Deck 7: Interpersonal Communication

Question 1

______ is the physical or virtual distance between two people.

A) Span
B) Proximity
C) Dispersion
D) Closeness

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Jennifer assumes that because one of her coworkers, Shanika, is physically attractive, she is also talented, fun to be around, and hardworking. This example demonstrates ______.

A) first impression theory
B) the horns effect
C) reciprocal physical attraction
D) the halo effect

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Adul's instructor dresses rather casually and shows up to class with messy hair and glasses that have been taped together. Adul spends most of class playing on his phone because he assumes the instructor is as unintelligent and unprepared as he is unattractive. This example demonstrates _______.

A) the halo effect
B) physical attraction
C) the horns effect
D) social attractiveness

Answer 3

C

Question 4

According to the matching hypothesis, we tend to form relationships with people who are similar to us in terms of ______.

A) intelligence
B) personality
C) communication style
D) attractiveness

Question 5

______ refers to the degree to which you find the bodily traits of another person pleasing and desirable.

A) Physical attraction
B) Proximity
C) The halo effect
D) The horns effect
Effect

Question 6

Whereas ______ is measured by an individual's actions and personality, ______ is the extent to which a person finds another person's body pleasing and desirable.

A) physical attraction; social attractiveness
B) horns effect; halo effect
C) halo effect; horns effect
D) social attractiveness; physical attraction

Question 7

______ refers to the tendency to associate positive traits with a person based on their physical appearance.

A) Physical attraction
B) Proximity
C) Halo effect
D) Horns effect

Question 8

Shania is initially attracted to Chad, a fellow student in one of her classes. Over the semester, however, he is continually loud and disruptive in class. He also makes lewd jokes and is almost kicked out of class. By the end of the class, Shania is no longer attracted to Chad. It is likely that, in Shania's eyes, Chad's behavior caused his ______ to decrease.

A) physical attractiveness
B) social attractiveness
C) halo effect
D) horns effect

Question 9

Katrice met Sungye in her history class. She found his personality and behavior in class pleasing as they interacted throughout the semester. What does example this display?

A) social attractiveness
B) horns effect
C) physical attraction laws
D) theory of matching personalities

Question 10

What have researchers found about social attractiveness measured through viewing Facebook pages?

A) Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if they are on Instagram instead of Facebook.
B) Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if they have a high number of Facebook friends.
C) Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if their Facebook friends are physically attractive.
D) Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if their friends like their posts often.

Question 11

James and Sia share similar attitudes about a number of different issues and grew up in similar cultural backgrounds. They are both reasonably attractive. If James and Sia formed a relationship, it would likely be explained by (the) ______.

A) Social Exchange Theory
B) matching hypothesis
C) halo effect
D) horns effect

Question 12

What perspective would suggest that relationships with a high cost but low rewards are unlikely to form and last?

A) Social Exchange Theory
B) relationship dialectics theory
C) the halo effect
D) the horns effect

Question 13

Irwin Altman and Dallas Taylor developed the Social Penetration Theory to show how relationships progress toward intimacy as a result of ______ from both partners.

A) mutual trust
B) self-disclosure
C) physical attraction
D) words of affirmation

Question 14

According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming together may partners ask questions to learn about interests, hobbies, backgrounds, and lifestyle?

A) initiating
B) experimenting
C) intensifying
D) integrating

Question 15

The metaphor used by Altman and Taylor to represent individuals in a relationship is that of a(n) ______.

A) bucket
B) apple
C) airplane
D) onion

Question 16

According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming together do partners express a commitment or test labels such as boyfriend or girlfriend?

A) initiating
B) experimenting
C) intensifying
D) bonding

Question 17

After the Supreme Court ruled on marriage equality in 2015, Tyrese and Clay celebrated by having a wedding ceremony. Which stage of coming together are Tyrese and Clay in?

A) initiating
B) experimenting
C) integrating
D) bonding

Question 18

During the ______ stage of coming together, partners engage in communication that weaves their lives together and solidifies their status as a couple.

A) experimenting
B) intensifying
C) integrating
D) bonding

Question 19

______ refers to the act of revealing information about one's self to others.

A) Self-disclosure
B) Experimenting
C) Social penetration
D) Bonding

Question 20

According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming together do partners express a deep commitment to each other publicly to the rest of the world?

A) initiating
B) experimenting
C) intensifying
D) bonding

Question 21

According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming apart do partners begin restricting communication with the other?

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

Question 22

According to the Model of Interaction Stages, which stage of coming apart is the undoing of the bonding stage of coming together?

A) circumscribing
B) stagnating
C) avoiding
D) termination

Question 23

What does your text isolate as a problem with linear models of relationships?

A) Linear models oversimplify a complex process that is often unique.
B) Linear models lack complexity and sophistication.
C) Linear models are too complex and difficult to use.
D) Linear models are easy to misinterpret.

Question 24

Which of the following is the correct order of coming apart in the Model of Interaction Stages?

