Deck 9: Trust and Deception

Question 1

This orientation involves using voice tone, gestures, and/or facial expressions to generate hostility in another.

A) Problem
B) Controlling
C) Problem-solving
D) Descriptive

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Displaying a willingness to rely or depend on another person is known as ________.

A) Interpersonal relationship
B) Trust
C) Compassion
D) Honesty
E) Competence

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which characteristic does NOT occur when you trust another person?

A) Engagement in personal disclosures
B) Willingness to be vulnerable
C) Confidence that others will know of situation shared
D) Confidence in person's dependability
E) Belief in predicting other's response

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When someone is open-minded, or expresses an attitude of _____________, he or she does not require someone to win an argument, defend ideas to the bitter end, or be right all the time.

A) Certainty
B) Provisionalism
C) Superiority
D) Equality

Question 5

This erases feelings of indifference by implying care and regard for others.

A) Forgiveness
B) Sympathy
C) Empathy
D) Equality

Question 6

We need _____________ to feel good about ourselves and maintain a sense of continuity in our lives.

A) Romantic partners
B) Friendships
C) Trust
D) Illusions
E) Deception

Question 7

When we trust someone because of his or her integrity, we believe the person possesses a basic ______________ that permeates our relationship.

A) Deception
B) Simplicity
C) Honesty
D) Consistency

Question 8

This is the perception that one's culture is superior to all others.

A) Cultural superiority
B) Cultural expressiveness
C) Ethnocentrism
D) Cultural differences

Question 9

The sustained use of digital technology to post mean-spirited messages designed to threaten, embarrass, harass, or torment another is known as ____________________.

A) Cyberbullicides
B) Cyberbullying
C) Online chat
D) Social grooming
E) Harassment

Question 10

This percentage of students confesses to having lied to a parent about something important.

A) 90%
B) 70%
C) 80%
D) 35%

Question 11

This self-protection strategy allows us to give ourselves a logical explanation for an unrealistic picture, thought, or feeling.

A) Repression
B) Rationalization
C) Displacement
D) Counterfeit relationship

Question 12

Which of the stages below is not part of the "forgiveness process"?

A) Make proactive choice to be angry to solve conflict
B) Recognize that anger does not feel good
C) Realize that forgiveness is beneficial
D) Make proactive choice to not get angry often

Question 13

When we have faith in another and judge them to have good character, we often have faith in all of the following except:

A) Motives of person
B) Integrity of the person
C) Consistency of person's behavior
D) Person's workplace

Question 14

What percentage of people admits to lying to our romantic partner?

A) 88%
B) 56%
C) 92%
D) 34%

Question 15

This percentage of students believes their parents want them to behave ethically.

A) 92%
B) 85%
C) 64%
D) 24%

Question 16

A trusting behavior involves all elements except:

A) Expecting one to behave in a way that has either harmful or beneficial results
B) Aware that an outcome is positive or negative, depending upon others' actions
C) We think the other person will behave in a way that will produce harmful results

Question 17

The nature of _______________ is to deceive others without their noticing.

A) Cheating
B) Stealing
C) An argument
D) Lying

Question 18

This is a sense of peace and understanding that we experience when we stop blaming others for perceived wrongs.

A) Trust
B) Forgiveness
C) Honesty
D) Interpersonal perception

Question 19

Information being shared in this way is often inaccurate and directed at those not present to defend themselves.

A) Cyberbullying
B) Harassment
C) Gossiping
D) Sharing secrets

Question 20

While it does not mean condoning unkind actions, this is a manifestation of the personal control we have over our lives.

A) Trust
B) Forgiveness
C) Honesty
D) Interpersonal perception

Question 21

Technology makes us more accessible to our family and friends, and it makes us more accessible, essentially, to everyone.

Question 22

The goals we bring to a relationship directly affect how trusting we are.

Question 23

When one's actions hurt us, we only experience that hurt in our minds.

Question 24

Learning to forgive yourself is as important as learning to forgive others.

Question 25

________________ breeds mistrust and further deception; these are factors harmful to the building of strong relationships.

Question 26

Willingness to forgive has nothing to do with gender.

Question 27

Gossip has positive effects, often fostering relationships and kinships with others.

Question 28

Character-based sources of trust include integrity, consistency of behavior, and discretion.

Question 29

Inappropriately relying on another person can often create as many problems as not relying on them at all.

Question 30

An inability to trust in one's partner is the reason most commonly given for a relationship's deterioration.

Question 31

The degree to which others fulfill our expectations determines whether we will depend on or trust that person again.

Question 32

Trust, which grows over time, is essential for _________________ ______________________.

Question 33

The media is the most powerful influence on how we view different groups in society.

Question 34

Deception may occur in any of our personal relationships.

Question 35

Our romantic partner is the person to whom we are mostly likely to tell our biggest lies.

Question 36

The amount of trust we place in another is largely based on our ___________ of that person's character.

Question 37

Our relationships can often become close before trust is established.

Question 38

Telling a "small" lie to a partner in a relationship is often a sign that the relationship will not last.

Question 39

Trust is a gamble that often carries some risk.

Question 40

Women are more likely than men to confront a person whom they feel is being deceptive.

Question 41

Creating an interpersonal climate that reduces the change of rejection or betrayal that each of us fears is essential to foster the development of what kind of relationship?

Question 42

What are the two main reasons-or results-that we strive for when lying?

Question 43

_____________________ to another can help the other come to know you, understand you, and realize that he/she must also take a risk if a relationship based on mutual trust is to be developed.

Question 44

What percentage of online daters often embellish their profiles with "small" fibs?

Question 45

_________________ feelings often impede the personalization of communication, which makes the satisfying conversation of self-disclosure difficult.

Question 46

Explain why it is often more difficult to form a trusting relationship with someone online as opposed to forming that same relationship in person.

Question 47

We place trust in others for a variety of reasons. Please name three.

Question 48

The absence of trust causes reciprocation of disclosers to cease, eventually leading to what?

Question 49

Persons who are unwilling to forgive experience more __________ and are likely to have _____ fulfilling relationships.

Question 50

How can we repair and rebuild a relationship that has been jeopardized?

Question 51

Give at least two examples of how media portrayals of individuals or groups fosters mistrust within communities.

Question 52

_____________ believes that individuals who believe in themselves are "self-actualizers" who are close to fulfilling their unique potential as human beings.

Question 53

Trust consists of two basic components; what are they?

Question 54

Explain how trust is akin in "interpersonal glue."

Question 55

Nelson Mandela believes that ____________ is like drinking poison and waiting for it to kill your enemy.

Question 56

Sharing these gives others the ability to see your private e-mails and texts, and is often a way of proving trust in others.