Question 1

Which relational maintenance strategies are used most often in email with friends and family?

Accepted Answer

A)   Assurances and Sharing tasks
B)   Openness and Social networks
C)   Positivity and Assurances
D)   Sharing tasks and Positivity B

Question 2

The seriousness of the transgression and the relative strength of the relationship prior to the offense are the two most significant factors in whether forgiveness will be granted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

People are disproportionately likely to marry others whose first or last names resemble their own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which stage of a relationship features a public display and declaration of exclusivity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intensifying
B)   Integrating
C)   Bonding
D)   Circumscribing

Question 5

Describe the 4 positive categories that help make terminating a relationship a learning experience.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

During which stage of a relationship do you show that you are interested in making contact and demonstrate that you are a person worth talking to?

Accepted Answer

A)   Integrating
B)   Experimenting
C)   Initiating
D)   Insulated listening

Question 7

At an external level, which dialectic captures the challenges that people in a relationship face when trying to meet others' expectations while being true to themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inclusion-Seclusion
B)   Predictability-Novelty
C)   Expression-privacy
D)   Conventionality-Uniqueness

Question 8

When stagnation becomes too unpleasant, people in a relationship begin to create distance between each other by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Terminating
B)   Avoiding
C)   Integrating
D)   Circumscribing

Question 9

In which external dialectic does a relational pair reconcile a desire for involvement with others outside the relationship and time together within the relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inclusion-Seclusion
B)   Predictability-Novelty
C)   Expression-Privacy
D)   Conventionality-Uniqueness

Question 10

Mark Knapp's model has 10 relational stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Messages have __________ and relational dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A)   rhetorical
B)   content
C)   linguistic
D)   semantic

Question 12

You don't like to deal with personal messages at work, but your partner feels the need to call or text you often during the day. Which dialectical tension are you experiencing in your relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inclusion-Seclusion
B)   Connection-Autonomy
C)   Expression-Privacy
D)   Stability-Change

Question 13

Some of the most common reasons for relational breakups involve failure of partners to satisfy one another's needs for connection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the 3 major dialectical tensions and how each conflict manifests itself both internally and externally.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Traits such as liking, respect, familiarity, and social interaction can all influence perceived __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   disclosure
B)   rewards
C)   beauty
D)   proximity

Question 16

Patients who played video games with friends after getting out of surgery required less pain medication that those who did not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which statement is TRUE about forgiving transgressions?

Accepted Answer

A)   When a sincere apology is offered, forgiving others is easy.
B)   Transgressors who have been forgiven are usually more likely to repeat their offenses than those who have not received forgiveness.
C)   Forgiveness improves the physical and mental health of the transgressor, but not the forgiver.
D)   One way to improve your ability to forgive is to recall times when you have mistreated or hurt others in the past.

Question 18

Attraction based on similarities is a subjective process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify 7 factors that influence our choice of relational partners.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which dating profile is most likely to be associated with the most attractive person?

Accepted Answer

A)   A profile with typos
B)   A profile with grammatical mistakes
C)   A profile with misspellings
D)   An error-free profile

Exam 10: Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships

Which relational maintenance strategies are used most often in email with friends and family?

The seriousness of the transgression and the relative strength of the relationship prior to the offense are the two most significant factors in whether forgiveness will be granted.

People are disproportionately likely to marry others whose first or last names resemble their own.

Which stage of a relationship features a public display and declaration of exclusivity?

Describe the 4 positive categories that help make terminating a relationship a learning experience.

During which stage of a relationship do you show that you are interested in making contact and demonstrate that you are a person worth talking to?

At an external level, which dialectic captures the challenges that people in a relationship face when trying to meet others' expectations while being true to themselves?

When stagnation becomes too unpleasant, people in a relationship begin to create distance between each other by __________.

In which external dialectic does a relational pair reconcile a desire for involvement with others outside the relationship and time together within the relationship?

Mark Knapp's model has 10 relational stages.

Messages have __________ and relational dimensions.

You don't like to deal with personal messages at work, but your partner feels the need to call or text you often during the day. Which dialectical tension are you experiencing in your relationship?

Some of the most common reasons for relational breakups involve failure of partners to satisfy one another's needs for connection.

Describe the 3 major dialectical tensions and how each conflict manifests itself both internally and externally.

Traits such as liking, respect, familiarity, and social interaction can all influence perceived __________.

Patients who played video games with friends after getting out of surgery required less pain medication that those who did not.

Which statement is TRUE about forgiving transgressions?

Attraction based on similarities is a subjective process.

Identify 7 factors that influence our choice of relational partners.

Which dating profile is most likely to be associated with the most attractive person?