Interpersonal Communication Final
Becoming "real friends" takes 90 hours, and about 200 hours are necessary to forge a close friendship.
True.
Patients who played videogames with friends after getting out of surgery required less pain medication than those who did not.
True.
People who primarily use the relational listening style are typically extroverted, attentive and friendly.
True.
The assumption that your partner speaks the same love language is a common setup for disappointment in marriages.
True.
When a topic is sensitive and emotionally charged, it's best to keep your questions as open and neutral as possible.
True.
You spent all day cleaning the house until every counter and floor sparkled, efforts that went unnoticed when your romantic partner got home. This lack of recognition stung because your primary love language is _____.
Words of affirmation.
You resent doing most of the housework, but your spouse assumes you enjoy it because you never complain. Which element of conflict of is absent in this scenario?
Expressed struggle.
Compromising is a highly satisfying strategy for managing dialectical tensions.
False.
Listening is an automatic and involuntary process.
False.
Metacommunication is a relationship enhancer in face-to-face conversations but not online.
False.
Mindless listening is a negative activity that should be avoided.
False.
Sexual activity is less satisfying when accompanied by direct verbal communication.
False.
Families who are most successful at negotiating adolescence tend to be _____.
Flexible.
Which type of conflict pattern is most associated with psychosocial distress for most adult children?
Guarded.
Which statement is the best example of metacommunication?
I appreciate how difficult it was for you to admit your mistake to me.
In which external dialectic does a relational pair reconcile a desire for involvement with others outside the relationship and time together within the relationship?
Inclusion-Seclusion.
Which type of family is low in conversation orientation and high in conformity orientation?
Protective.
Which type of listening ignores the contributions of others and monopolizes speaking all of the time?
Pseudolistening.
Interpersonal listening is defined as the process of _____ and responding to others' messages.
Receiving.
Conflict happens within ______, and its character is usually determined by the way all the people involved interact.
Relational systems.
Which strategy of relational maintenance involves being invested in each other's friends and family?
Social networks.
Which of Gottman's "four horsemen of the apocalypse" sends a disconfirming "you don't matter" message to the other person?
Stonewalling.
Anthropologist Robin Dunbar suggests that humans have the capacity to be intimately connected with about how many people at a time?
5.
How many steps are featured in the comprehensive approach to conflict management described in the textbook?
7.
"Taking one for the team" or "Losing the battle to win the war" are adages that reflect which approach to conflict?
Accommodation.
Which is the most important thing people look for in an apology?
Acknowledgement of responsibility.
Pioneering therapist Carl Rogers recommended what type of listening?
Active.
The deluge of communication that characterizes the digital age has made which stage of listening tougher than at any time in human history?
Attending.
In terms of conflict styles, ghosting can be an act of passive aggression or an act of _____.
Avoidance.
In terms of a relationship, received affection works like a _____.
Bank account.
Traits such as liking, respect, familiarity and social interaction can all influence perceived _____.
Beauty.
What do managers rank as the ability they seek most in new hires?
Collaborating.
What do couples rate as the most important competency for ensuring success in romantic relationships?
Communication.
The old saying "opposites attract" suggests which reason for forming relationships?
Complementarity.
Which approach enjoys a positive reputation that it may not deserve?
Compromise.
Your spouse is not interested in hearing how you feel when your boss belittles you at work. Instead, he suggests ways you can avoid such criticism. He is what kind of listener?
Critical.
_____strengthen a relationship when they are complementary.
Differences.
Teasing and threats are both types of ____.
Direct aggression.
Effective communicators realize that although it's impossible to _____ conflict, there are ways to ______ it effectively.
Eliminate; manage.
The silent treatment is an example of which characteristic of conflict?
Expressed struggle.
