Question 1

Conflicts in marital relationships can be resolved through negotiation by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) bargaining. 
B) coexistence. 
C) agreement as a gift. 
D) insistence.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding touch?

Accepted Answer

A) Lower status individuals do not touch people of higher status. 
B) Touch can convey intimacy. 
C) Lower status individuals are more likely to initiate handshakes than higher status individuals. 
D) Touch can convey dominance.

Question 3

Personal space is the same in all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most of the time women realize how much power they have in their marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Conflict can be beneficial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Traditional male gender roles work against the idea of expressing feelings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research has found that couples in satisfied marriages tend to do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) disclose mostly negative thoughts. 
B) engage willingly in conflict. 
C) encode and decode messages accurately. 
D) spend less time in conflict.

Question 8

Unhappily married couples displayed all of the following behavior patterns EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) confrontation. 
B) confrontation and defensiveness. 
C) complaining and defensiveness. 
D) clarification.

Question 9

When considering the consequences of marital conflict, we find that all increase EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety. 
B) depression. 
C) eating disorders. 
D) male alcohol abuse.

Question 10

Husbands send clearer messages to their wives than wives send to their husbands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Can you explain what you mean a little bit more?" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) summarizing. 
B) paraphrasing. 
C) validating. 
D) clarifying.

Question 12

Markham found that negativity or positivity of a couple's communication pattern had little impact on their marital satisfaction during the first year due to

Accepted Answer

A) love. 
B) relative love and need theory. 
C) honeymoon effect. 
D) the newlywed delusional effect.

Question 13

Amy is quiet, distant, and rarely gives in to her partner's requests.Chances are her attachment style is

Accepted Answer

A) secure. 
B) insecure. 
C) avoidant. 
D) distrustful.

Question 14

Too much disclosure can be damaging to a relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Secure adults are more likely to compromise than are anxious or ambivalent adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The physiological functioning of all EXCEPT which of the following systems is impacted by marital conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) cardiac 
B) neurological 
C) immunological 
D) endocrine

Question 17

The ability to forgive is NOT associated with this personal quality

Accepted Answer

A) humility 
B) emotional stability 
C) pride 
D) agreeableness

Question 18

The degree of trust in a relationship influences the interpretation of ambiguous messages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One of the problems with nonverbal communication is the imprecision of its message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

It is common and normal for couples to have disagreements or conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Communication, Power, and Conflict

Conflicts in marital relationships can be resolved through negotiation by all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding touch?

Personal space is the same in all cultures.

Most of the time women realize how much power they have in their marriages.

Conflict can be beneficial.

Traditional male gender roles work against the idea of expressing feelings.

Research has found that couples in satisfied marriages tend to do all of the following except

Unhappily married couples displayed all of the following behavior patterns EXCEPT

When considering the consequences of marital conflict, we find that all increase EXCEPT

Husbands send clearer messages to their wives than wives send to their husbands.

"Can you explain what you mean a little bit more?" is an example of

Markham found that negativity or positivity of a couple's communication pattern had little impact on their marital satisfaction during the first year due to

Amy is quiet, distant, and rarely gives in to her partner's requests.Chances are her attachment style is

Too much disclosure can be damaging to a relationship.

Secure adults are more likely to compromise than are anxious or ambivalent adults.

The physiological functioning of all EXCEPT which of the following systems is impacted by marital conflict?

The ability to forgive is NOT associated with this personal quality

The degree of trust in a relationship influences the interpretation of ambiguous messages.

One of the problems with nonverbal communication is the imprecision of its message.

It is common and normal for couples to have disagreements or conflicts.