Question 1

Who are professional peers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who are professional peers?...

Question 2

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Friendships with members of the same sex or gender.

Accepted Answer

A)  agentic friendships 
B)  best friends 
C)  betrayal 
D)  close friends 
E)  communal friendships
F) companionship
G) cross-category friendships
H) cross-orientation friendships
I) cross-sex friendships
J) friendship
K) friendship rules
L) FWB relationships
M) gender
N) identity support
O) intercultural friendships
P) interethnic friendships
Q) mental management
R) professional peers
S) same-sex friendships
T) self-disclosure
U) sharing activities
V) special peers
W) valued social identities
X) volatile
Y) voluntary

Question 3

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Friendships in which the parties focus primarily on helping each other achieve practical goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  agentic friendships 
B)  best friends 
C)  betrayal 
D)  close friends 
E)  communal friendships
F) companionship
G) cross-category friendships
H) cross-orientation friendships
I) cross-sex friendships
J) friendship
K) friendship rules
L) FWB relationships
M) gender
N) identity support
O) intercultural friendships
P) interethnic friendships
Q) mental management
R) professional peers
S) same-sex friendships
T) self-disclosure
U) sharing activities
V) special peers
W) valued social identities
X) volatile
Y) voluntary

Question 4

One of the most common reasons why friendships fade over time is that

Accepted Answer

A)  friendships are volatile. 
B)  friendships can't withstand romantic attraction. 
C)  friendships are inherently short-term relationships. 
D)  friendships shift when shared interests or beliefs change. 
E)  none of the options is correct

Question 5

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The ability to share private thoughts and feelings and believe that "you can tell someone anything."

Accepted Answer

A)  agentic friendships 
B)  best friends 
C)  betrayal 
D)  close friends 
E)  communal friendships
F) companionship
G) cross-category friendships
H) cross-orientation friendships
I) cross-sex friendships
J) friendship
K) friendship rules
L) FWB relationships
M) gender
N) identity support
O) intercultural friendships
P) interethnic friendships
Q) mental management
R) professional peers
S) same-sex friendships
T) self-disclosure
U) sharing activities
V) special peers
W) valued social identities
X) volatile
Y) voluntary

Question 6

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-People with whom you are more likely to join clubs, participate in intramural or community sports teams, move in together as roommates, and share a vacation.

Accepted Answer

A)  agentic friendships 
B)  best friends 
C)  betrayal 
D)  close friends 
E)  communal friendships
F) companionship
G) cross-category friendships
H) cross-orientation friendships
I) cross-sex friendships
J) friendship
K) friendship rules
L) FWB relationships
M) gender
N) identity support
O) intercultural friendships
P) interethnic friendships
Q) mental management
R) professional peers
S) same-sex friendships
T) self-disclosure
U) sharing activities
V) special peers
W) valued social identities
X) volatile
Y) voluntary

Question 7

Your officemate has become your best friend. You feel that you can tell him anything, whether or not it is work-related, and he reciprocates. You see him both inside and outside the office. What type of peer relationship do you have with him?

Accepted Answer

A)  collegial 
B)  information 
C)  special 
D)  blended 
E)  virtual

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an important function of friendship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friendship provides a sense of belonging when you are young. 
B)  Friendship provides social support when you are young. 
C)  Friendship helps to form your identity during adolescence. 
D)  Friendship provides social support when you are elderly. 
E)  Friendship helps bolster your self-esteem.

Question 9

The relationship between friendship and self-disclosure is reciprocal, meaning that the more you consider someone a friend, the more you will disclose, and the more you disclose, the more you will consider that person a friend.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

You work in the internal public relations department at a large manufacturing facility. However, you have a working relationship with peers who handle external relations, with whom you only discuss business. What type of peer relationship do you have with them?

