Deck 8: Making Relationships Work

Question 1

Research on relationships in the United States reveals that

A) the marriage rate is dropping
B) gay and lesbian relationships are less durable than heterosexual marriages
C) most Americans believe that it is more difficult to have a good marriage today than it was for their parents' generation
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following strategies used in intercultural marriages work effectively to maintain the relationship and make it work?

A) submission
B) compromise
C) obliteration
D) consensus

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Relationships based on a cost-benefit analysis are explained by which theory?

A) exchange theory
B) reciprocal liking
C) similarity attraction theory
D) matching effect

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The stages of coming together in relationships include

A) circumscribing
B) differentiating
C) intensifying
D) stagnating

Question 5

This is an example of

A) the experimenting stage of relationships
B) the integrating stage of relationships
C) the bonding stage of relationships
D) the initiating stage of relationships

Question 6

An interpersonal relationship

A) is a dyadic communication; a transaction that takes place between two people
B) is a close connection between two people that is characterized by strong emotional bonding and commitment
C) qualifies as a personal relationship
D) is a connection two people have to each other because of an association, an attraction, or a power distribution

Question 7

Which of the following types of love are in the proper order?

A) Empty Love, Romantic Love, Infatuated Love, Compassionate Love
B) Romantic Love, Infatuated Love, Compassionate Love, Consummate Love
C) Infatuated Love, Romantic Love, Compassionate Love, Consummate Love
D) Compassionate Love, Consummate Love, Infatuated Love, Fatuous Love

Question 8

Communication strategies that often work effectively during the initiating stage of intimate relationship development include

A) learning about a person from someone who knows the person of interest
B) making yourself available for conversation by sitting adjacent to the person of interest
C) expressing deep personal feelings to the person of interest
D) both a and b

Question 9

Which of the following statements about secret tests used during the intensifying stage of intimate relationship development are valid?

A) Women are more likely than men to employ these secret tests of a relationship.
B) The triangle test aimed at making your partner jealous is an effective way to test the depth of a relationship.
C) Third-party questioning (a friend checks out the depth of feeling about the relationship) is a relatively harmless and effective way to test the depth of a relationship.
D) both a and c

Question 10

Strategies for improving your chances of remaining bonded with your intimate partner include

A) achieving the "magic ratio" of 5:1 positive to negative communication in your relationship
B) avoiding defensive communication patterns
C) employing supportive communication patterns
D) all of the above

Question 11

Regarding the terminating stage of an intimate relationship,

A) men far more often than women initiate a breakup
B) women typically anticipate a breakup sooner than men do
C) women are more depressed, lonely, and unhappy about a breakup than are men
D) both a and b

Question 12

Which of the following strategies are critical to such an effort?

A) Seek opportunities to praise, compliment, and bolster your partner.
B) Make sure turning-toward responses to connecting bids are as frequent as turning-away and turning-against responses to bids.
C) Reduce the number of times that you reciprocate negative communication.
D) both b and c

Question 13

Intimacy

A) is the feeling of closeness in a relationship-the degree to which a person can share feelings freely with another person
B) is by definition sexual; there is no such thing as nonsexual intimacy
C) can occur with a family member or friend
D) both a and c

Question 14

According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, key elements of love include

A) sexuality
B) commitment
C) romance
D) both b and c

Question 15

Intimacy is developed in a relationship by

A) going on a hike with your partner
B) talking about personal matters
C) discussing experiences
D) all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is true of romantic relationships?

A) Passion becomes more episodic.
B) Romantic relationships continually intensify.
C) Men use relationship negotiation more than women.
D) Same-sex relationships are more likely to succeed than straight relationships.

Question 17

Regarding marriage,

A) you would be far more inclined to accept an arranged marriage than would someone from an individualist culture
B) you would be far more inclined to reject an arranged marriage than would someone from an individualist culture
C) "What will other people say?" about your marriage is likely to be of little concern to you
D) "How does my heart feel about this marriage?" is likely to be an important concern of yours

Question 18

Consequences of electronic communication technologies include

A) information overload
B) proliferation of misinformation
C) a greater likelihood of attacking, abusive messages targeted toward others
D) all of the above

Question 19

The effects of information overload include

A) enhanced critical thinking
B) diminished time for interpersonal relationships
C) increased stress
D) both b and c

Question 20

Guidelines for cell phone etiquette (rules of appropriate use) include

A) avoiding use of a cell phone in a restaurant, in a theater, or during any public performance when others might be disturbed
B) using a cell phone during a dinner date only when someone important has called you
C) using a cell phone during a business meeting only when family members or close friends call, but no one else
D) speaking in a louder voice so that the person on the receiving end can hear you clearly

Question 21

Trends in communication technologies include which of the following?

A) The pace of technological change is accelerating.
B) The number of people using communication technologies is increasing substantially each year.
C) Ethnic minority groups are falling increasingly behind in their access and use of electronic technologies, with barely a quarter of the members of these groups using the Internet.
D) both a and b

Question 22

Consequences of electronic communication technologies include

A) information overload
B) proliferation of misinformation
C) a greater likelihood of attacking, abusive messages targeted toward others
D) all of the above

Question 23

The effects of information overload include

A) enhanced critical thinking
B) decisive decision making
C) diminished time for interpersonal relationships
D) all of the above

Question 24

Effective ways to cope with information overload include

A) breaking the email feedback loop
B) increasing the use of electronic communication technologies for better efficiency
C) finding patterns so that much of the information avalanche can be easily discarded as irrelevant
D) creating less information

Question 25

The "coming apart" stages of a relationship are always bad because it means the relationship is moving toward termination (ending).

Question 26

Interpersonal communication occurs in both interpersonal and personal relationships, but not all interpersonal relationships qualify as personal.

Question 27

Flaming-an abusive, attacking email message-is a common occurrence in the workplace.

Question 28

You should delay sending any email that has strong emotional content.

Question 29

The majority of Americans still have not tried the Internet.

Question 30

Computer use and Internet use is still a mostly male-dominated cyberworld.

Question 31

The widespread use of cell phones has blurred the line between public and private conversation.

Question 32

Internet use is lowest among middle-aged females.

Question 33

Cyberaddiction, the obsessive use of the Internet, has been proven to be a very serious and growing problem of diminished social contact.

Question 34

The pace of technological acceptance by the public has accelerated recently.

Question 35

The mere use of communication technologies, apart from message content, is changing our lives in significant ways.