Chapter 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types and Theories
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The major types of relationships are __________.
a) friendship, love, family, and work
b) love, family, friend, and spouses
c) friendship, kinship, spouses, and emotional
d) family, friends, love, and spouses
2. Friendship is considered a(n) __________.
a) intrapersonal relationship
b) interpersonal relationship between two people
c) professional relationship between two people
d) personal relationship among several people
3. Friendship must be __________.
a) mutually productive
b) mutually destructive
c) equally destructive
d) equally practical
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4. Which type of friendship is characterized by loyalty, self-sacrifice, mutual affection,
and generosity?
a) reciprocity
b) receptivity
c) association
d) love
5. Where can we often find the associative friendship?
a) home
b) family
c) between spouses
d) the workplace
6. A friendship of __________ is one in which one person is the primary giver and one is
the primary receiver, although each person gains something from the relationship.
a) reciprocity
b) association
c) receptivity
d) co-dependency
7. Which of the following cultures fosters the development of close friendship bonds?
a) individualist
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b) constructivist
c) personalist
d) collectivist
8. The process that occurs when people in a relationship begin to share their network of
friends with each other is called __________.
a) online relationship
b) receptivity
c) network convergence
d) intimacy
9. Social information processing (SIP) theory claims that __________.
a) whether you are online or face to face, you can communicate with the same degree of
personal involvement and develop similar close relationships
b) people look at the cost-to-benefit ratio of relationships
c) people develop relationships on the basis of such factors as physical appearance
d) people develop and maintain relationships in which the ratio of rewards to costs is
10. What is an advantage of online friendships?
a) There is a small pool of potential friends online.
b) Only those individuals with similar cultural backgrounds are considered friends.
c) Personal appearance is very important.
d) You can communicate with people with very different perspectives.
11. How many types of love are described in this chapter?
a) six
b) seven
c) five
d) four
12. __________ is an egoless, self-giving love.
a) Eros
b) Mania
c) Agape
d) Storge
13. Eros is a type of love that can be described as focusing on __________.
a) beauty and sexuality
b) entertainment and excitement
c) elation and depression
d) practicality and tradition
14. __________ is a type of love that is experienced as a game, entertaining and exciting.
a) Storge
b) Eros
c) Manic
d) Ludus
15. Mania can be characterized as __________.
a) normal highs and normal lows
b) medium highs and medium lows
c) normal highs and medium lows
d) extreme highs and extreme lows
16. Which of the following descriptions characterize agape love?
a) peace and slowness
b) trust and suspicion
c) novelty and predictability
d) compassion and selflessness
17. In their love style, Asians have been found to be more friendship oriented than are
__________.
a) Americans
b) Latinos
c) Africans
d) Europeans
18. The members of a primary relationship are __________.
a) spouses or domestic partners
b) grandparents, spouses, and children
c) spouses and children
d) spouses, aunts and uncles, and children
19. A mother saying __________.
a) the responsibility of caring
b) the denial of responsibility
c) cultural differences
d) defined roles
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20. __________ refers to the degree to which family members express similar or
dissimilar attitudes, values, and beliefs.
a) Traditional-orientation
b) Independent-orientation
c) Conversation-orientation
d) Conformity-orientation
21. Separate couples tend to view their relationship as __________.
a) a matter of convenience rather than as a result of their mutual love or closeness
b) emphasizing each
c) one in which
benefits
d) one in which
22. Types of families include __________.
a) traditional, distanced, and nontraditional
b) arranged marriage, marriage of convenience, and loving marriage
c) single parent, two-parent, and grandparents
d) consensual, protective, pluralistic, and laissez-faire
23. In a __________ relationship, an experienced person helps to train a less-experienced
person who is sometimes referred to as a mentee or protégé.
