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1. Which statement about interpersonal relationships is true?
A) They help you feel like you belong.
B) They guarantee financial well-being.
C) They prevent you from talking about yourself.
D) They require the participation of at least three people.
2. When we talk about our lives, we activate the region of our brain that is associated with
our sense of __________.
A) alertness
B) pain
C) satisfaction
D) motion
3. A central feature of which type of relationship is the assumption of a shared balance of
power?
A) Friendship
B) Work peers
C) Romantic relationship
D) Marital relationship
4. Which peer type works side by side, giving each other practical as well as personal
support?
A) Virtual
B) Collegial
C) Special
D) Professional
5. __________ peers are friends who also happen to be coworkers.
A) Professional
B) Collegial
C) Virtual
D) Special
6. A coworker who becomes similar to a best friend at work is considered a __________
peer. A) professional
B) virtual
C) collegial
D) special
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7. Vincent and Annette work for the same company but are based in offices in different
states. The two frequently collaborate on projects and communicate through e-mail and
videoconferencing. Although they are not close friends, they have a good working relationship.
Vincent and Annette are an example of __________ peers.
A) virtual
B) special
C) professional
D) collegial
8. Which type of interpersonal dyad has the highest level of social access and negotiated
permanence?
A) Friendship
B) Work peer
C) Romantic relationship
D) Virtual relationship
9. What is the initial step for beginning a new relationship?
A) Opening moves
B) Attraction
C) Smiling
D) Flirting
10. What three potential types of attraction composes the initial stage of noticing someone?
A) Appearance, social, and intelligence
B) Appearance, social, and chemistry
C) Physical, social, and task
D) Physical, chemistry, and intelligence
11. Which type of attraction refers to connecting more with those who are most like us in
terms of bodily attractiveness?
A) Physical
B) Task
C) Social
D) Friendship
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12. If you are an outgoing, friendly person, you might seek out others who are outgoing and
friendly. This is an example of __________ attraction.
A) physical
B) friendship
C) social
D) task
13. Gina and Manuel met when they each volunteered for a Habitat for Humanity
construction project. They preferred working with each other because they both took the same
methodical approach to most aspects of the project. Gina and Manuel shared a __________
attraction.
A) social
B) task
C) friendship
D) physical
14. Jesse is a nineteen-year-old student at the local community college who lives at home
with his parents. He works part time as a swimming instructor at the YMCA, and is planning to
pursue a career as a chef. Jesse is most likely to be good friends with which person?
A) A taxi driver who took him to the airport
B) The man who has lived next door for the last ten years
C) A person he met while vacationing on the other side of the country
D) A former classmate who moved to a different state five years ago
15. You are likely to assume that people are similar to you if __________.
A) they are older than you
B) you are attracted to them
C) they live in the same neighborhood
D) you have never met them before
16. When meeting a stranger, people often feel __________.
A) Self-expansion
B) Dialectical tensions
C) Relational movement
D) Reciprocal altruism
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17. What is the correct order of stages in capturing relationship movement in a linear
A-B-C-D-E pattern, according to Knapp’s staircase model?
A) Getting acquainted, buildup in intimacy, coordinating your lives, deterioration of
the relationship, and ending the relationship
B) Buildup in intimacy, getting acquainted, deterioration of the relationship,
coordinating your lives, and ending the relationship
C) Getting acquainted, coordinating your lives, buildup in intimacy, deterioration of
the relationship, and ending the relationship
D) Coordinating your lives, getting acquainted, buildup in intimacy, ending the
relationship, and deterioration of the relationship
18. The __________ states that relationships are composed of periods of stability that are
occasionally disrupted by critical events.
A) Knapp’s staircase model
B) imagined trajectories model
C) cyclical tensions model
D) Johari window
19. According to the __________, relationships are constant and cyclical states of change
filled with messy starts and stops.
A) communication privacy management theory
B) Knapp’s staircase model
C) cyclical tensions model
D) imagined trajectories model
20. What are the four quadrants of the Johari window?
A) Large, small, open, and hidden
B) Public, private, personal, and impersonal
C) Inside, outside, above, and below
D) Open, blind, hidden, and unknown
21. The __________ is built on two ideas: that we “own” our information, and that we have
the right to control access to it.
A) social penetration theory
B) communication privacy management theory
C) Knapp’s staircase model
D) cyclical tensions model
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22. What are the five factors that influence privacy rules?
