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Chapter 8: Communication and Technology in Relationships
Multiple Choice
1. What element is unnecessary for interpersonal communication to occur?
a. sending messages
b. accurate information
c. receiving messages
d. two or more people
Learning Objective: 8.1: Define interpersonal communication and effective communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Effective communication is accurate and ______.
a. complex
b. vague
c. verbal
d. timely
Learning Objective: 8.1: Define interpersonal communication and effective communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. When your communications professor discusses the importance of gestures, eye contact, and posture in delivering a message, she is speaking about ______.
a. nonverbal communication
b. verbal messaging
c. intrapersonal interaction
d. action words
Learning Objective: 8.1: Define interpersonal communication and effective communication.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Oskar meets a man he’s attracted to at a party. When Oskar suggests hanging out, the man responds with “Sure, I’ll see you around sometime.” This man’s response seems to be ______.
a. intentionally vague
b. a specific invitation
c. a clear rejection
d. a request to meet
Learning Objective: 8.1: Define interpersonal communication and effective communication.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Words Versus Action
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Busby and colleagues observed that women are more communicative about ______ issues.
a. theoretical
b. conflict
c. financial
d. relationship
Learning Objective: 8.2: Review how communication varies between genders and across cultures.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Gender Differences in Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Communication specialist Deborah Tannen observed that women tend to use conversation to ______.
a. control others
b. reach consensus
c. demonstrate superiority
d. win arguments
Learning Objective: 8.2: Review how communication varies between genders and across cultures.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Gender Differences in Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. The lack of emotionality in male communication styles is attributed to their ______.
a. tendency to avoid conflict
b. filling the provider role
c. desire to seek consensus
d. filling the decider role
Learning Objective: 8.2: Review how communication varies between genders and across cultures.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Gender Differences in Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. The concept of simpatia is associated with which group?
a. Latinos
b. Asian Americans
c. Europeans
d. African Americans
Learning Objective: 8.2: Review how communication varies between genders and across cultures.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cultural Differences in Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. What behavior demonstrates to your romantic partner that communication is a top priority in the relationship?
a. You communicate without thinking.
b. You communicate in a setting free of interruptions.
c. Your communication is limited in scope.
d. Your communication focuses on closed-ended questions.
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. A low frequency of negative comments and a high frequency of positive comments is a marker of ______ among couples.
a. Westernized communication styles
b. Easternized communication styles
c. relationship satisfaction
d. relationship stagnation
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. Chloe wants to find out what is bothering her boyfriend about moving in together. Which question encourages him to provide the most information?
a. When is your lease up?
b. Are you looking forward to this?
c. Do you love me?
d. What concerns you about our relationship?
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. Which of the following components is part of reflective listening?
a. critiquing
b. indirect statements
c. paraphrasing
d. closed-ended questions
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. What is the best example of a nonjudgmental response?
a. You sound really upset.
b. You never think about what I want.
c. Your job is more important than I am.
d. You are selfish.
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. When a couple uses “I” statements during a discussion, they should be ______ in order to move the discussion forward.
a. authentic
b. judgmental
c. unemotional
d. positive
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
15. To resolve a conflict, interactions between couples should focus on ______ emotions.
a. hard
b. soft
c. flat
d. negative
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
16. Which communication choice is preferable for couples in conflict?
a. branching
b. incorporating “you” statements
c. identifying new desired behaviors
d. using judgmental statements
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. What does the principle of least interest tell us about relationships?
a. The least interested partner has the most power.
b. The partners must both show interest to continue the relationship.
c. The most interested partner has control.
d. The partners demonstrate interest through nonverbal behaviors.
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
18. Research indicates that the happiest relationships are those in which the two partners have ______ power.
a. no discernible
b. slightly unequal
c. equal
d. widely unequal
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
19. What behavior do both men and women feel signals attraction during a first date?
a. hugging/kissing goodbye at the end
b. talking about oneself
c. talking about past relationships
d. either person initiating contact after the date
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Communication During First Hangouts and First Dates
Difficulty Level: Easy
20. According to the text, women keep secrets to ______ and Blacks keep secrets to ______.
a. keep their partner; hide aspects of their life from partners who might be racist
b. avoiding hurting their partner; avoid victimization
c. maintain their autonomy; avoid losing their partner
d. avoid discrimination; have more power in the relationship
Learning Objective: 8.4: Understand how self-disclosure and secrecy can impact relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Self-Disclosure in Intimate Relationships
Difficulty Level: Medium
21. What statement is accurate about keeping secrets from a romantic partner?
a. Men tend to keep more secrets.
b. Dating partners keep more secrets than spouses.
c. Secrets are usually kept to control the partner.
d. Most partners are keeping or have kept a secret.
