Beebe/Beebe/Ivy Communication: Principles for a Lifetime, 6e Test Bank
Test Bank Chapter 7: Understanding Interpersonal Communication
7.1 Multiple Choice
TB_Q7.01 Communication that occurs when two people attempt to mutually
influence one another through a channel other than face-to-face, usually for the
purpose of managing relationships is called_____ communication.
a.
mediated interpersonal
b.
hidden
c.
blind
d.
impersonal
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.1 Define interpersonal communication and discuss its three
unique attributes.
Topic: What Is Interpersonal Communication?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q7.02 According to the definition given in your book, which of the following
situations would be classified as interpersonal communication?
a.
The usher at the theatre looks at your tickets then points to the center aisle.
b.
You and your roommate are discussing a movie you just watched.
c.
You call the weather line to find out the forecast.
d.
You present your project to your history class.
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.1 Define interpersonal communication and discuss its three
unique attributes.
Topic: What Is Interpersonal Communication?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q7.03 When Sonny and Carly were eating at a local restaurant and Sonny
waved his hand in the air to call the food server to their table, he was engaging in
_____.
a.
interpersonal communication
b.
self-disclosure
c.
impersonal communication
d.
immediacy behaviors
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.1 Define interpersonal communication and discuss its three
unique attributes.
Topic: What Is Interpersonal Communication?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.04 Marsha and Karen have been friends since grade school. They both
deeply value one another’s opinions, and they both play an important role in one
another’s life. This example best illustrates what aspect of interpersonal
communication?
a.
Quality
b.
Simultaneous communication
c.
Mutual influence
d.
Relationship management
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.1 Define interpersonal communication and discuss its three
unique attributes.
Topic: What Is Interpersonal Communication?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.05 Mattie and Nancy first met each other on the job. Since they saw each
other every day and worked together, they became friends. This situation best
describes a relationship of _____.
a.
choice
b.
circumstance
c.
time
d.
social distance
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.06 The degree to which we desire to form and possibly maintain an
interpersonal relationship with another person is called _____.
a.
self-absorption
b.
interpersonal attraction
c.
similarity
d.
proximity
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.07 Grace and Kelly have been friends since kindergarten. They met in
school and now that they are both married, they live just blocks from one another.
These two women demonstrate a relationship of _____.
a.
choice
b.
circumstance
c.
habit
d.
similarity
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.08 The term _____ is used to describe a motivational state that causes
someone to think, feel, and behave in a positive manner toward someone else.
a.
complementary
b.
attraction
c.
immediacy
d.
sequencing
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q7.09 When do relationships of circumstance occur?
a.
When we communicate interpersonally with another
b.
When we intentionally seek out the relationship
c.
When the lives of two people overlap in some way
d.
When the other person is not present
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.10 Candace thinks Robert has a great smile and beautiful skin. You would
say that Candace has a _____ attraction toward Robert.
a.
sexual
b.
maintenance
c.
feminine
d.
physical
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.11 According to your book, relationships that are most likely to last are
established between people who are _____.
a.
similar in dispositions and preferences
b.
dissimilar in dispositions and preferences
c.
attracted because they’re different
d.
complementary to us
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.12 Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning physical and
sexual attraction?
a.
People generally are sexually attracted to everyone that they find physically
attractive.
b.
People can be physically attracted to someone that they do not find sexually
attractive.
c.
A standard ideal for physical and sexual attraction exists.
d.
Physical and sexual attraction is the same thing.
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q7.13 The tendency to seek out individuals who represent the same level of
physical attractiveness as ourself is explained as _____.
a.
proximity
b.
inclusion
c.
matching hypothesis
d.
a relationship of choice
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.14 When Myron and Phoebe met, each envisioned the other as a potential
relationship partner because each saw the other as similar in physical
attractiveness. This notion is probably due to_____.
a.
proximity
b.
complementarity
c.
inclusion
d.
the matching hypothesis
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.15 Kendra is an athlete and tends to date men who are also athletes. This
demonstrates the idea of attraction based on _____.
a.
similarity
b.
proximity
c.
reciprocity
d.
duality
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.16 Sandra tells Rhonda, “I find it interesting that all my boyfriends have
been someone I met at work or someone who lived next door to me. It makes
breakups very messy. I wish I could expand my dating pool.” The fact that Sandra
dates people she meets at work or next-door neighbors can be explained by which
of the following aspects of interpersonal attraction?
a.
Matching hypothesis
b.
Similarity
c.
Complementarity
d.
Proximity
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.17 The textbook notes that “opposites attract, but dramatic opposites
seldom last.” This phrase explains _____ in interpersonal relationships.
a.
complexity
b.
reliability
c.
similarity
d.
proximity
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.18 Morgan and Ricardo dated all through high school, but after they went
to college in different states their relationship ended. Which of the following MOST
likely explains this break up?
a.
Proximity
b.
Similarity
c.
Security
d.
