Interpersonal Communication Chapter 11

What type of sibling relationship involves high levels of both hostility and warmth? 1. Affect-intense relationship 2. Uninvolved relationship 3. Harmonious relationship 4. Hostile relationship

Affect-intense relationship Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.3

Which type of marriage style believes that families should look composed and keep their secrets to themselves? 1. Conventional 2. Unconventional 3. Undifferentiated 4. Autonomous

Conventional Feedback: Communicatively, families subscribing to conventional or traditional relational dimensions believe families should look composed and keep their secrets to themselves. (Textbook reference: Section 11.4)

Which of the following best illustrates a relationship triangle? 1. During conflict or stress, two people draw in a third person to provide balance 2. A family with three children 3. A famiy consisting of a mother, father, and child 4. After one child moves out of the house, three people continue to live in the house

During conflict or stress, two people draw in a third person to provide balance Feedback: Textbook 367reference: Section 11.1

Roger and Silvia recently retired. They've enjoyed some of the same activities and flexibility that they once enjoyed as a young couple. What stage in the family life cycle are they enjoying? 1. Empty nest two 2. Full nest 3. Empty nest one 4. Dual survivor

Empty nest two Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.2

True/False Families who live apart by choice or circumstance are no longer considered families.

False Feedback: Families may live together or apart by choice or circumstance. Families who maintain two separate residences by spouses separated for long periods are known as commuter families, long-distance families, or two location families. (Textbook reference: Section 11.1)

True/False Siblings with uninvolved relationships experience close friendships with each other and low levels of problematic conflict.

False Feedback: Siblings with harmonious relationships experience close friendships with each other and low levels of problematic conflict. (Textbook reference: Section 11.3)

True/False Autonomous regularity involves how strict a couple sticks to a schedule.

False Feedback: Temporal regularity is how strict a couple sticks to a schedule. (Textbook reference: Section 11.4)

True/False Nesting occurs when late adolescents leave the parental home, venturing out into the world as single adults.

False Feedback: This stage is known as launching. (Textbook reference: Section 11.2)

In what stage in the family life cycle do children become increasingly independent, wanting to seek their identities and autonomy? 1. Full nest three 2. Full nest one 3. Full nest two 4. Full nest four

Full nest three Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.2

Which characteristic of family systems theory pertains to the permissive system of boundaries used by the family to regulate the flow of information between the family and the external environment? 1. Openness 2. Interactive complexity 3. Closedness 4. Equifinality

Openness Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.1

What family communication style is characterized by high levels of concept-orientation and low levels of socio-orientation? 1. Pluralistic 2. Consensual 3. Protective 4. Laissez-faire

Pluralistic Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.1

George was raised in a family who communicated and shared similar attitudes, beliefs, and values. As a result, George became reluctant to share his opinion when it differed from those of his parents, particularly when doing so would likely cause conflict. What model of communication did George's family use? 1. Socio-orientation 2. Openness 3. Concept-orientation 4. Socio-economics

Socio-orientation Feedback: A family communication pattern where similarity is valued over individuality and self-expression, and harmony is preferred over expression of opinion. (Textbook reference: Section 11.1)

When each member of a couple brings with them a distinct cultural background and upbringing that must be negotiated to create a new pattern, which of the following occurs? 1. Third-culture building 2. Relationship triangle 3. Culture building 4. Second-culture building

Third-culture building Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.2

True/False Economic cooperation is one way families are chacarterized.

True Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.1

True/False The stereotypical family portrayed on television in the 1950s, only represented about 7% of U.S. families in reality.

True Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.1

True/False Not every individual walks through the family cycle in the exact sequence it is laid out in.

True Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.2

True/False Understanding how families generally function helps predict major life events.

True Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.2

True/False Both gender and birth-order effects impact harmonious sibling relationships.

True Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.3

True/False Most of the research in the area of marital relations focuses on heterosexual marriages.

True Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.4

Which of the following terms describes the degree to which spouses do not see her/his/theirership of personal belongings as much as they do ownership as a couple? 1. Undifferentiated space 2. Differentiated space 3. Traditional space 4. Possessive space

Undifferentiated space Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.4

Charlie and Nancy have three kids. The kids are all old enough that they require less supervision and direction from Charlie and Nancy. As a result, Nancy and Charlie have more time to enjoy other activities around the house, such as reading and woodworking. What stage in the family life cycle are Charlie and Nancy enjoying? 1. Full nest two 2. Empty nest one 3. Full nest one 4. Full nest three

Full nest two Feedback: As children age, they require less parental supervision and direction, taking on their busy lives. Child care shifts to adults outside of the family and parents have more time to devote to the traditional workday, which becomes more flexible. (Textbook reference: Section 11.2)

Both of Jasmine's children rarely experience loneliness while enjoying higher levels of self-esteem. What kind of sibling relationship to Jasmine's children have with each other? 1. Harmonious relationship 2. Uninvolved relationship 3. Hostile relationship 4. Affect-intense relationship

Harmonious relationship Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.3

What type of sibling relationship is more likely to be found among siblings from divorced families than intact families? 1. Hostile relationship 2. Affect-intense relationship 3. Uninvolved relationship 4. Harmonious relationship

Hostile relationship Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.3

Mike has always been supportive of his wife Carol's career, who herself has always been supportive of her husband's career. From the start, both have always felt that each of them should develop their potential and not constrain the other. What kind of relationship dimension is present in their marriage? 1. Ideology of uncertainty and change 2. Conventionalism 3. Interdependence 4. Ideology of traditionalism

Ideology of uncertainty and change Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.4

What type of relationship do remarried couples exhibit when the marriage demonstrates high levels of interdependence, high levels of engagement, and subscribes to an unconventional ideology? 1. Independents 2. Separates 3. Traditionals 4. Conventional

Independents Feedback: Textbook reference: Section 11.4