A) circumscribing, differentiating, intensifying, avoiding, termination
B) bonding, differentiating, stagnating, avoiding, termination
C) differentiating, stagnating, circumscribing, termination, avoiding
D) differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, termination

Question 25

______ communication involves situations when the affection, emotion, and intimacy that develops through computer-mediated communication equals or surpasses what happens face to face.

A) Hyperpersonal
B) Technology-intensive
C) Social-networking
D) Virtual

Question 26

______ is the term Honeycutt uses to refer to the understanding of the various paths relationships can take and where those paths might lead.

A) Imagined trajectories
B) Imaginative thinking
C) Investigative thinking
D) Imagined interactions

Question 27

A person thinking, "I'm too young to get married," is exhibiting which type of turning point?

A) interpersonal/normative
B) dyadic
C) social network
D) circumstantial

Question 28

Aziz has been in a relationship for about two months, but he was just promoted at work and asked to relocate to the company's headquarters in another state. This is an example of a ______ turning point in his dating relationship.

A) interpersonal/normative
B) dyadic
C) social network
D) circumstantial

Question 29

Which turning point in a relationship occurs when you evaluate yourself, your partner, or the relationship by standards of what is ideal and/or normal?

A) interpersonal/normative
B) dyadic
C) social network
D) circumstantial

Question 30

Aundranay and James have been a couple for 10 years. Despite rough patches in the past, they are committed to each other and wish to stay together. Aundranay has been thinking about having children. James is not sure if he wants children but decides to propose to Aundranay and get married before starting a family. Their relationship seems to have followed a(n) ______ trajectory.

A) accelerated
B) accelerated-arrested
C) intermediate
D) prolonged

Question 31

Rafael and Rachel met in grad school. Their relationship started getting more serious, and Rachel decided to bring Rafael to her family gathering for Passover. Rafael was not raised Jewish, and Rachel was concerned her family would not approve of their relationship. To her surprise, Rachel's family embraced Rafael with open-mindedness. This is an example of a(n) ______ turning point.

A) interpersonal/normative
B) dyadic
C) social network
D) circumstantial

Question 32

What kind of turning point occurs when events that are perceived as beyond your control (and your partner's) influence the relationship, such as illnesses, relocations, and natural disasters?

A) interpersonal/normative
B) dyadic
C) social network
D) circumstantial

Question 33

Ken believes his relationship with Yang Chi isn't going well. He believes they aren't on a good path, and that their relationship isn't going smoothly. What phrase would describe these thoughts that Ken is having?

A) imaginative relationships
B) imaginative thinking
C) imagined trajectories
D) imagined interactions

Question 34

Abby and Maria have been dating for three weeks and just had their first big fight. What kind of turning point did they just experience?

A) interpersonal/normative
B) dyadic
C) social network
D) circumstantial

Question 35

______ turning points occur when friends, family members, coworkers, or acquaintances influence the course of your relationship.

A) Interpersonal/normative
B) Dyadic
C) Social network
D) Circumstantial

Question 36

What term in the text refers to a unique private world constructed and sustained by partners in a relationship?

A) Social Exchange Theory
B) relational dialectic
C) relational culture
D) social attractiveness

Question 37

Nu and Amber have routines together, like a standing meal on Tuesday nights, and refer to each other using affectionate names that no one else in their mutual friend group uses. These relationship features that distinguish Nu and Amber from all other relationships are known as ______.

A) turning points
B) relational dialectics
C) relational culture
D) intrapersonal processes

Question 38

Which dialectic is concerned with surprise and spontaneity?

A) autonomy and connectedness
B) novelty and predictability
C) openness and closedness
D) agency and constraint

Question 39

At the beginning of their relationship, Joel and Fredrick spent a large amount of time together. After a few months, however, Joel began wanting to spend time with his friends away from Fredrick. This change upset Fredrick, who wants to spend all his time with Joel. This example demonstrates which dialectical tension?

A) autonomy and connectedness
B) novelty and predictability
C) openness and closedness
D) agency and constraint

Question 40

If you were to resolve a dialectical tension by satisfying both dialectical needs, but in separate areas of life, this would be called ______?

A) selection
B) separation
C) neutralization
D) reframing

Question 41

Resolving a dialectical tension by satisfying only one need and denying the other is called ______.

A) selection
B) separation
C) neutralization
D) reframing

Question 42

______ is resolving a dialectical tension by transforming the two needs of a dialectical tension so they are no longer experienced as opposites.

A) Selection
B) Separation
C) Neutralization
D) Reframing

Question 43

Which dialectic is concerned with the tension between freedom and independence?

A) autonomy and connectedness
B) novelty and predictability
C) openness and closedness
D) agency and constraint

Question 44

An example of a behavioral relational symbol would be ______.

A) a favorite restaurant
B) an engagement ring
C) spending a holiday together
D) a nickname

Question 45

Xian and Bo have fallen into a pattern in their relationship. Bo would like to go out more, but Xian would prefer to stay home. They are experiencing tension along which dialectic?

