Comm 145- Chapter 9 Friendships and Relationships – Flashcards

Uncertainty reduction theory suggests that people get to know each other because they believe the effort will be worth it

_______________ is the force that draws people together.

Research indicates that becoming friends with your customers is almost always bad for business.

In the ______________ stage of friendship, people begin to think of themselves as friends and their communication becomes more personal.

Janice and Stephanie have been close friends for some time. When Stephanie recently lost her job, she couldn't afford her rent anymore and was on the verge of homelessness. Janice invited her to come and stay in her extra room for as long as needed to. In return, Stephanie insisted on doing housework and most of the cooking. According to equity theory, which of the following statements about this relationship scenario is true? Stephanie is currently over-benefited in their relationship. Stephanie is investing more effort in the relationship by cooking and cleaning. This relationship will survive a period of brief inequity as long as long-term equity is maintained. All of these are true.

Work relationships usually involve both a task dimension and a social dimension.

Which of the following is one of the friendship rules identified in a study by communication researchers Argyle and Henderson? Protect your friend from potential threats. Don't tell your friend information that might hurt his or her feelings. Don't be jealous of your friend's other friends. Routinely tell your friend that you care about him or her.

Smoking cigarettes is worse for your health than not having close friendships.

When you meet Carrie, you are drawn to her as a friend because she is an excellent piano player, just like you are. This is an example of what form of attraction?/ social attraction physical attraction competence attraction task attraction

Which of the following statements about friendships is not true? Friendships are voluntary. Friendships are governed by rules. Friendships are the same in both sexes. Friendships usually occur between peers.

This is your realistic expectation of what you think you deserve from a relationship: comparison level for alternatives comparison level complementarity assessment predicted outcome value

Which of the following statements about similarity is not true? Forming relationships with people unlike ourselves is more interesting and enjoyable. Forming relationships with people like ourselves is socially validating. Genetically, we are inclined to help people who are similar to ourselves to help them survive. Spending time with people like ourselves makes us feel better about ourselves.

When you establish a friendship with a supervisor at work, it is a good idea to establish _______________ to prevent potential problems.

According to the need to belong, we need relationships that are both emotionally close and interactive.

Which of the following statements about opposite-sex friends is not true? They provide men a chance to be emotionally expressive and women a chance to engage in shared activities. They often contain some degree of sexual or physical attraction. According to one study, about half of college students engage in sexual behavior with their opposite-sex friends. All of these are true.

Other things being equal, we are more likely to form social relationships with people we see often than with people we don't.

Which of the following represents a peer relationship? a graduate student instructor because she teaches a class you're taking your sister because you are siblings in the same family your boss because he works at the same company as you do your parents because you are from the same family

According to equity theory, it's better to be equally benefited than to be overbenefited.

This theory predicts that the more we learn about someone, the more we like that person: social exchange theory uncertainty reduction theory attraction theory equity theory

Which of the following statements about potential health benefits of relationships is true? People with more social contacts put themselves at greater risk for illnesses like a cold. People with strong social networks are more than twice as likely to survive a heart attack. A lack of social relationships increases the risk of mortality, but not on the same level as smoking, heart disease, or obesity. When friends share their problems with us, it increases our stress and can actually make us less healthy.

Which of the following reasons is most commonly cited for ending a friendship due to changes in life circumstances?

Which type of sexual harassment includes requesting romantic or sexual favors in return for preferential treatment at work? hostile work environment sexual bargaining quid pro quo harassing requests

Just because friendship is voluntary, that doesn't mean we choose our friends arbitrarily.

A good relationship does not involve any sort of cost to you

When we experience any form of attraction for someone else, we are likely to engage in ___________________, behaviors that signal our interest in another person.