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True / False
1. DO NOT USE Dialectical tensions arise when a relationship is new and tend to disappear after the
first two years.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
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True / False
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False
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2. DO NOT USE A person can be “too competent.” We are generally attracted to those who are
talented yet have visible flaws like us.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
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3. DO NOT USE According to Chapter Eight, we are usually attracted to people who are similar to us.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
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4. DO NOT USE Small talk typically occurs during the initiating stage of an interpersonal relationship.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:13 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
12/6/2016 11:29 AM
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5. DO NOT USE The experimenting stage of interpersonal relationships is characterized by small talk.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
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True / False
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False
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6. DO NOT USE According to your text, we are more attracted to people who are good at what they
do but admit their mistakes.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:14 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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7. DO NOT USE Reciprocal liking builds attractiveness.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
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8. DO NOT USE Social circles merge and the relational partners take on a new relational identity in
the intensifying stage of relationships.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
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True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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9. DO NOT USE Differentiation in relationships is always negative, since it is part of the “coming
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apart” process.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
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True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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10. DO NOT USE The circumscribing stage of interpersonal relationships involves total avoidance of
the other.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
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11. DO NOT USE The initiating stage of interpersonal relationships is usually brief.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:15 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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12. DO NOT USE Attraction to others is greatest when we perceive we are similar to them in a high
percentage of important areas, like goals and beliefs.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:22 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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13. DO NOT USE Differences strengthen a relationship when they are complementary.
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a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
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14. DO NOT USE Dialectical tensions exist in relationships when two incompatible forces or pressures
exist at the same time.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:23 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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15. DO NOT USE Dialectical tensions exist in relationships when two incompatible forces or pressures
exist at the same time.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:24 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
12/6/2016 11:33 AM
16. DO NOT USE Immediacy only occurs through nonverbal behavior such as eye contact and facial
expressions.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:26 PM
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17. DO NOT USE The person who exercises the greatest amount of conversational control doesn’t
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always make the decisions in interpersonal relationships.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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18. DO NOT USE Metacommunication is communication about communication.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:27 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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19. DO NOT USE Affinity is defined as the degree to which people like or appreciate one another.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 3:27 PM
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20. DO NOT USE There are two types of relational control: decision control and conversation control.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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21. Young adults from laissez-faire backgrounds are more confident listeners and more intellectually flexible than those
from consensual or pluralistic families.
a.
True
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b.
False
ANSWER:
False
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False
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22. It is quite possible to have a wide range of relationships with coworkers, roommates, and even family members
without having much intimacy at all.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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True / False
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False
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23. Intimacy can come from intellectual sharing.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
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True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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24. By definition, an intimate relationship must exhibit all four intimacy dimensions.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
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True / False
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False
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25. Because men share less personal information and feelings than women, they are not capable of achieving the type of
intimate relationships that women have.
a.
True
b.
False
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ANSWER:
False
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False
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26. Because cultures like Japan and Taiwan are collectivist, people there communicate the same with members of “in-
groups” and “out-groups” alike.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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27. Focusing on having intimate communication daily will lead to extremely satisfying relationships.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
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True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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28. One researcher concluded that close relationships “may be the single most important source of life satisfaction and
emotional well-being, across different ages and cultures.”
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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29. Managing your privacy settings on social network sites could have an impact on intimacy in cyber-relationships.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
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30. While workplace romances can be messy, some research has shown that 34 percent of people who said they dated a
coworker ended up marrying that person.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/6/2016 1:05 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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31. Telling someone “You can count on me” will usually guarantee loyalty because it’s a measure of surefire
commitment.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/6/2016 1:05 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
12/6/2016 1:05 PM
32. Attachment theory argues that, while secure attachment in childhood leads to confident adult communicators, insecure
attachment has little to no impact on later life.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/6/2016 1:15 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
12/6/2016 1:15 PM
33. The way parents communicate with their young children creates secure or insecure bonds that have powerful and
lasting effects.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
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34. Whereas most other interpersonal communication is transactional, as described in Chapter One, families tend to have
more linear interactions.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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35. Friendships are more likely to end than any other relationship.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
DATE CREATED:
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36. Friendships are either task-oriented or relationship-oriented, but not both.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
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QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
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Multiple Choice
37. DO NOT USE A study of 78 Internet dating profiles showed that about __________ percent strayed
from the truth on some level.
a.
20
b.
50
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c.
65
d.
80
e.
98
ANSWER:
d
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QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
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False
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DATE MODIFIED:
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38. DO NOT USE A couple might declare themselves “Facebook official” (or FBO) in which stage of
relational development?
a.
initiating
b.
intensifying
c.
integrating
d.
bonding
e.
circumscribing
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 4:17 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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39. DO NOT USE According to the text, we are usually attracted to people who
a.
like us.
b.
are high self-disclosers.
c.
are perfect.
d.
approve of us even in ways we know are inaccurate.
e.
live far away from us
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 4:18 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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40. DO NOT USE According to Knapp’s model of interaction stages, symbolic public gestures that
show the world that a relationship exists usually occur in which stage in interpersonal relationships?
a.
experimenting
b.
intensifying
c.
bonding
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d.
integrating
e.
circumscribing
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 4:19 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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41. DO NOT USE Which of the following does not typically occur in the intensifying stage of
interpersonal relationships?
a.
The parties spend an increasing amount of time together.
b.
The parties begin to take on an identity as a social unit.
c.
The parties hint and flirt.
d.
Feelings are expressed nonverbally.
e.
The parties might take trips together.
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
12/14/2015 4:19 PM
DATE MODIFIED:
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42. DO NOT USE Social exchange theory suggests that we often seek out people who can give us
a.
rewards greater than or equal to the costs we encounter in dealing with them.
b.
more self-esteem.
c.
relational rewards rather than physical ones.
d.
something in exchange for what we give them.
e.
both relational and physical things without demanding anything of us.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
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43. DO NOT USE “Why don’t you go ahead and visit your friends without me this weekend. I’ll stick
around and catch up on my studies.” This statement typifies which relational stage?
a.
integrating
b.
differentiating
c.
bonding
d.
terminating
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