Question 1

In conversations,men are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) engage in the silent style of communication 
B) be more concerned about putting their best argument forward 
C) express anger and contempt 
D) all of these 
E) B and C

Question 2

Power in intimate relationships is defined as the ability to influence one's partner to get what one wants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to social control theory,using power as a response to an upsetting behavior by others serves three functions.Name them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to social control theory,using power as...

Question 4

Which type of barrier to communication is considered to be the most important?

Accepted Answer

A) physical and environmental 
B) situational 
C) cultural 
D) psychological

Question 5

According to exchange theorists,satisfaction in marriage hinges on:

Accepted Answer

A) exchanging control for harmony 
B) improving one's own capacities 
C) the perception of fairness or equity 
D) the woman's struggle to get out from under domination by men

Question 6

Research shows that minor violence is least likely to occur in ______ marital relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) female-dominated 
B) male-dominated 
C) egalitarian 
D) anarchic

Question 7

Educated,middle-class ideology in the United States emphasizes a patriarchal exercise of family power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the study of families in which the men made more money than the women,and of families in which the women earned more,none of the men who were employed full-time in either group did more than half of the domestic labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the text,the need to have power over other people is:

Accepted Answer

A) a healthy expression of societal and family power 
B) a compensation for inner insecurities 
C) a construct of social control theory 
D) natural as long as no one gets hurt

Question 10

Which of the following is true of psychological games?

Accepted Answer

A) They tend to prevent true intimacy. 
B) They are obstacles to clear communication. 
C) They tend to be an obstacle to conflict resolution. 
D) all of these are true 
E) B and C only

Question 11

Seeing the problem as a difficulty the couple is having,rather than as something one partner does to the other is a good guideline to follow for arguing constructively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify three ways in which clarity and accuracy in communication can be enhanced.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify three ways in which clarity and...

Question 13

Psychological games are used for which of the following reasons:

Accepted Answer

A) lack of trust 
B) fear 
C) desire to avoid responsibility 
D) all of these 
E) A and B

Question 14

Implementation power is the power to make the important decisions that determine family lifestyles and the major characteristics and features of the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is an important principle for improving communication?

Accepted Answer

A) take time for communication 
B) be empathic 
C) give feedback 
D) listen 
E) all of these

Question 16

Couples who interact in an anarchic fashion do so because _____.

Accepted Answer

A) neither particularly cares who makes the decisions 
B) each is trying to exert his/her own power and resist the other's 
C) neither person wants the responsibility for making decisions 
D) they each fear confrontation and so they avoid arguments

Question 17

The power bestowed by society on men and women as their right according to social prescription is called

Accepted Answer

A) legitimate power 
B) legal power 
C) economic power 
D) social power

Question 18

Our families of origin _______ how we exercise power.

Accepted Answer

A) determine 
B) dictate 
C) have little control over 
D) teach us

Question 19

Research comparing distressed and non-distressed couples found that distressed couples:

Accepted Answer

A) had the same communication skills level as non-distressed couples 
B) had fewer communication skills than non-distressed couples 
C) used communication skills with more negative intentions and ill will 
D) B and C 
E) A and C

Question 20

The first power base from which the child learns to function is the

Accepted Answer

A) school 
B) playground 
C) neighborhood 
D) family of origin

Exam 9: Power, decision Making, and Communication

In conversations,men are more likely to:

Power in intimate relationships is defined as the ability to influence one's partner to get what one wants.

According to social control theory,using power as a response to an upsetting behavior by others serves three functions.Name them.

Which type of barrier to communication is considered to be the most important?

According to exchange theorists,satisfaction in marriage hinges on:

Research shows that minor violence is least likely to occur in ______ marital relationships.

Educated,middle-class ideology in the United States emphasizes a patriarchal exercise of family power.

In the study of families in which the men made more money than the women,and of families in which the women earned more,none of the men who were employed full-time in either group did more than half of the domestic labor.

According to the text,the need to have power over other people is:

Which of the following is true of psychological games?

Seeing the problem as a difficulty the couple is having,rather than as something one partner does to the other is a good guideline to follow for arguing constructively.

Identify three ways in which clarity and accuracy in communication can be enhanced.

Psychological games are used for which of the following reasons:

Implementation power is the power to make the important decisions that determine family lifestyles and the major characteristics and features of the family.

Which of the following is an important principle for improving communication?

Couples who interact in an anarchic fashion do so because _____.

The power bestowed by society on men and women as their right according to social prescription is called

Our families of origin _______ how we exercise power.

Research comparing distressed and non-distressed couples found that distressed couples:

The first power base from which the child learns to function is the