A) Age, financial standing, occupation, motivation, and proximity
B) Age, personality, biological sex, occupation, and proximity
C) Personality, financial standing, occupation, motivation, and relationship of the
person one is disclosing to
D) Personality, biological sex, motivation, culture, and the relationship of the person
one is disclosing to
23. Which of the following is a centripetal force?
A) Warmth
B) Distance
C) Betrayal
D) Ambivalence
24. If a married couple is experiencing relationship problems because they feel that their
lives have become too routine, they are experiencing which type of dialectical tension?
A) Openness/closedness
B) Honesty/dishonesty
C) Predictability/novelty
D) Connection/separation
25. The dyad offers the most potential for interpersonal communication.
A) True
B) False
26. Studies have shown that the number of words a person uses to describe his or her “self”
declines in romantic relationships and increases toward a relationship’s end.
A) True
B) False
27. One of humans’ top needs is to belong.
A) True
B) False
28. Research has linked strong social connections to higher overall happiness.
A) True
B) False
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29. The most common forms of close dyads include friends, work peers, and romantic
relationships.
A) True
B) False
30. Females more often connect through the camaraderie of activity, or situations in which
they can offer practical help as a way to show they care.
A) True
B) False
31. Special peers exhibit the most friendship, trust, and emotional support in the workplace.
A) True
B) False
32. Romantic relationships reflect humans’ deep desire to seek out a life partner.
A) True
B) False
33. Physical attraction means aligning ourselves with others who we believe are like us.
A) True
B) False
34. Attraction is a distinct emotion rooted in the brain’s nerve circuitry and chemistry.
A) True
B) False
35. The people we live, work, and socialize near are more difficult to connect with than
people who are far away.
A) True
B) False
36. We often assume others are like us, regardless of whether or not they actually are.
A) True
B) False
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37. People prefer to introduce themselves rather than be introduced.
A) True
B) False
38. Small talk is an important step in building relationships.
A) True
B) False
39. Honeycutt’s imagined trajectories model is based on the idea that there are five steps
moving toward intimacy.
A) True
B) False
40. Knapp’s staircase model states that relationships are mainly composed of periods of
stability that are occasionally disrupted by critical events.
A) True
B) False
41. The cyclical tensions model offers a view of constant and cyclical states of change filled
with messy starts and stops, rather than a pattern that holds steady.
A) True
B) False
42. Social penetration theory explains that our close relationships are the result of
“penetrating” the more hidden informational layers of another person.
A) True
B) False
43. Self-disclosure always leads to liking.
A) True
B) False
44. Our boundary insiders are those with whom we share information.
A) True
B) False
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45. When a dyad experiences privacy violations, it often has to modify its privacy rules in
order to adapt to the turbulence.
A) True
B) False
46. Centripetal forces pull us apart.
A) True
B) False
47. The most common dialectical tension in our personal relationships is the one between
connection and separation.
A) True
B) False
48. The most common strategy for managing dialectical tensions is balancing.
A) True
B) False
49. People who use a reframing strategy to manage dialectical tensions keep both opposing
forces in mind but try not to give too much weight to one or the other.
A) True
B) False
50. ______________ occurs in the interactions between people who find each other unique
and irreplaceable.
51. The two-person social unit is called a(n)_____________.
52. ______________is the opportunity to deepen and broaden one’s personal identity.
53. The exchange of favors between non-blood relations is called ______________.
54. Reliance on each other is called ______________.
55. ______________are close dyads defined by strong affinity, warmth, and affection.
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56. Coworkers who communicate through mediated communication are called
______________.
57. Romantic relationships contain a(n) ______________, meaning that the people involved
often assume that they will continue to stay together.
58. ______________ refers to being drawn to others who complete jobs in ways we value
and agree with.
59. ______________ is polite and usually superficial conversation.
60. What we reveal about ourselves to others (and what they reveal to us) is called
______________.
61. The ______________ describes the different degrees of what we know about ourselves
and what others know about us.
62. ______________ is the friction that occurs when privacy rules are threatened or broken.
63. ______________ occurs when a relational partner acts inappropriately toward the other
partner in front of others.
64. Identify two of the main benefits of interpersonal relationships, and discuss the
significance of each.
65. Explain the difference between friendships, work peers, and romantic relationships. Be
sure to list unique characteristics of each.
66. Discuss the three types of attraction, and provide an example of each. Be sure to include
the significance of each type in an online platform.
67. Define the turbulent path in relationships. Be sure to discuss the two models that fall
under the turbulent path.
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68. What is self disclosure? What are the positive and negative consequences of
self-disclosure? Provide an example of each.
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Answer Key
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
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