Question 1

Abusing your rank or status over others by demeaning, humiliating, or exploiting them is called \"rankism\".

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Children whose parents use more confirming messages tend to have higher self-esteem and less stress

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True

Question 3

It\'s impossible to honestly accept the other person\'s point of view while maintaining your own position

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False

Question 4

When others confront us with attacks on our presenting self, we are likely to become defensive

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The emotional tone of a new relationship is called the communication climate

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

A communication climate has to do with the way people feel about each other as they carry out activities

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True

Question 7

Behavior that fits into Gibb\'s category of \"strategy\" attempts to manipulate the other into doing what you want

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True

Question 8

A controlling message can be verbal or nonverbal

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True

Question 9

Whereas acknowledging others means you are interested in their ideas, endorsement means that you agree with them

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True

Question 10

Incongruous responses certain two messages that seem to deny or contradict each other

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True

Question 11

Messages shaping the communication climate of a relationship can be both verbal and nonverbal

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True

Question 12

When your respond in defensively to criticism, you can agree with the truth of what the critic is saying

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True

Question 13

Once a progressive spiral has been established in a relationship, it is likely to continue indefinitely

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False

Question 14

Defensiveness is often a self-perpetuating cycle

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True

Question 15

Communication climates are a function of

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The way people feel about one another

Question 16

\"You are such a couch potato\" is an example of what Gibb defense-arousing behavior?

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evaluation

Question 17

\"I know that isn\'t going to work under any circumstances\" is an example of the Gibb defense category of

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certainty

Question 18

The communication climate in a relationship is determined by the

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degree to which each person feels valued

Question 19

Evaluative language is also described as

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\"you\" language

Question 20

The elements of an assertive message are

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behavior, interpretation, feeling, consequence, and intention

Question 21

The most visible way disconfirming messages reinforce one another, as when one attack leads to another and another, is termed a(n)

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Escalatory conflict spiral

Question 22

All of the following are behavioral descriptions except

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\"your behavior tells me you\'re angry\"

Question 23

All of the following are disconfirming messages except

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using a problem-oriented approach

Question 24

Cassie felt ignored because Jaime kept playing on his phone during their lunch together. This example best illustrates which type of disconfirming message?

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Imprevious

Question 25

\"Rankism\" best relates to which of these behaviors?

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superiority

Question 26

Intimacy can come from intellectual sharing

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True

Question 27

By definition, an intimate relationship must exhibit all four intimacy dimensions

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False

Question 28

Male-male relationships involve less disclosure than male-female relationships

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True

Question 29

Recent research has shown that men achieve intimacy through shared activities

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True

Question 30

Because men share less personal information and feelings than women, they are not capable of achieving the type of intimate relationships that women have

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

Emotional expression is the only way to develop close relationships

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False

Question 32

Some studies show that relational intimacy may develop more quickly through computer-mediated communication than face-to-face

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True

Question 33

One researcher concluded that close relationships \"maybe the single most important source of life satisfaction and emotional well-being, across different ages and cultures\"

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True

Question 34

IM-ing, blogging, Facebooking do not enhance intimacy in interpersonal relationships

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False

Question 35

Research shows that transgressors who have been forgiven are less likely to repeat their offenses than those who have not received forgiveness

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Research shows that the most effective conversations about forgiveness contain two elements--an explicit statement of your thoughts or feelings, and a discussion of the implications of the transgression and the future of the relationship

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

The way we communicate in our families is shaped by our birth order

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

Labels used by family members such as \"the smart one\" and \"the cute one\" can create self-fulfilling prophecies

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

The way parents communicate with their young children creates secure or insecure bonds that have powerful and lasting effects

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Research demonstrates that one family communication pattern isn\'t necessarily more productive or satisfying than another

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False

Question 41

The text states that romantic partners who fear rejection and abandonment are likely to act in ways that increase the odds of their fears coming to pass. This example best relates to which concept from chapter 2?

Accepted Answer

self-fulfilling prophecies

Question 42

Siblings who are ____ are often more extraverted and concerned with control than their brothers and sisters

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first-born

Question 43

When Marlina and Zach fight, they blow things out of proportion, interrupt, and yell. Their conflict style is most likely

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Volatile

Question 44

Heterosexual women value their friendships with gay men because

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All of the above

Question 45

Which of the following statements accurately describes the research about \"friends with benefits?\"

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These relationships are often problematic

Question 46

Social psychologist Roy Baumeister makes the case that, on average, most people want ___ close, important relationships in their lives at any given time

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four to six

Question 47

All of the following are dimensions of intimacy except which one?

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All of these are correct dimensions

Question 48

Members of an individualistic culture like the United States

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Act more familiar with strangers and disclose more personal information

Question 49

Some studies show that computer-mediated communication

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enhances verbal, emotional, and social intimacy in interpersonal relationships

Question 50

The benefit of forgiveness is

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All of these choices are beneficial

Question 51

Research has shown that strong marriages manage conflict in constructive ways

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True

Question 52

Destructive fights often start because the initiator confronts a partner who isn\'t ready for a confrontation

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True

Question 53

Conflict can exist on when both parties are aware of the disagreement

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True

Question 54

As long as one person in the relationship is aware of the disagreement, a conflict exists

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False

Question 55

The win-win approach to conflict resolution requires parties to reach a solution through compromise

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False

Question 56

When people express hostility in obscure ways, \"passive aggression\" occurs

Accepted Answer

True

Question 57

Avoidance is never an effective conflict style to choose

Accepted Answer

False

Question 58

In high-context, collectivist countries, avoidance and accommodation are considered positive, appropriate ways to handle conflict

Accepted Answer

True

Question 59

Conflict is considered relational because it is determined by the way the parties interact with each other

Accepted Answer

True

Question 60

Conflict rituals are not necessarily wrong until they become the only way relational partners handle their conflicts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 61

The ethnic background of communicators is not a significant factor in their views regarding conflict

Accepted Answer

False

Question 62

Controlling resources like money, staffing, and time in order to keep employees from being successful is a form of workplace bullying

Accepted Answer

True

Question 63

Destructive behaviors included in the \"four horsemen\" described by researcher John Gottman are likely to feed off each other and develop into destructive conflict rituals

Accepted Answer

True

Question 64

If both partners are willing, the collaborative win-win approach is very likely to be successful

Accepted Answer

True

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