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Chapter 7: Interpersonal Communication
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. ______ is the physical or virtual distance between two people.
a. Span
b. Proximity
c. Dispersion
d. Closeness
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Forming Relationships
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Jennifer assumes that because one of her coworkers, Shanika, is physically attractive, she is also talented, fun to be around, and hardworking. This example demonstrates ______.
a. first impression theory
b. the horns effect
c. reciprocal physical attraction
d. the halo effect
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Features of Attraction
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. Adul’s instructor dresses rather casually and shows up to class with messy hair and glasses that have been taped together. Adul spends most of class playing on his phone because he assumes the instructor is as unintelligent and unprepared as he is unattractive. This example demonstrates _______.
a. the halo effect
b. physical attraction
c. the horns effect
d. social attractiveness
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Features of Attraction
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. According to the matching hypothesis, we tend to form relationships with people who are similar to us in terms of ______.
a. intelligence
b. personality
c. communication style
d. attractiveness
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Features of Attraction
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. ______ refers to the degree to which you find the bodily traits of another person pleasing and desirable.
a. Physical attraction
b. Proximity
c. The halo effect
d. The horns effect
effect
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Physical Attraction
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Whereas ______ is measured by an individual’s actions and personality, ______ is the extent to which a person finds another person’s body pleasing and desirable.
a physical attraction; social attractiveness
b. horns effect; halo effect
c. halo effect; horns effect
d. social attractiveness; physical attraction
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Features of Attraction
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. ______ refers to the tendency to associate positive traits with a person based on their physical appearance.
a. Physical attraction
b. Proximity
c. Halo effect
d. Horns effect
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Physical Attraction
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Shania is initially attracted to Chad, a fellow student in one of her classes. Over the semester, however, he is continually loud and disruptive in class. He also makes lewd jokes and is almost kicked out of class. By the end of the class, Shania is no longer attracted to Chad. It is likely that, in Shania’s eyes, Chad’s behavior caused his ______ to decrease.
a. physical attractiveness
b. social attractiveness
c. halo effect
d. horns effect
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Social Attraction
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. Katrice met Sungye in her history class. She found his personality and behavior in class pleasing as they interacted throughout the semester. What does example this display?
a. social attractiveness
b. horns effect
c. physical attraction laws
d. theory of matching personalities
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Social Attraction
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. What have researchers found about social attractiveness measured through viewing Facebook pages?
a. Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if they are on Instagram instead of Facebook.
b. Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if they have a high number of Facebook friends.
c. Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if their Facebook friends are physically attractive.
d. Individuals are viewed as socially attractive if their friends like their posts often.
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Attraction
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. James and Sia share similar attitudes about a number of different issues and grew up in similar cultural backgrounds. They are both reasonably attractive. If James and Sia formed a relationship, it would likely be explained by (the) ______.
a. Social Exchange Theory
b. matching hypothesis
c. halo effect
d. horns effect
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Forming Relationships
Difficulty Level: Hard
12. What perspective would suggest that relationships with a high cost but low rewards are unlikely to form and last?
a. Social Exchange Theory
b. relationship dialectics theory
c. the halo effect
d. the horns effect
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cost and Reward
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. Irwin Altman and Dallas Taylor developed the Social Penetration Theory to show how relationships progress toward intimacy as a result of ______ from both partners.
a. mutual trust
b. self-disclosure
c. physical attraction
d. words of affirmation
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Penetration Theory
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming together may partners ask questions to learn about interests, hobbies, backgrounds, and lifestyle?
a. initiating
b. experimenting
c. intensifying
d. integrating
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Penetration Theory
Difficulty Level: Medium
15. The metaphor used by Altman and Taylor to represent individuals in a relationship is that of a(n) ______.
a. bucket
b. apple
c. airplane
d. onion
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Penetration Theory
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming together do partners express a commitment or test labels such as boyfriend or girlfriend?
a. initiating
b. experimenting
c. intensifying
d. bonding
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. After the Supreme Court ruled on marriage equality in 2015, Tyrese and Clay celebrated by having a wedding ceremony. Which stage of coming together are Tyrese and Clay in?
a. initiating
b. experimenting
c. integrating
d. bonding
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Hard
18. During the ______ stage of coming together, partners engage in communication that weaves their lives together and solidifies their status as a couple.
a. experimenting
b. intensifying
c. integrating
d. bonding
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Easy
19. ______ refers to the act of revealing information about one’s self to others.
