Deck 6: Nonverbal Communication

Question 1

Dialectic theory assumes that relationships remain relatively stable and unchanging over time.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

According to Knapp's interaction stages,intensifying and integrating are two "coming together" or development stages.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Aggressiveness is the same thing as argumentativeness.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Conflict is always detrimental to relationships.

Question 5

Friendships are maintained similarly,regardless of the intent of the relational partners.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Interpersonal relationships are always positive situations.

Question 8

The dialectical theory of Baxter and Montgomery describes the maintenance stage of relationships as a plateau.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

Interpersonal communication includes dyadic (two-person)and small-group communication.

Question 12

Androgeny refers to the behavior exhibited when men act like women and women act like men.

Question 13

Conflict can be a constructive and creative aspect of relationships.

Question 14

Behavior flexibility and androgens behavior are demonstrated by the man who can be tender with his child,loving to his wife,and courageous in his job as a firefighter.

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

A person in a wheelchair who tells you that she is handicapped is providing you with a self-disclosure.

Question 18

William Schultz cited three basic interpersonal needs that we satisfy through others: the need for inclusion,the need for affection,and the need for control.

Question 19

According to Knapp's ten interaction stages,circumscribing and differentiating are two stages in the development or "coming together" of a relationship.

Question 20

People in a mutual romance situation report the most relationship maintenance behaviors.

Question 21

Personal idioms are understood only by you.

Question 22

Which of the following is the best example of androgyny?

A) She is a hard-driving boss at work and treats her kids the same way at home.
B) A single mother,she is affectionate with her children at home and a real professional at work.
C) He never sheds a tear about anything in public or in private because he is a real man.
D) She cries in frustration when she fails at work,and at home she does what she is told to do.

Question 23

People in interpersonal relationships generally have interacted for some period of time.

Question 24

As we become closer to another person,we are more likely to reveal negative information about ourselves.

Question 25

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

A) inclusion,affection,and control
B) physical well-being,safety,and security
C) inclusion,self-actualization,and socialization
D) esteem,affection,and control

Question 26

"The ability to alter behavior in order to adapt to new situations and to relate in new ways when necessary" is a definition of

A) androgyny.
B) behavioral flexibility.
C) passages.
D) complementary relationships.

Question 27

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

A) symmetry.
B) complementary.
C) responsiveness.
D) proximity.

Question 28

Which of the following would be a good example of self-disclosure?

A) You tell the person you meet that you are nearly six feet tall.
B) You tell the person you meet that you are an African American.
C) You tell the person you meet that you are getting bald.
D) You tell the person that you meet that your parents were originally from Mississippi.

Question 29

The opposite of defensive communication is

A) descriptive communication.
B) supportive communication.
C) provisional commnication.
D) neutral communication.

Question 30

In bargaining all parties must perceive that more than one potential agreement could be reached.

Question 31

Which of the following descriptions applies to someone with an interpersonal relationship as defined in the book?

A) a father who left his family long ago and believes that he has a relationship with a child he has not seen or heard from for years
B) a guy who drops into the restaurant every couple of months,knows the waitress's first name,and believes that he has an interpersonal relationship with her
C) a married couple that have quarreled with each other for years
D) a woman who cannot remember the names of all the men she has dated in the last year

Question 32

There is no way to reduce defensiveness.

Question 33

Disclosure generally increases as relational intimacy increases.

Question 34

The concept that suggests that your roommate is more likely to become your friend than a person ten blocks away is known as

A) proximity.
B) similarity.
C) collaboration.
D) familiarity.

Question 35

Individuals progress through Knapp and Vangelisti's stages of relational development in a linear manner.

Question 36

Which association below is not part of the textbook definition of interpersonal relationships?

A) one between two or more people who are interdependent
B) one between two or more people who have interacted for some period of time
C) one between two or more people who use some consistent patters of interaction
D) one between two or more people who exhibit affection toward each other

Question 37

The stage in the relationship in which the two people involved begin mirroring each other's behavior in manner,dress,and language is called the

A) bonding stage.
B) integrating stage.
C) intensifying stage.
D) experimenting stage.

Question 38

Which of the following is a good example of a complementary relationship?

A) She likes him a lot,but he doesn't think much of her.
B) She is shy,and he likes to speak for both of them.
C) She and he are both good at math,so together they do the family budget.
D) She and he like food,so they both enjoy every meal.

Question 39

Extremely high and low levels of self-disclosure are associated with high levels of satisfaction with a relationship.

Question 40

What do we call the stage in which the two partners start emphasizing their individual differences?

A) differentiation
B) circumscription
C) stagnation
D) avoidance

Question 41

Which of the following is not one of the three stages in interpersonal relationships?

A) social penetration
B) relational development
C) relational deterioration
D) relational maintenance

Question 42

Rashi and Anita marry because they are of the same cultural background.This is most likely what type of relationship?

A) asymmetrical
B) symmetrical
C) co-cultural
D) ethnocentric

Question 43

Raymond and Terry have a strong relationship and share many things with each other.At times,however,Raymond feels that Terry wants to know what he is doing at all times.Which dialectical tension is Raymond most likely experiencing?

A) integration and separation
B) expression and privacy
C) stability and change
D) old and new

Question 44

In relationships formalized patterns of actions or words that are followed regularly and are indicators of relational uniqueness are called

A) personal idioms.
B) relational dialectics.
C) uncertainty reducers.
D) rituals.

Question 45

Which of the following is a reason people terminate relationships?

A) aggressiveness
B) compliance-gaining
C) personal idioms
D) androgynous

Question 46

Susan and Walter are out on a date.During the course of conversation,Walter tells Susan that his parents recently got divorced.After hearing this,Susan feels compelled to tell Walter that her parents were divorced when she was very young.What principle of self-disclosure can be identified here?

A) Disclosure reduces uncertainty.
B) Disclosure tends to be reciprocal.
C) Disclosure helps build relationships.
D) Disclosure decreases as intimacy increases.

Question 47

Which type of need can only be fulfilled through interpersonal interaction?

A) safety
B) affection
C) safety
D) information

Question 48

Which stage is not one of the stages of "coming together"?

A) circumscribing
B) experimenting
C) bonding
D) intensifying

Question 49

In what stage do first impressions and the sizing up of another person occur?

A) integration
B) differentiation
C) intensification
D) initiation

Question 50

Which relational dialectic involves tensions surrounding the need for consistency in a relationship as well as "newness and novelty."

A) integration and separation
B) expression and privacy
C) stability and change
D) old and new

Question 51

Michael and Victoria's relationship is not doing very well.Victoria does not go to the restaurant where Michael works anymore because she knows that he will likely be there.What stage of relationship deterioration is Michael and Victoria likely experiencing?

A) circumscribing
B) terminating
C) engaging
D) avoiding

Question 52

A relationship in which the two people are very similar is called

A) a complementary relationship.
B) a symmetrical relationship.
C) a cost-benefit relationship.
D) an independent relationship.