Deck 7: Interpersonal Relationships

Question 1

Cassie had been a smoker for 40 years.She did not disclose this information to her family until she got diagnosed with lung cancer.In this scenario, this information moves into the _____ of her Johari window.

A)secret pane 
B)unknown pane 
C)open pane 
D)blind pane

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Tom and Brad were in school together.Although they chose different career paths, they continue to meet each other every month.In this scenario, Tom and Brad are involved in: 

A)maintaining their relationship.
B)developing their relationship.
C)avoiding their relationship.
D)ending their relationship.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

_____ is the confidential information people deliberately choose to share about themselves.

A)Self-disclosure 
B)Other-disclosure 
C)Grave dressing 
D)Saving face

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is true of relationships that are developed online? 

A)Online partners can stay connected even if they are spatially distant.
B)Online profiles and activities generally give an accurate reflection of a person's true self.
C)Online relationships have been statistically proven to involve little or no risk.
D)Online partners respond according to each other's physical appearance and nonverbal cues rather than their verbal messages.

Question 5

The _____ refers to the relationship stage during which partners create physical distance by making excuses not to do things with the other person in the relationship.

A)maintaining stage 
B)stagnating stage 
C)circumscribing stage 
D)avoiding stage

Question 6

Which of the following is a difference between friendship and acquaintanceship? 

A)Friendships happen instantly, whereas acquaintanceships take time.
B)Friendships are not classified by context, whereas acquaintanceships are classified by context.
C)Friends are people with whom communication occurs online, whereas acquaintances are people who we meet personally.
D)Friends share personal information, whereas acquaintances discuss surface issues.

Question 7

_____ is the process of attempting to maintain a positive self-image in a relational situation.

A)Neutralization 
B)Saving face 
C)Grave-dressing 
D)Temporal selection

Question 8

Holly and Rupert had been dating since college.One day, they had a big argument, and they ended their relationship.They decided to remain friends and stay in touch in spite of the break up.In this case, Holly and Rupert are involved in: 

A)grave-dressing.
B)developing a relationship.
C)relationship transformation.
D)ending a relationship.

Question 9

In the context of developing a relationship, which of the following occurs through disclosure and feedback? 

A)Uncertainty between individuals is reduced.
B)Physical contact between people is increased.
C)Differences between individuals become unbearable.
D)Trust between two individuals is breached.

Question 10

_____ is defined as interchangeable polite chit-chat involving no or very little personal disclosure.

A)Intrapersonal communication 
B)Impersonal communication 
C)Hyperpersonal communication 
D)Nonverbal communication

Question 11

The _____ refers to the relationship stage during which partners just go through the motions of interacting with each other routinely without enthusiasm or emotion.

A)maintaining stage 
B)stagnating stage 
C)circumscribing stage 
D)avoiding stage

Question 12

Which of the following is true of Steve Duck's Relationship Filtering Model? 

A)It explains how people attempt to save face in relationships.
B)It explains the process that relationships go through in the ending stages.
C)It explains the process that relationships go through in the beginning stages.
D)It explains the steps involved in grave dressing.

Question 13

Which of the following is a guideline for maintaininging friendships? 

A)Agree with whatever a friend says.
B)Listen and respond to what a friend says.
C)Discuss surface issues rather than personal issues.
D)Change your ideas to match those of a friend.

Question 14

_____ refers to putting one's needs or desires on hold to attend to the needs of his or her partner or the relationship.

A)Sacrifice 
B)Honor 
C)Sufferance 
D)Toleration

Question 15

Erica and Brady met each other at a mutual friend's birthday party.They talked about their interests and hobbies.They tried to get to know each other.In this scenario, Erica and Brady are: 

A)maintaining a relationship.
B)developing a relationship.
C)avoiding a relationship.
D)ending a relationship.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of maintaining intimate relationships? 

A)Intimate relationships do not involve physical attraction between partners.
B)People usually have more intimate friends than acquaintances.
C)Intimate relationships are the most important predictor of life satisfaction and emotional well-being.
D)Intimacy norms between people are the same across various cultures and co-cultures.

Question 17

Which of the following is a guideline for developing acquaintance relationships? 

