Deck 6: Revealing and Hiding Ourselves

Question 1

Being able to say no to a friend's request, stand up for one's rights within a relationship, and tell someone when your feelings are hurt are all part of the communication skill called:

A) self-disclosure
B) conflict management
C) negative assertion
D) emotional support

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Self disclosure in a relationship:

A) is usually a mix of positives and negatives.
B) should be more positive than negative.
C) is usually reciprocal.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Being responsive is part of the communication skill called:

A) emotional support
B) negative assertion
C) self-disclosure
D) relationship initiation

Answer 3

A

Question 4

As relationships develop and become closer:

A) breadth and depth increase together, and valence becomes increasingly positive.
B) breadth increases before depth. Valence starts out positive but later becomes mixed.
C) depth increases before breadth, and valence becomes increasingly positive.
D) breath and depth increase together. Valence starts out positive but later becomes mixed.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the original dimensions of self-disclosure proposed by Altman and Taylor?

A) frequency
B) breadth
C) duration
D) depth

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the liking-disclosure hypothesis?

A) People disclose more when they like someone.
B) People tend to like those who disclose to them.
C) It is a "turn off" when people disclose too much too early.
D) Liking is most likely to occur when disclosure is reciprocated.

Question 7

The valence of self-disclosure refers to:

A) how intimate the self-disclosure is.
B) how often people self-disclose.
C) the range of topics people can talk about.
D) how positive or negative the self-disclosure is.

Question 8

The authors of the textbook note that people often do not publicize privacy needs directly because communicating privacy needs in intimate relationships can be difficult. What is the reason for this difficulty?

A) Privacy needs can only be communicated verbally, not nonverbally.
B) Privacy needs signal a desire for time away from one's partner.
C) Intimate partners tend to guess at privacy needs before one communicates them.
D) Strict schedules of autonomy and connection are difficult to keep.

Question 9

Rhona would like to tell her best friend that she cheated on her SATs to get into college, but she's worried that if she does, her friend won't think she is intelligent and won't like or trust her anymore. Which of the following best indicates the fear that Rhona is experiencing?

A) fear of exposure or rejection
B) fear of retaliation or angry responses
C) fear of loss of control
D) fear of losing one's individuality

Question 10

The theory by Petronio that explains how people negotiate their need for privacy is called:

A) structural avoidance theory.
B) communication privacy management theory.
C) collaborative boundary negotiation theory.
D) obsessive relational intrusion theory.

Question 11

The breadth of self-disclosure refers to:

A) how intimate the self-disclosure is.
B) how often people self-disclose.
C) the range of topics people can talk about.
D) how positive or negative the self-disclosure is.

Question 12

Non-directed self-disclosure:

A) occurs when a person posts personal information on a publically accessible site.
B) is highly personalistic.
C) is usually reciprocal
D) none of the above

Question 13

Parents going into their son's room, reading his hidden diary, and then putting it back is an example of what type of parental privacy violation?

A) surreptitious invasion tactics
B) direct invasion tactics
C) diversionary invasion tactics
D) subversive invasion tactics

Question 14

The dyadic effect for self-disclosure is strongest:

A) in the initial stages of relationship development.
B) in long-term committed relationships.
C) in family relationships.
D) when people dislike each other.

Question 15

According to your text book, which two communication skills are related to joining more groups or clubs as a way of making new friends?

A) self-disclosure and emotional support
B) relationship initiation and negative assertion
C) conflict management and self-disclosure
D) negative assertion and conflict management

Question 16

Altman and Taylor's social penetration theory is often modeled using which food?

A) peach
B) garlic
C) sandwich
D) onion

Question 17

If someone's disclosure is high in breadth, depth, and duration, but is low in frequency, this is indicative of which phenomenon?

A) the honeymoon bias
B) the stranger-on-the-plane phenomenon
C) the egocentric bias
D) the coworker disclosure phenomenon

Question 18

In communal cultures:

A) Individuals play a secondary role to the rights of the community.
B) Individual health information is often community owned.
C) Privacy is still important
D) All of the above

Question 19

Marianne and her two daughters work together to keep a family secret from ever being known to anyone but the three of them. The process of working together relates to the concept of:

A) boundary turbulence
B) cooperation
C) ownership
D) hyperaccessibility

Question 20

The veractiy of self-disclosure refers to:

A) how often people self-disclose.
B) how positive or negative the self-disclosure is.
C) how truthful the disclosure is.
D) how long people disclose to one another.

Question 21

People are most likely to respond to blog if it contains personal self-disclosure. False

Question 22

Topic avoidance is rare in close relationship.

Question 23

Successful boundary management seldom requires cooperation between people

Question 24

Discuss the implications of self-disclosure for the development of a romantic relationship. How does it differ across the relational stages?

Question 25

Personality often guides disclosure decisions

Question 26

How do individual secrets differ from whole family secrets are some of the consequences of each?

Question 27

Discuss 5 types of parental privacy violations. What are some common reactions to such violations?

Question 28

Asking someone if they are going to have children is a direct privacy invasion tactic. False

Question 29

Relationship protection is the single biggest motivator leading to avoidance of a particular issue with a relational partner

Question 30

Boundary turbulence occurs when new events force renewed boundary management in close relationships

Question 31

People feel obligated to respond to non-directed self-disclosure. False

Question 32

What information does your romantic partner (present or future) have a right to know-your past dating history, financial status, job history, whether you have a sexually transmitted infection, details about your parents' relationship, or none of the above theory would explain your answer?

Question 33

People rarely develop penalties for group or dyad members who violate the boundary structure. False

Question 34

Secret keeping involves intentional efforts to keep information away from others.

Question 35

Women tend to disclose somewhat more than men, particularly on intimate topics

Question 36

What are the most commonly avoid topics in close relationships ese contribute to or harm a close relationship?

Question 37

Discuss the nature of self-disclosure in individualistic versus communal cultures. Be sure to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Question 38

People rarely engage in topic avoidance or secret keeping when they believe that talking about a particular topic would be futile. False