Learning Objective: 8.4: Understand how self-disclosure and secrecy can impact relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Secrets in Romantic Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
22. Most romantic partners report that they have kept a secret from their partner in order to ______.
a. avoid being hurtful
b. hide an embarrassing behavior
c. maintain another relationship
d. improve their own self-concept
Learning Objective: 8.4: Understand how self-disclosure and secrecy can impact relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Secrets in Romantic Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
23. When Bryant and Sebastian became involved, Sebastian assumed that Bryant was open about his sexuality. Bryant did not reveal that he had not yet come out to his parents. In this relationship, Bryant is ______.
a. lying
b. maintaining power
c. displaying dishonesty
d. cheating
Learning Objective: 8.5: Explain the effects of lying and cheating on relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Dishonesty
Difficulty Level: Medium
24. What is the primary means of initiating and maintaining a relationship in modern society?
a. texting
b. phone conversations
c. FaceTime
d. face-to-face encounters
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Texting, Relationship Formation, and Interpersonal Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
25. As soon as she gets to work, Emma texts her husband to warn him about traffic. She texts him at lunchtime to see how his day is going and again in the afternoon to ask about their dinner plans. When her husband texts to say he must work late, Emma responds back to say she misses him. This is an example of the ______ use of technology in ______.
a. negative; preventing interpersonal skill development
b. negative; maintaining dependence on virtual environments
c. positive; overcoming relationship distance
d. positive; enabling constant connection
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Texting, Relationship Formation, and Interpersonal Communication
Difficulty Level: Hard
26. If you have excessive case of FoMo (fear of missing out) and FoBo (fear of being offline), you are likely to be ______.
a. using technology positively
b. over reliant on technology to communicate
c. relying on verbal communication skills
d. focusing on face-to-face relationships
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Texting, Relationship Formation, and Interpersonal Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
27. Recent research shows a strong negative relationship between your psychological well-being and ______.
a. over dependence on a cell phone
b. excessive self-disclosure
c. lack of technology access
d. limited use of Facebook
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Texting, Relationship Formation, and Interpersonal Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
28. An individual with nomophobia is most afraid of ______.
a. self-disclosing
b. using the Internet
c. communicating with others
d. being without a cell phone
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Texting, Relationship Formation, and Interpersonal Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
29. What does Schade’s (2013) research involving technology and committed couples tell us about the importance of texting in relationships?
a. Technology use improved relational closeness for both partners.
b. Technology use decreased relational closeness for both partners.
c. Females thrive on texting; males tolerate it.
d. Males thrive on texting; females tolerate it.
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: When Texting and Social Media Become a Relationship Problem
Difficulty Level: Easy
30. What is a successful strategy for reducing the negative impact of technology on a relationship?
a. allowing flirting in online relationships
b. open access to your partner’s accounts
c. no restrictions in online-only relationships
d. strict boundaries about looking at your partner's accounts
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: When Texting and Social Media Become a Relationship Problem
Difficulty Level: Easy
31. The rules of etiquette you should follow are derived from ______.
a. history
b. modern etiquette books
c. your culture
d. the Emily Post Institute
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: TECHNOLOGY AND THE FAMILY: Cell Phone and Tech Etiquette
Difficulty Level: Medium
32. Which of the following behaviors is an example of sexting?
a. looking at online pornography together
b. sending nude images to each other
c. taking erotic photos of themselves in public places
d. texting love notes during the day
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Sexting
Difficulty Level: Medium
33. When sexually graphic images of a young woman are distributed online without her permission, it is considered ______.
a. nonconsensual pornography
b. techniquette
c. consensual sexting
d. virtual flirting
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sexting
Difficulty Level: Medium
34. What is the preferred communication mode for managing conflict?
a. texting
b. face-to-face interaction
c. phone conversation
d. video conferencing
Learning Objective: 8.7: Discuss the sources of conflict and six strategies of conflict resolution.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Conflict Resolution
Difficulty Level: Easy
35. Which communication behavior is likely to escalate conflict?
a. self-disclosure
b. constructive arguing
c. stonewalling
d. using “I” statements
Learning Objective: 8.7: Discuss the sources of conflict and six strategies of conflict resolution.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conflict Resolution
Difficulty Level: Medium
36. According to the text, the causes of marital problems mostly concern ______.
a. how differences are resolved
b. conflicts about resources
c. financial differences
d. gender role conflicts
Learning Objective: 8.7: Discuss the sources of conflict and six strategies of conflict resolution.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conflict Resolution
Difficulty Level: Medium
37. After their baby was born, Tom got angry that his wife seemed to lose interest in him and was always on the phone with her mother asking for advice. Once he figured out that she was uncertain about her parenting skills, he was able to discuss her fears and put his own anger aside. What strategy did Tom use to resolve this conflict?