Accepted Answer

A)  collegial 
B)  information 
C)  special 
D)  blended 
E)  virtual

Question 11

Betrayal is the most commonly reported reason for ending a friendship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In comparing friendship, family, and romantic relationships, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friendships are more stable than romantic relationships. 
B)  Friendships are less stable than romantic relationships. 
C)  Friendships are more difficult to break off than romantic relationships. 
D)  Friendships are less likely to change. 
E)  none of the options is correct

Question 13

By the time we reach high school, we depend on our friends, rather than our families, to fulfill the majority of our relational needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How can a couple successfully transition from friendship to romance or vice versa?

Accepted Answer

A)  expect difference. 
B)  emphasize disclosure. 
C)  offer assurances. 
D)  maintain sexual intimacy. 
E)  A, B, and C are correct

Question 15

Friendship betrayal may include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  breaking friends' confidences. 
B)  spreading rumors about friends. 
C)  ignoring messages from friends. 
D)  criticizing friends behind their backs. 
E)  lying to friends.

Question 16

Best friends are more likely than other friendship types to

Accepted Answer

A)  be same-sex. 
B)  provide high levels of identity support. 
C)  talk more frequently. 
D)  listen without judgment. 
E)  all of the options are correct

Question 17

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Actively managing how friends think about each other in order to repress attraction.

Accepted Answer

A)  agentic friendships 
B)  best friends 
C)  betrayal 
D)  close friends 
E)  communal friendships
F) companionship
G) cross-category friendships
H) cross-orientation friendships
I) cross-sex friendships
J) friendship
K) friendship rules
L) FWB relationships
M) gender
N) identity support
O) intercultural friendships
P) interethnic friendships
Q) mental management
R) professional peers
S) same-sex friendships
T) self-disclosure
U) sharing activities
V) special peers
W) valued social identities
X) volatile
Y) voluntary

Question 18

Professional peers are coworkers who hold positions of higher power than we do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is commonly cited as a reason for forming a FWB relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants want a lack of commitment. 
B)  Participants want more commitment. 
C)  Participants want to satisfy companionship needs. 
D)  Participants are just "killing time." 
E)  Participants only want emotional satisfaction.

Question 20

Studies comparing online versus offline friendships have found that

Accepted Answer

A)  online friendships have higher degrees of intimacy. 
B)  offline friendships have higher degrees of intimacy. 
C)  people prefer online communication when discussing personal topics. 
D)  online communication has higher degrees of interdependence and commitment. 
E)  online relationships and communication are superior.

Exam 12: Relationships With Friends

Who are professional peers?

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Friendships with members of the same sex or gender.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Friendships in which the parties focus primarily on helping each other achieve practical goals.

One of the most common reasons why friendships fade over time is that

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The ability to share private thoughts and feelings and believe that "you can tell someone anything."

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -People with whom you are more likely to join clubs, participate in intramural or community sports teams, move in together as roommates, and share a vacation.

Your officemate has become your best friend. You feel that you can tell him anything, whether or not it is work-related, and he reciprocates. You see him both inside and outside the office. What type of peer relationship do you have with him?

Which of the following is NOT an important function of friendship?

The relationship between friendship and self-disclosure is reciprocal, meaning that the more you consider someone a friend, the more you will disclose, and the more you disclose, the more you will consider that person a friend.

You work in the internal public relations department at a large manufacturing facility. However, you have a working relationship with peers who handle external relations, with whom you only discuss business. What type of peer relationship do you have with them?

Betrayal is the most commonly reported reason for ending a friendship.

In comparing friendship, family, and romantic relationships, which of the following statements is TRUE?

By the time we reach high school, we depend on our friends, rather than our families, to fulfill the majority of our relational needs.

How can a couple successfully transition from friendship to romance or vice versa?

Friendship betrayal may include all of the following EXCEPT

Best friends are more likely than other friendship types to

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Actively managing how friends think about each other in order to repress attraction.

Professional peers are coworkers who hold positions of higher power than we do.

Which of the following is commonly cited as a reason for forming a FWB relationship?

Studies comparing online versus offline friendships have found that