a. Self-disclosure
b. Experimenting
c. Social penetration
d. Bonding
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Easy
20. According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming together do partners express a deep commitment to each other publicly to the rest of the world?
a. initiating
b. experimenting
c. intensifying
d. bonding
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Medium
21. According to the Model of Interaction Stages, during which stage of coming apart do partners begin restricting communication with the other?
a. differentiating
b. circumscribing
c. stagnating
d. avoiding
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Medium
22. According to the Model of Interaction Stages, which stage of coming apart is the undoing of the bonding stage of coming together?
a. circumscribing
b. stagnating
c. avoiding
d. termination
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Medium
23. What does your text isolate as a problem with linear models of relationships?
a. Linear models oversimplify a complex process that is often unique.
b. Linear models lack complexity and sophistication.
c. Linear models are too complex and difficult to use.
d. Linear models are easy to misinterpret.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Medium
24. Which of the following is the correct order of coming apart in the Model of Interaction Stages?
a. circumscribing, differentiating, intensifying, avoiding, termination
b. bonding, differentiating, stagnating, avoiding, termination
c. differentiating, stagnating, circumscribing, termination, avoiding
d. differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, termination
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Limits of Linear Models of Relationships
Difficulty Level: Medium
25. ______ communication involves situations when the affection, emotion, and intimacy that develops through computer-mediated communication equals or surpasses what happens face to face.
a. Hyperpersonal
b. Technology-intensive
c. Social-networking
d. Virtual
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Limits of Linear Models of Relationships
Difficulty Level: Medium
26. ______ is the term Honeycutt uses to refer to the understanding of the various paths relationships can take and where those paths might lead.
a. Imagined trajectories
b. Imaginative thinking
c. Investigative thinking
d. Imagined interactions
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Easy
27. A person thinking, “I’m too young to get married,” is exhibiting which type of turning point?
a. interpersonal/normative
b. dyadic
c. social network
d. circumstantial
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
28. Aziz has been in a relationship for about two months, but he was just promoted at work and asked to relocate to the company’s headquarters in another state. This is an example of a ______ turning point in his dating relationship.
a. interpersonal/normative
b. dyadic
c. social network
d. circumstantial
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
29. Which turning point in a relationship occurs when you evaluate yourself, your partner, or the relationship by standards of what is ideal and/or normal?
a. interpersonal/normative
b. dyadic
c. social network
d. circumstantial
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Easy
30. Aundranay and James have been a couple for 10 years. Despite rough patches in the past, they are committed to each other and wish to stay together. Aundranay has been thinking about having children. James is not sure if he wants children but decides to propose to Aundranay and get married before starting a family. Their relationship seems to have followed a(n) ______ trajectory.
a. accelerated
b. accelerated-arrested
c. intermediate
d. prolonged
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
31. Rafael and Rachel met in grad school. Their relationship started getting more serious, and Rachel decided to bring Rafael to her family gathering for Passover. Rafael was not raised Jewish, and Rachel was concerned her family would not approve of their relationship. To her surprise, Rachel’s family embraced Rafael with open-mindedness. This is an example of a(n) ______ turning point.
a. interpersonal/normative
b. dyadic
c. social network
d. circumstantial
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
32. What kind of turning point occurs when events that are perceived as beyond your control (and your partner’s) influence the relationship, such as illnesses, relocations, and natural disasters?
a. interpersonal/normative
b. dyadic
c. social network
d. circumstantial
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Easy
33. Ken believes his relationship with Yang Chi isn’t going well. He believes they aren’t on a good path, and that their relationship isn’t going smoothly. What phrase would describe these thoughts that Ken is having?
a. imaginative relationships
b. imaginative thinking
c. imagined trajectories
d. imagined interactions
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
34. Abby and Maria have been dating for three weeks and just had their first big fight. What kind of turning point did they just experience?
a. interpersonal/normative
b. dyadic
c. social network
d. circumstantial
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
35. ______ turning points occur when friends, family members, coworkers, or acquaintances influence the course of your relationship.
a. Interpersonal/normative
b. Dyadic
c. Social network
d. Circumstantial
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
36. What term in the text refers to a unique private world constructed and sustained by partners in a relationship?
a. Social Exchange Theory
b. relational dialectic
c. relational culture
d. social attractiveness
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
37. Nu and Amber have routines together, like a standing meal on Tuesday nights, and refer to each other using affectionate names that no one else in their mutual friend group uses. These relationship features that distinguish Nu and Amber from all other relationships are known as ______.
a. turning points
b. relational dialectics
c. relational culture
d. intrapersonal processes
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Hard
38. Which dialectic is concerned with surprise and spontaneity?
a. autonomy and connectedness
b. novelty and predictability
c. openness and closedness
d. agency and constraint
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
39. At the beginning of their relationship, Joel and Fredrick spent a large amount of time together. After a few months, however, Joel began wanting to spend time with his friends away from Fredrick. This change upset Fredrick, who wants to spend all his time with Joel. This example demonstrates which dialectical tension?
a. autonomy and connectedness
b. novelty and predictability
c. openness and closedness
d. agency and constraint
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Hard
40. If you were to resolve a dialectical tension by satisfying both dialectical needs, but in separate areas of life, this would be called ______?
a. selection
b. separation
c. neutralization
d. reframing
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
41. Resolving a dialectical tension by satisfying only one need and denying the other is called ______.
a. selection
b. separation
c. neutralization
d. reframing
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
42. ______ is resolving a dialectical tension by transforming the two needs of a dialectical tension so they are no longer experienced as opposites.
a. Selection
b. Separation
c. Neutralization
d. Reframing
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
43. Which dialectic is concerned with the tension between freedom and independence?
a. autonomy and connectedness
b. novelty and predictability
c. openness and closedness
d. agency and constraint
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
44. An example of a behavioral relational symbol would be ______.
a. a favorite restaurant
b. an engagement ring
c. spending a holiday together
d. a nickname
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
45. Xian and Bo have fallen into a pattern in their relationship. Bo would like to go out more, but Xian would prefer to stay home. They are experiencing tension along which dialectic?
a. autonomy and connectedness
b. novelty and predictability
c. openness and closedness
d. agency and constraint
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Hard
46. Resolving a dialectal tension by compromising so that both dialectical needs are met to some degree, but not fully is an example of ______
a. selection
b. separation
c. neutralization
d. reframing
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
47. Items in the United States such as the flag, the national anthem, the constitution, and war memorials serve as important sources of national identity and are examples of ______.
a. integration
b. symbolic practices
c. cultural artifacts
d. binding
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
48. A restaurant with a relational history is what kind of symbol?
a. cultural object
b. place
c. event
d. physical object
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
49. A relationship’s ______ include physical objects such as mementos or photographs, nicknames for the other person, and songs that both individuals found pertinent in a special moment.
a. private practices
b. connectivity creations
c. symbolic practices
d. sentimental values
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Hard
50. ______ refers to the everyday intrusions or interruptions in couple interactions or time spent together that occur due to technology.
a. Spirals of communication
b. Technoference
c. Defensive communication
d. Relational culture
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
51. ______ refers to messages and interactions that make people feel valued and respected, while ______ refers to messages and interactions that make people feel devalued and disrespected
a. Confirming communication; disconfirming communication
b. Relational climate; relational tension
c. Disconfirming communication; confirming communication
d. Ethical communication; unethical communication
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
52. ______ defines the overall emotional feeling, or temperature, of the relationship.
a. Relational distance
b. Relational dialectic
c. Relational culture
d. Relational climate
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Easy
53. What are spirals of communication?
a. communication that never escalates or de-escalates into anything further
b. communication where each person’s message reinforces the other’s message
c. communication between partners that reinforces their commitment to each other
d. communication where the message of one partner disconfirms other messages
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
54. Which type of defensive reaction involves using verbal aggression and sarcasm?
a. attacking the critic
b. avoiding critical information
c. distorting critical information
d. compromising critical information
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
54. Pretending not to care is an example of ______.
a. attacking the critic
b. distorting critical information
c. avoiding critical information
d. distracted communication
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Easy
56. Donal and his girlfriend, Riva, tend to get into predictable, quickly escalating arguments whenever the subject of his ex-girlfriend comes up. This is an example of ______.
a. spirals of communication
b. technoference
c. defensive communication
d. relational culture
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Hard
57. What is a negative influence of the Internet on relationships outlined in the text?
a. It can take time away from our relationships.
b. It makes our relationships more time consuming.
c. It makes our relationships less personal.
d. It. makes it harder to get family approval of a relationship.
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
58. Which is an example of an external pressure on a relationship?
a. how your partner likes to dress
b. how your parents raised you
c. your attitudes towards same-sex relationships
d. your community’s attitudes towards same-sex relationships
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Cultural Influences
Difficulty Level: Medium
59. What phenomenon suggests the closer the relationship is, the more the individuals select many ways of communicating to each other, including face to face, online, and text messaging?
a. dialectical communication
b. confirming communication
c. media multiplexity
d. interaction theory
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
60. According to Pew Research Center in 2014, what was reported by younger adults regarding technology use in their relationships?
a. It has simultaneously created relationship tension while making them feel closer to their partners.
b. It has made their relationships grow in ways they never imagined, with no drawbacks.
c. It has had a negative effect on relationship satisfaction.
d. It has not had any impact on their relationships.