Reliability
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.19 Sicily needed to ask someone in her math class a question, but she
didn’t see any of the people who sat next to her in class in the lunchroom. The
only person she saw was a boy who sat in the back corner of the math room, and
she didn’t even know his name. The fact that Sicily knows the people next to her
in class better is explained by _____.
a.
similarity
b.
complexity
c.
proximity
d.
complementarity
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.20 The idea of complementarity is that we are attracted to people who
_____.
a.
have different interests and needs that round out our own
b.
pay us a lot of compliments
c.
have similar interests, values, and needs to our own
d.
are about as physically attractive as we consider ourselves to be
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.21 Jonathan sat down next to Sandra and made eye contact. He then
moved a little closer to her and increased eye contact and leaned forward, toward
her, when she began to speak. These actions indicate which of the following on
the part of Jonathan?
a.
Reciprocity
b.
Narcissism
c.
Passivity
d.
Immediacy
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.22 Porter noticed that when he talked to Alicia, she looked him straight in
the eye and leaned close to him. Alicia is demonstrating _____.
a.
immediacy
b.
primacy
c.
uncertainty
d.
stereotyping
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.23 Alfredo was not very good at cooking or saving money when he met
Belinda. Belinda liked to cook and possessed the ability to prepare a delicious
meal for very little money. Alfredo was probably attracted to Belinda due to _____.
a.
inclusion
b.
complementarity
c.
affection
d.
control
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q7.24 Betty and Barney were attracted to one another although they did not
appear to their friends to “go together.” Betty was not very good with money, but
Barney kept his checkbook in immaculate order and always knew how much
money they had available to spend. These two found an attraction based on
_____.
a.
self-disclosure
b.
proximity
c.
complementarity
d.
compatibility
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.25 Nonverbal cues, such as eye contact, that indicate liking are referred to
as _____.
a.
immediacy
b.
complementarity
c.
proximity cues
d.
inclusion cues
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q7.26 Which of the following statements best describes the focus of
uncertainty reduction theory?
a.
How we communicate our attraction to other people
b.
How we form our sense of self-worth in our relationships
c.
How we determine the value of our interpersonal relationships in our lives
d.
How we use information about other people in order to decrease ambiguity
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.27 A communication strategy of reducing our uncertainty by observing
others and observing situations is describing a(n) _____ strategy.
a.
passive
b.
active
c.
interactive
d.
transactive
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.28 Tim had been watching Pat all semester in class, although they had
never really talked. At first he thought that Pat was about as interesting as a piece
of toast, but as the semester progressed he could tell from Pat’s comments that
Pat had a very dry, biting sense of humor. He began to think that Pat might be an
interesting person to be friends with. What information reduction strategy is Tim
using?
a.
Passive
b.
Active
c.
Interactive
d.
Strategic
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q7.29 Darin saw his cousin, Malika, talking to a girl he had been interested in.
Later, he asked Malika if the girl was involved in a relationship with anyone. What
type of strategy was Darin using to gather information about the girl?
a.
Passive
b.
Active
c.
Interactive
d.
Strategic
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.30 During their first night in the residence hall, Karl invited his new
roommate to go to the union to shoot some pool and eat a pizza. What strategy
was Karl using to gather information about his roommate?
a.
Passive
b.
Active
c.
Interactive
d.
Strategic
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.31 Another term used to describe a conversational narcissist is _____
communicator.
a.
passive
b.
interactive
c.
active
d.
self-absorbed
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.32 Karla’s friend, Jessica, always had to have the last word. If Karla
complained about a difficult test, Jessica would say, “That’s nothing, you should
see the tests Dr. Brown gives.” If Karla is excited about a trip she is going to take,
Jessica would say, “Oh, I’ve been there lots of times.” Jessica could be described
as having _____.
a.
conversational narcissism
b.
other orientation
c.
complementarity
d.
immediacy
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.2 Describe the roles of communication in revealing
interpersonal attraction and initiating relationships.
Topic: Initiating Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q7.33 When considering what kinds of information should and should not be
disclosed to Miriam on their first date, Ronald should consider which information
is right to disclose so early in the relationship. This is known as _____.
a.
reciprocity
b.
immediacy
c.
narcissism
d.
appropriateness
Answer: d
Learning Objective: LO 7.3 Explain the roles of self-disclosure and emotional expression
in maintaining face-to-face and online relationships.
Topic: Maintaining Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.34 A common pattern in this culture is for one person’s self-disclosure to
be followed by a similar self-disclosure from the other person. This is the
characteristic of self-disclosure known as _____.
a.
reciprocity
b.
appropriateness
c.
assessment
d.
reflexivity
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 7.3 Explain the roles of self-disclosure and emotional expression
in maintaining face-to-face and online relationships.
Topic: Maintaining Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.35 Eileen and Roberto study together for their communication class. They
find themselves discussing a wide variety of topics, but have kept their personal
disclosures minimal and the interaction superficial. This relationship would be
characterized as having _____.
a.
depth but little breadth
b.
breadth but little depth
c.
neither much breadth nor depth
d.
depth and breadth
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 7.3 Explain the roles of self-disclosure and emotional expression
in maintaining face-to-face and online relationships.
Topic: Maintaining Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q7.36 Altman and Taylor’s model of social penetration illustrates how _____.
a.
people reduce uncertainty about each other in the early stages of a relationship
b.
people make use of verbal and nonverbal communication to form impressions of the
other
c.
much and what kind of information we reveal in various stages of a relationship
d.
men and women communicate differently in friendship relationships
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 7.3 Explain the roles of self-disclosure and emotional expression
in maintaining face-to-face and online relationships.
Topic: Maintaining Relationships
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts