Deck 10: Communication and Relationship Management

Question 1

Men prefer conversations in which …

A) they are oriented side-by-side
B) there is strong topical cohesion
C) they do an activity that promotes talking
D) all of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is true about interruptions?

A) men interrupt women more than other men
B) men equally interrupt women other men
C) women interrupt more than men
D) the data on gender-related interruptions are inconclusive

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The conclusion from studies that examined men's and women's propensity to interrupt one another is that …

A) men and women interrupt equally
B) women interrupt more to exert power
C) men interrupt women to demonstrate solidarity
D) interruptions serve multiple functions

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A study by Newman, Groom, Handelman, and Pennebaker (2008) examined writing samples of 14,000 men and women and found …

A) women are marginally higher in need for power than men
B) men are marginally higher in need for power than women
C) women are marginally more polite than men
D) men are marginally more polite than women

Question 5

A brief question added to the end of a sentence is a …

A) leading question
B) tag question
C) power question
D) clarification question

Question 6

People add short tag questions at the end of sentences for all of the following purposes, except …

A) to assert dominance
B) to express uncertainty
C) to be polite
D) to express solidarity

Question 7

All of the following are examples of back-channeling, except …

A) nodding
B) head shaking
C) completing the other's sentence
D) rolling your eyes

Question 8

A study on language use in text messaging found that men are more likely than women to …

A) use emotional language
B) refer to their emotional states
C) use words associated with labeling objects
D) refer to social situations

Question 9

The skills specialization view of male and female conversational styles suggests which of the following?

A) men and women have different but equally effective ways of dealing with emotional experiences
B) men and women will turn to women for support
C) men and women will be supported by members of their own sex
D) men and women will turn to their own sex for support

Question 10

The dfferent cultures approach to male and female conversational styles proposes which of the following tenets?

A) men and women have different but equally effective ways of dealing with emotional experiences
B) women have more effective ways of dealing with emotional experiences
C) men and women live in the same emotional culture
D) men and women feel more supported by women

Question 11

Consistent differences in men's and women's linguistic styles have been demonstrated across multiple studies. Men have been found to be all of the following, except …

A) instrumental
B) direct
C) detailed
D) concise

Question 12

Consistent differences in men's and women's linguistic styles have been demonstrated across multiple studies. Women have been found to be all of the following, except …

A) concise
B) detailed
C) indirect
D) affective

Question 13

_______ is a shared system for encoding, storing, and retrieving information that enables couples to manage the chores of everyday life.

A) hyperaccessibiliy of thoughts
B) transactive memory
C) implicit egotism
D) object relation

Question 14

Couples' indivdidual contributions to transactive memory are based on all of the following, except …

A) expertise
B) gender
C) sex roles
D) parental influence

Question 15

All of the following are true of transactive memory, except …

A) both members of the couple contribute to it equally
B) both members of the couple know what the other knows
C) it develops early in relationships
D) retrieval from transactive memory works best when partners are face to face

Question 16

Researchers who view interruptions as a means to assert dominance also suggest all of the following, except …

A) interruptions violate normal conversational rules
B) interruptions represent an attempt at solidarity
C) interruptions are always negative and undesirable behaviors
D) interruptions are an attempt to control conversations and exert power

Question 17

Preferring to discuss a limited number of topics is known as …

A) topical instability
B) topical stability
C) topical cohesion
D) topical sensitivity

Question 18

Which of the following is not true about interruptions?

A) they can be interpreted as a means of reasserting dominance
B) they violate conversational norms
C) men are more likely to interrupt than women
D) men are more likely to interrupt women than other men

Question 19

What are the three types of interruptions?

A) confirmation, agreement, rejection
B) confirmation, rejection, disconfirmation
C) confirmation, agreement, disconfirmation
D) rejection, disconfirmation, information

Question 20

Compared to men, women's speech is more likely to …

A) use directives and imperatives
B) use tag questions to express uncertainty
C) avoid words like ""please"" or ""might""
D) use back-channeling to signal lack of interest

Question 21

The skill specialization of emotional support skills in women and the skill deficit in this in men is due to …

A) biological differences
B) the inherent maternal nature of women
C) culture and socialization
D) all of the above

Question 22

Couples use a shared system for encoding, storing, and retrieving information, called ______ , to manage the many tasks of everyday life.

A) transactive memory
B) working memory
C) cognitive resources
D) dyadic memory

Question 23

Conversational words that express uncertainty such as I guess or You know are called …

A) tag questions
B) qualifiers
C) politeness
D) uptalk

Question 24

Completing others' sentences and nodding while they speak are two examples of …

A) qualifiers
B) tag questions
C) politeness
D) back-channeling

Question 25

Roughly what percentage of long-distance relationships are terminated while partners are apart?

A) 0.1
B) 0.25
C) 0.5
D) 0.75

Question 26

About one-third of long distance couples terminate their relationship within 3 months of reuniting. Which of these factors contribute to this finding?

A) increased autonomy
B) decreased conflict
C) increase in knowledge (both positive and negative) about each other
D) decreased jealousy

Question 27

Research has found that people with ______ levels of idealization for their partner in long distance relationships were most stable and successful.

A) low
B) moderate
C) high
D) none of the above

Question 28

Which of the following statements is true?

A) if a relationship fails to meet expectations, relationship satisfaction will be low
B) if a relationship fails to meet expectations, relationship satisfaction will be high
C) if a relationship exceeds expectations, relationship satisfaction will be high
D) A and C

Question 29

When it comes to explaining behavior, dissastisfied partners moreso than satisfied partners …

A) generate attributions that overemphasize negative events and underemphasize positive ones
B) generate attritubtions that are mostly situational
C) generate attributions that diminish the impact of negative events
D) generate attributions that give their partner the benefit of the doubt

Question 30

Negative attributions for a partner's behavior tend to …

A) lead to conflict resolution
B) trigger negative behavior
C) trigger positive behavior
D) lead to high relationship satisfaction over time

Question 31

In terms of gender differences in communication, all of the following appear to be true of men, except …

A) they prefer side-by-side interactions
B) they establish a small number of topics to discuss at length
C) they have less meaningful conversations than women
D) they show less topical cohesion than women

Question 32

Couples can be especially successul creating and maintaining satisfying relationships if they …

A) make sure to consider their partner in a realistic fashion
B) idealize their partner
C) make sex the top priority in their relationship
D) make internal attributions for their partner's unexpected behavior