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a) networking
b) workforce
c) interpersonal
d) mentoring
24. Which of the following concepts describes a broad process of enlisting the aid of
other people to help you solve a problem or give some insight about your situation?
a) interaction
b) leadership
c) networking
d) mentoring
25. Which of the following is a good suggestion when using Twitter?
a) Never retweet.
b) Treat criticism of your tweets as a personal attack.
c) Use angry tweets frequently.
d) Limit promotional materials.
26. Research shows that men and women flirt differently online. Women emphasize their
physical attributes, whereas men stress their __________.
a) proximity
b) appearance
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c) personality
d) socioeconomic status
27. Women with a higher level of education tend to __________.
a) be highly sought after by both men and women
b) be viewed by men as less likable and less faithful
c) stress their higher education/status in online flirtations
d) end up unmarried
28. Felicity is out with friends when she hears that Pat finds her attractive. Based on the
attraction theory, Felicity is likely to __________.
a) find Pat attractive
b) not care one way or the other
c) not like Pat because he likes her
d) express a dislike about being liked by someone
29. Social exchange theory suggests that people __________.
a) develop a relationship if the return is greater than the costs
b) develop a relationship if they feel safe and secure
c) invest in a relationship because they want to be socially accepted
d) develop a relationship because they want to
30. Equity theory attempts to answer which of the following questions?
a) Why do some relationships develop and some do not?
b) What are the conflicting motives that people in a relationship often experience?
c) Why do people prefer a physically attractive person?
d) What are the causes of failed relationships?
True/False Questions
31. A relationship in which Nancy intimidates, controls, and ridicules Wayne can be
called a friendship.
32. Friendship is an intrapersonal relationship between two independent people that is
mutually exclusive and characterized by mutual positive regard.
33. Most of the friendships on social networking sites would fall into the category of
associative friendship.
34. Men engage in significantly more affectional behaviors with their friends than do
women.
35. hips are more often built around a sharing of feelings, support, and
36. The pragma lover is practical and searches for a relationship that will work.
37. Ludus love consists of extreme highs and extreme lows.
38. In the United States, both men and women can initiate relationships, and both can
dissolve them.
39. According to the Center for the Study of Long Distance Relationships, 2.9 percent of
married persons in the United States do not share a living space.
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identity are equally important.
41. Workplace romances are usually encouraged by employment locations.
42. Politeness at work can prove significant in many phases of your career, from your
initial interview to your first day of employment to securing a promotion.
43. According to attraction theory, the principle of similarity holds that you probably are
attracted to your own mirror image to people who are similar to you in nationality, race,
and physical characteristics.
44. Men tend to gravitate toward women who have a higher level of education.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
45. In the friendship of __________, there is an imbalance in giving and receiving, where
one person is a primary giver while the other person is a primary receiver.
46. __________ lovers set out not to seek a lover but to establish a companionable
relationship with someone they know.
47. __________ lovers view love as a useful relationship because such a relationship will
make the rest of life easier.
48. __________ is a feeling characterized by closeness and caring and by intimacy,
passion, and commitment.
49. __________ love is a compassionate, egoless, and self-giving love.
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50. __________ couples share a basic belief system and philosophy of life.
51. __________ theory suggests that you develop relationships with those you find
physically attractive, are similar to you, and are in close proximity.
52. According to the principle of __________ within the attraction theory, people who
live or work close together find each other more attractive than they do those who are less
physically close.
53. The social exchange theory begins with the equation: profits = __________ –
__________.
54. The __________ theory attempts to explain the conflicting motives that people in
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relationships often encounter.
55. According to the relationship rules theory,__________ rules concern three main
personal communication issues: What subject can you talk about, how can you talk about
something, and to whom can you talk.
Essay Questions
56. Explain the three types of couples (traditional, independent, and separate) and how
they differ from each other.
57. Discuss each of the four family types, including a description of the two dimensions
that impact/influence the four family types.
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58. How do networking and politeness advance you in the workplace, and at the same
time improve your relationships with others?
59. Discuss the suggestions for effective communication in online-only relationships.
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60. What are the key components of each of the five relationship theories? Which theory
most closely aligns with the way you view relationships? Explain and provide examples.