Close Encounters: Communication In Relationships, Fourth Edition
Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Anderson, and Walid A. Afifi
Instructor Resource
Chapter 6 – Revealing and Hiding Ourselves
Test Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Being responsive is part of the communication skill called:
d. relationship initiation
2. 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
3. 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
4. Altman and Taylor’s social penetration theory is often modeled using which
food?
a. peach
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the original dimensions of self-disclosure
proposed by Altman and Taylor?
a. frequency
6. The valence of self-disclosure refers to:
a. how intimate the self-disclosure is.
7. The veractiy of self-disclosure refers to:
a. how often people self-disclose.
8. 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
9. As relationships develop and become closer:
a. breadth and depth increase together, and valence becomes increasingly positive.
14. On what two elements are boundary structures based?
a. privacy and secrets
15. 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:
d. hyperaccessibility
16. 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
17. A father continually asking his daughter about her current relational partner and
their plans for marriage and children is an example of what type of parental
privacy violation?
d. subversive invasion tactics
18. 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?
40. Discuss 5 types of parental privacy violations. What are some common reactions
to such violations?
Ans: Varies
41. What are the most commonly avoid topics in close relationships? Do these
contribute to or harm a close relationship?
Ans: Varies