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
1. We are most likely to form relationships with people who inhabit space with us.
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Forming Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Confirming the popular thought that “opposites attract,” similarity is less attractive to us than is dissimilarity.
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Forming Relationships
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Communication with or between persons who approach one another in a relationship is referred to as intrapersonal communication.
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Forming Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. According to the Social Penetration Model, after peeling back the outermost layers, an individual exposes his or her core, or most basic self.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Penetration Theory
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The middle layers of the social penetration model expose our deepest fears, our greatest hopes, and our spiritual values.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. In the Model of Interaction Stages, there are five stages of coming together: initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding
Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. In the Model of Interaction Stages, the intensifying stage includes public ceremonies like weddings.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. One problem with linear models is the extreme diversity in their research subjects.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Limits of Linear Models of Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. Social networking sites may encourage hyperpersonal communication.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Limits of Linear Models of Relationships
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. When turning points occur in a relationship, it is not the events themselves that change relationships but our interpretation of the events.
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. The culture of a relationship includes the identities of the partners involved, but it also goes beyond them and takes on a larger identity of its own.
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
12. The novel and predictability dialectical tension concerns freedom within the relationship.
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. In resolving dialectical tension, agreeing on one end of the continuum over the other is the most satisfying solution.
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. In dialectical tension, stagnation is the term for compromising so that both dialectical needs are met to some degree but not fully.
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. Relational climate refers to the overall emotional feeling, or temperature, of the relationship.
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Easy
16. Attacking the critic is a form of defensive communication which includes inventing untrue explanations and rationalizing.
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. Older couples are more likely to have used an online dating application or website.
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
18. The Internet eases relationship formation and development because it decreases barriers to communicating including time, physical distance, and cost.
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
19. The Internet presents a paradox for relationships. It strengthens our relationships with distant friends and relations but may eat away time from our relationships with the people right next to us.
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
20. The two opposing forces in Internet interaction are cocooners and connectors.
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
Short Answer
1. What is one of the reasons your textbook gives for us liking people who are physically like us?
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Social Attraction
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. What is an example of social attractiveness?
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Social Attraction
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. According to the horns effect, what might we believe is true of the appearance of a boss who seems cold and distant?
Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Physical Attraction
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. Why does hyperpersonal communication occur?
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Limits of Linear Models of Relationships
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. What are the foundations of turning points?
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Give an example of an interpersonal/normative turning point.
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. Give an example of the novelty and predictability dialectical tension.
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Relational Culture
Difficulty Level: Hard
8. What is the difference between disconfirming and confirming communication?
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Why do we exhibit defensive communication?
Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. What is a difference between the technology use of newer couples versus couples that have been together for several years?
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
1. What is the halo effect? How might the Internet play a role in either heightening or lessening the influence of the halo effect on relationships that began online?
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Forming Relationships
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Explain and give an example of the costs and rewards of relationships.
Learning Objective: 7-1. Identify the features that influence the formation of interpersonal relationships.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Costs and Rewards
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. What do the layers in the Social Penetration Model represent? Give an example of each.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Social Penetration Theory
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Describe the stages of coming apart in the Model of Interaction Stages.
Learning Objective: 7-2. Explain the models of relationship formation.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Model of Interaction Stages
Difficult Level: Medium
5. In what ways are our cognitions important in the interpretation and progression of our relationships?
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Describe the four trajectories relationships may take, as identified by Honeycutt.
Learning Objective: 7-3. Discuss individual interpretations of relationship development.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Personal Perspectives on Relationship Development
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. What are three ways we use defensive communication against face threats? What communicative strategies are used in each form?
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Describe the three dialects in relational dialectics theory, and give an example of each.
Learning Objective: 7-4. Describe the ways in which interpersonal communication shapes relational culture.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Relational Climate
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. When the authors refer to the Internet having opposing forces of connectors and cocooners, who are they referring to?
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. What are the major advantages and disadvantages of the Internet for relationships?
Learning Objective: 7-5. Examine the ways in which communication technologies and new media influence interpersonal interactions.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 6. Identifying and Explaining Fundamental Communication Processes
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Interpersonal Communication and Convergence
Difficulty Level: Hard
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