Communications Quiz 3

For individuals socialized in feminine speech communities, closeness in interpersonal relationships is primarily achieved through:

dialogue

Friends should not be expected to accept our flaws.

False

Most friendships end abruptly rather than slowly deteriorating.

False

Passion is the primary foundation for enduring romance.

False

Romantic relationships do not follow a developmental course.

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

New acquaintances tend to rely on general scripts and stereotypes in their interactions.

True

People who have friends in their workplace are more likely to stick with a job.

True

When people become friends, the touchstone of that stage is the assumption of continuity.

True

Which primary expectation of friendship seems to be universal

Trust

One indication that a friendship is in the nascent stage is that participants:

​work out private rules for interacting.

Ngoc and Nikole have been friends for many years and share a high level of trust. Their friendship is best described as being in the ________ stage.

) ​stabilized friendship

Which of the following comments would likely be made during the invitational stage of romantic relationships?

A) ​"Are you also a communication studies major?"

Describing his romantic relationship, Bob says, "I fell in love the moment I saw Doreen. It was a classic case of love at first sight, and I still light up whenever I see her." Bob seems to have which style of loving?

A) ​eros

Friendships generally begin with:

B) ​role-limited interaction.

The three primary styles of love are:

D) ​eros, storge, and ludos.

Of her marriage Myra says, "It wasn't like we ever really fell in love. It was more like we grew together kind of gradually. I think of my husband as my best friend." Myra seems to have which style of loving?

D) ​storge

Most friendships face the challenge of distance, and many don't survive it.

True

One of the two dimensions of trust is:

emotional reliability.

The feelings of closeness, connection, tenderness are associated with which dimension of love?

intimacy

Which dimension of love involves the intensely positive feelings and fervent desire for the other person?

passion

Male abusers are far more likely than female abusers to inflict physical injuries, sometimes severe ones.

true

If friends become sexually attracted to each other, it is best to end the friendship at that point.

False

Men are more likely than women to feel a relationship is breaking down if they and their partners communicate less frequently than they used to.

False

Men don't disclose personal feelings or vulnerabilities to their friends.

False

Social media has had several positive effects on romantic relationships and no known negative effects at this time.

False

The meanings we assign to behavior in romantic relationships are entirely individualistic.

False

The pragmatic style of loving (pragma) is too cold and practical to involve real love or intimacy.

False

When friendships deteriorate or suffer serious violations, communication changes in unpredictable ways.

False

While men and women differ in many aspects of friendship, they tend to support their friends in the same basic ways.

False

Women are more jealous of a partner's emotional investment in another relationship whereas men are more jealous of a partner's sexual infidelity.

True

In reference to her love life, Mary says, "I like to shop around. It's a challenge to try to get someone interested in me, but I'm not looking for anything permanent." Mary seems to have which style of loving?

C) ​ludus

While not the basis of most female-female friendships, women do engage in instrumental activities such as doing favors with their friends.

True

A small self-disclosure is one way to indicate that you'd like to become friends with an acquaintance.

True

An individual's style of loving can be influenced by the love style of her or his partner.

True

Commitment is the determination to stay together despite trouble, disappointments, sporadic restlessness, and lulls in passion.

True

Diverse cultural backgrounds may create misunderstandings that strain friendships.

True

In the intensifying communication stage, romantic partners see one another as exciting and wonderful.

True

Intimacy is abiding affection and warm feelings for another person.

True

Misunderstandings between friends arise out of our interpretations of others' behaviors, not the behaviors themselves.

True

Researchers have shown that many people who engage in violence against romantic partners lack the communicative skills to constructively manage emotions and conflicts.

True

The hypothesis that the United States is classless has been disproved by the fact that most people seek romantic partners of their own social class or above it.

True

Unrealistic expectations about spending time together is one of the greatest problems that people in long-distance romantic relationships face.

True

Unlike most relationships, friendships:

are voluntary.

Qualities that set committed romantic relationships apart from other close relationships include:

assumed permanence.

According to your book, all of the following is included in the nature of friendship except:

peer pressure

People socialized in masculine speech communities tend to achieve closeness in interpersonal relationships primarily through:

sharing activities

To build a lasting relationship with someone, we need something more durable than passion, we need ________.

​commitment

Three dimensions of committed romantic relationships are

​intimacy, commitment, and passion

The clearest indication that a friendship is in the waning stage is:

​less quality and quantity of communication.