A)Ask questions, listen carefully, and follow up on what has been said.
B)Exchange honest opinions even if they are not similar to a partner's opinion.
C)Share personal information about family and life.
D)Strongly stress your points whenever there is a difference of opinions.

Question 18

_____ are close, personal friends with whom one shares a high degree of interdependence, commitment, disclosure, understanding, affection, and trust.

A)Contacts 
B)Strangers 
C)Intimates 
D)Acquaintances

Question 19

Which of the following is a strategy to maintain a relationship? 

A)One can adopt prosocial behaviors like observing ceremonial occasions.
B)One must pay very close attention to his or her partner's personal affairs.
C)One can start avoiding a partner when he or she is troubled with a partner's behavior.
D)One must ensure that both the partner's needs and desires are completely met.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of hyperpersonal communication? 

A)Online partners have no control over managing the self-image they convey to their partners.
B)It involves a great deal of nonverbal and contextual cues.
C)It is very similar to traditional face-to-face communication.
D)Online partners usually assume their partners to be similar to them.

Question 21

Intimates can be romantically involved with each other.

Question 22

Online communication may present a potentially less difficult way to meet others than traditional face-to-face interactions.

Question 23

A(N) _____ is a tension between conflicting forces.

A)dialectic 
B)relationship 
C)oddity 
D)interaction

Question 24

A(n) _________ is one in which partners are not sexually attracted to each other or do not act on an attraction they feel.
A.open relationship
B.romantic relationship
C.platonic relationship
D.casual relationship

Question 25

Explain the four stages of a declining relationship.

Question 26

In the context of dialectics in interpersonal relationships, _____ is the desire to do things independent of one's partner.

A)openness 
B)novelty 
C)autonomy 
D)predictability

Question 27

Friendship can form even between people who rarely interact.

Question 28

Briefly explain the various types of relationships.

Question 29

In the context of managing dialectical tension, which of the strategies is effective in maintaining a person's need for balance in the openness/closedness dialectic? 

A)One can choose certain topics to satisfy one desire and other topics to satisfy the opposite desire.
B)One can compromise between the desires of one person and the desires of the other.
C)One can change his or her perception about the opposing desires so they no longer are conflicting.
D)One can choose one desire and ignore the other for the time being.

Question 30

_____ refers to the competing psychological tensions that exist in any relationship.

A)Relational maintenance 
B)Media multiplexity 
C)Relational dialectics 
D)Relationship transformation

Question 31

Upon self-disclosure, an information from the secret pane moves into the open pane of the Johari window.

Question 32

Friendship that is formed solely based on a context may fade if the context changes.

Question 33

Online friendships are developed based on a person's physical appearance, race, and culture.

Question 34

Discuss the strategies to maintain dialectical tension.

Question 35

_________ refers to online interactions in which senders have a greater capacity to strategically manage their self-presentation because nonverbal and relevant contextual cues are more limite
A.Impersonal communication
B.Hyperpersonal communication
C.Interpersonal communication
D.Social communication

Question 36

Which of the following is true of temporal selection? 

A)Desires of both people in a relationship are partially met.
B)It temporarily manages a relational dialectic.
C)It resolves a relational dialectic.
D)A relationship will eventually end if this strategy is habitually followed.

Question 37

_________ is the strategy of changing one's perception about the level of tension.
A.Topical segmentation
B.Neutralization
C.Reframing
D.Temporal selection

Question 38

In a Johari window, the _________ represents the information about an individual that both the individual and his or her partner know.
A."blind" pane
B."unknown" pane
C."open" pane
D."secret" pane

Question 39

Shelly and Lincoln have been married for two years.Shelly loves surprises, and she wants to throw a surprise party celebrating Lincoln's recent promotion at work.However, Lincoln is more schedule-oriented, and Shelly is worried if he'll welcome the surprise.In this scenario, which of the following relational dialectics plays a role? 

A)Openness/closedness 
B)Novelty/openness 
C)Autonomy/connection 
D)Novelty/predictability

Question 40

_________ refers to communication strategies used to keep a relationship operating smoothly and satisfactorily.
A.Grave-dressing
B.Stagnating
C.Circumscribing
D.Relational maintenance