A) autonomy and connectedness
B) novelty and predictability
C) openness and closedness
D) agency and constraint

Question 46

Resolving a dialectal tension by compromising so that both dialectical needs are met to some degree, but not fully is an example of ______

A) selection
B) separation
C) neutralization
D) reframing

Question 47

Items in the United States such as the flag, the national anthem, the constitution, and war memorials serve as important sources of national identity and are examples of ______.

A) integration
B) symbolic practices
C) cultural artifacts
D) binding

Question 48

A restaurant with a relational history is what kind of symbol?

A) cultural object
B) place
C) event
D) physical object

Question 49

A relationship's ______ include physical objects such as mementos or photographs, nicknames for the other person, and songs that both individuals found pertinent in a special moment.

A) private practices
B) connectivity creations
C) symbolic practices
D) sentimental values

Question 50

______ refers to the everyday intrusions or interruptions in couple interactions or time spent together that occur due to technology.

A) Spirals of communication
B) Technoference
C) Defensive communication
D) Relational culture

Question 51

______ refers to messages and interactions that make people feel valued and respected, while ______ refers to messages and interactions that make people feel devalued and disrespected

A) Confirming communication; disconfirming communication
B) Relational climate; relational tension
C) Disconfirming communication; confirming communication
D) Ethical communication; unethical communication

Question 52

______ defines the overall emotional feeling, or temperature, of the relationship.

A) Relational distance
B) Relational dialectic
C) Relational culture
D) Relational climate

Question 53

What are spirals of communication?

A) communication that never escalates or de-escalates into anything further
B) communication where each person's message reinforces the other's message
C) communication between partners that reinforces their commitment to each other
D) communication where the message of one partner disconfirms other messages

Question 54

Which type of defensive reaction involves using verbal aggression and sarcasm?

A) attacking the critic
B) avoiding critical information
C) distorting critical information
D) compromising critical information

Question 55

Pretending not to care is an example of ______.

A) attacking the critic
B) distorting critical information
C) avoiding critical information
D) distracted communication

Question 56

Donal and his girlfriend, Riva, tend to get into predictable, quickly escalating arguments whenever the subject of his ex-girlfriend comes up. This is an example of ______.

A) spirals of communication
B) technoference
C) defensive communication
D) relational culture

Question 57

What is a negative influence of the Internet on relationships outlined in the text?

A) It can take time away from our relationships.
B) It makes our relationships more time consuming.
C) It makes our relationships less personal.
D) It. makes it harder to get family approval of a relationship.

Question 58

Which is an example of an external pressure on a relationship?

A) how your partner likes to dress
B) how your parents raised you
C) your attitudes towards same-sex relationships
D) your community's attitudes towards same-sex relationships

Question 59

What phenomenon suggests the closer the relationship is, the more the individuals select many ways of communicating to each other, including face to face, online, and text messaging?

A) dialectical communication
B) confirming communication
C) media multiplexity
D) interaction theory

Question 60

According to Pew Research Center in 2014, what was reported by younger adults regarding technology use in their relationships?

A) It has simultaneously created relationship tension while making them feel closer to their partners.
B) It has made their relationships grow in ways they never imagined, with no drawbacks.
C) It has had a negative effect on relationship satisfaction.
D) It has not had any impact on their relationships.

Question 61

We are most likely to form relationships with people who inhabit space with us.

Question 62

Confirming the popular thought that "opposites attract," similarity is less attractive to us than is dissimilarity.

Question 63

Communication with or between persons who approach one another in a relationship is referred to as intrapersonal communication.

Question 64

According to the Social Penetration Model, after peeling back the outermost layers, an individual exposes his or her core, or most basic self.

Question 65

The middle layers of the social penetration model expose our deepest fears, our greatest hopes, and our spiritual values.

Question 66

In the Model of Interaction Stages, there are five stages of coming together: initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding

Question 67

In the Model of Interaction Stages, the intensifying stage includes public ceremonies like weddings.

Question 68

One problem with linear models is the extreme diversity in their research subjects.

Question 69

Social networking sites may encourage hyperpersonal communication.

Question 70

When turning points occur in a relationship, it is not the events themselves that change relationships but our interpretation of the events.

Question 71

The culture of a relationship includes the identities of the partners involved, but it also goes beyond them and takes on a larger identity of its own.

Question 72

The novel and predictability dialectical tension concerns freedom within the relationship.

Question 73

In resolving dialectical tension, agreeing on one end of the continuum over the other is the most satisfying solution.

Question 74

In dialectical tension, stagnation is the term for compromising so that both dialectical needs are met to some degree but not fully.

Question 75

Relational climate refers to the overall emotional feeling, or temperature, of the relationship.

Question 76

Attacking the critic is a form of defensive communication which includes inventing untrue explanations and rationalizing.

Question 77

Older couples are more likely to have used an online dating application or website.

Question 78

The Internet eases relationship formation and development because it decreases barriers to communicating including time, physical distance, and cost.

Question 79

The Internet presents a paradox for relationships. It strengthens our relationships with distant friends and relations but may eat away time from our relationships with the people right next to us.

Question 80

The two opposing forces in Internet interaction are cocooners and connectors.