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What is one strategy for appropriate self-disclosure in interpersonal relationships

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reveal information to others as they reveal information to you

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T or F: Bargaining is when two parties attempt to reach an agreement about what each should give and receive in a transaction between them

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True

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T or F: The process of perception includes selection, organization, and interpretation

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True

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Which of the following is NOT a context of communication: interpersonal feedback intrapersonal public

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feedback

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Which of the following is not included in the study of proxemics?: distance space territory sound

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sound

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T or F: Initially in a relationship we are more interested in a person's attractiveness, but later we are more interested in their empathy, care, and concern.

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True

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T or F: In the Johari window, the hidden area includes information that you know but others do not know.

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True

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T or F: People of different cultures tend the perceive things in the same way

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False

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A distance of ten feet between two people talking is what Edward T. Hall referred to as..

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Social distance

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According to William Shultz, three interpersonal needs that are satisfied through interaction with others are

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Inclusion, affection, and control

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A relationship in which two people are very similar is called

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symmetrical relationship

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T or F: Encoding is the assigning of meaning to an idea or thoguht

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False

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Which of the following would be a good example of self-disclosure? You tell the person that you meet that your parents are originally from Mississippi. You tell the person you meet that you are nearly six feet tall. You tell the person you meet that you are an African American. You tell the person you meet that are getting bald.

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You tell the person that you meet that your parents are originally from Mississippi.

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T or F: Your perceptions shape your speaking and your listening

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True

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Technical language that has been developed by a professional group is known as

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jargon

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T or F: Dialectic theory assumes that relationships remain relatively stable and unchanging over time

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False

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How you perceive yourself plays a central role in communication

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True

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T or F: Egocentrism is defensiveness carried to an extreme

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False

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T or F: Critical listening challenges the speaker's message and evaluates its accuracy, meaningfulness, and utility.

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True

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Which of the following terms is NOT part of the definition of communication: codes signs meaning process

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codes

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T or F: Connotative meaning refers to the individualized, personalized meaning that we give to a word.

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True

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T or F: As we become closer to another person, we are more likely to reveal negative information about ourselves

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True

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At what age do people, on average, begin receiving specialized attention based on physical attractiveness?

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4

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T or F: The term 'dyadic communication' refers to the context in which people in a group communicate with each other

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False

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T or F: Women exhibit discomfort at the small space they are allowed by others

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False

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T or F: Communication changes in different contexts

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True

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Semantics can be defined as the

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science of meaning in language

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The process of understanding and sharing meaning within the self is called interpersonal communication

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False

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T or F: Empathetic listening is essentially the same as active listening with the added provision that it includes a special effort to reach an understanding with another person

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True

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As the woman shaded her eyes with her open hand on her brow, she said, "Wow, is it ever bright out here." The nonverbal cue here is

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an illustrator

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Semantics in the science of meaning in language

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True

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Syntax refers to the rules by which we arrange words

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True

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When you do not listen well because you are daydreaming, it is because of

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Noise

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He is good at writing and understanding literature; she is a whiz at math and statistics; together they make a great pair. The concept of friendship illustrated here is

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complementary

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A complementary relationship is one in which the two people mutually reinforce each other with compliments

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False

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Which of the following does NOT mean that "words are arbitrary: Words have inherent meaning Things are named by people The meaning of words is decided by listeners Words are created by people

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Words have inherent meaning

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In a symmetrical relationship, Helen might do the family budget because Harry hates math

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False

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'Dating' is a term in general semantics that means communication is improved if you always specify how your observation was made

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True

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Conflict is always detrimental to relationships

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False

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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that our perception of reality is shaped by our language.

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True

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Perception is the mental process through which we interpret that which we sense

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True

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Behavior flexibility is important because people are in constant flux

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True

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Developing rituals together occurs as people maintain their relationships

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False

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Communication is the process of using messages to generate meaning

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True

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The opposite of defensive communication is

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supportive communication

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The study of the use of clothing, tattoos, and automobiles as nonverbal codes is

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proxemics

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Prejudices interfere with accurate perceptions of others

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True

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Two men are arguing at the bar when the smaller one says something unkind about the other's mother. The bigger fellow glares straight ahead at his opponent. He is using a nonverbal signal that is best described as being an

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affect display

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Communication begins with

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The self

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T or F: Denotative meaning refers to the individualized, personalized meaning that we give to a word

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False

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