a. addressing recurring issues
b. understanding his partner’s perspective
c. forgiveness
d. generating win-win solutions
Learning Objective: 8.7: Discuss the sources of conflict and six strategies of conflict resolution.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Understand Your Partner’s Perspective
Difficulty Level: Medium
38. What cognitive process helps us resolve conflict when we are the wronged party?
a. self-reflection
b. ignoring transgressions
c. expressing remorse
d. recovery sabotage
Learning Objective: 8.7: Discuss the sources of conflict and six strategies of conflict resolution.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Forgive
Difficulty Level: Easy
39. Although his girlfriend seems unhappy and is always criticizing him, Dusty starts partying more with his friends in order to feel better. He is using ______ to avoid dealing with this conflict.
a. projection
b. displacement
c. rationalization
d. escapism
Learning Objective: 8.7: Discuss the sources of conflict and six strategies of conflict resolution.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Be Alert to Defense Mechanisms
Difficulty Level: Medium
40. A negative aspect of increased technology in communication in our future is the potential for ______.
a. parental monitoring of content
b. direct communication
c. nefarious relationships
d. child tracking systems for parents
Learning Objective: 8.8: Review the future for communication in relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Future of Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
True/False
1. Nonverbal messages provide up to 80% of the meaning we convey.
Learning Objective: 8.1: Define interpersonal communication and effective communication.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Directness is the predominant communication style in Latino culture.
Learning Objective: 8.2: Review how communication varies between genders and across cultures.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cultural Differences in Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Making direct eye contact when you speak to someone is valued in every culture.
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Reflective listening helps speakers feel that they are being understood.
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. When a speaker uses congruent messages, the verbal and nonverbal behaviors match.
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. In research conducted by Easterling and colleagues with undergraduate students, less than half reported lying to a romantic partner.
Learning Objective: 8.5: Explain the effects of lying and cheating on relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Secrets in Romantic Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. A critical issue involving cheating in modern relationships is the potential to expose your partner to STIs.
Learning Objective: 8.5: Explain the effects of lying and cheating on relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Lying and Cheating in Romantic Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Private messages on Facebook are associated with closer relationships.
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Texting, Relationship Formation, and Interpersonal Communication
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. If a girl under the age of 18 years willingly sends a nude photo of herself to a man over age 18, it is not considered sexting.
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sexting
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. The presence of constructive arguing points toward marital success.
Learning Objective: 8.7: Discuss the sources of conflict and six strategies of conflict resolution.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Conflict Resolution
Difficulty Level: Easy
Essay
1. When potential romantic partners meet, flirting often occurs. What is the message behind flirting? Create a dialogue between two people that demonstrates both verbal and nonverbal flirting messages. Be sure to include detailed descriptions of accompanying actions. Messages should be highly congruent.
Learning Objective: 8.1: Define interpersonal communication and effective communication.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Difficulty Level: Hard
2. Think about someone you know who was brought up in a different culture than your own. This can be a romantic partner, a professor, a friend, a coworker, etc. Describe at least three ways this person communicates differently than you which can be culturally attributed.
Learning Objective: 8.2: Review how communication varies between genders and across cultures.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Cultural Differences in Communication
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. What is the role of power in a relationship? What communication behaviors reveal or change the power dynamic?
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Making Choices for Effective Communication
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. You’ve just met someone interesting, and you’ve even hung out a bit. Now, how can you signal that you are attracted to them? What signals do you expect in return? Keep in mind that the signals may vary by gender.
Learning Objective: 8.3: Identify the communication choices individuals make to enhance their relationships.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Communication During First Hangouts and First Dates
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. Define sexting. In your opinion, is sexting an appropriate part of a romantic relationship? Why? Briefly discuss the dark side of sexting as part of your response.
Learning Objective: 8.6: Describe how technology impacts relationships and review cell phone etiquette.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Sexting
Difficulty Level: Hard