Chapter 8, 10 Quiz

During a deterioration stage of a friendship, it is more common for the friendship to come to an abrupt stop than to slowly end.

False

Reciprocity of self-disclosures is more important after a relationship has become established than it is in the early days of the relationship.

False

Since there are no formal standards for friendships, there are also no consistent ideas for what counts as a friend or patterns of interaction between friends.

False

Individual histories and family scripts are important factors in the development of friendships.

True

We disconfirm someone else when we act like what they say doesn't matter to us.

True

When we acknowledge someone, we accept their feelings and thoughts.

True

Guidelines for communication between friends include:

all of the above

Tabitha (they| them) wants some time alone because they feels a need to get in touch with themselves as an individual. However, their partner wants them to spend as much time together as possible. The tension in this example illustrates the ________ relational dialectic.​

autonomy/connection

Which of the following is an internal pressure on friendship:

sexual attraction

"Friends of the heart" are friends:

who stay friends in spite of time and distance

A good first step in responding constructively to criticism is to seek more information.

True

Communication climate is the overall feeling or emotional mood between people - warm or cold, safe or anxious, comfortable or awkward, accepting or rejecting, open or guarded - that is shaped by verbal and nonverbal interaction between people.

True