

Research has shown, in both face-to-face and online relationships, the closer you get to someone the less privacy you have.

Question 59

Interpersonal commitment is part of the involvement stage in relationship development.

Question 60

Research shows there are no universal facial features that are thought to be attractive.