Interpersonal Communications Final

When we disagree with someone, we disconfirm her or him

False

Ethics is a branch of philosophy and thus has no place is the study of human communication

false

In the U.S. mothers are more likely than fathers to challenge children and encourage them to achieve more

false

The majority of our interaction involve I-it communication

false

All of the following are risks to self-disclosing communication except

others may increase closeness with us

the attachment style an infant develops can change over the course of life

true

Brittney always tells Kevin that she loves him. According to the interpersonal needs theory, Brittney is communication for the need of:

Affection

If a parent says to a 5-year-old child, "Clean your room now", the ______ meaning is that the room is to be cleaned immediately

Content

______ were the first to use the term "white" to describe a racial group in the area that is now the United States

Europeans when they colonized the United States

In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the highest need is Self-Esteem Needs

False

"Would you like fries with that?" is a sentence most like said in a relationship which could be categorized as

I-it

_____ models of communication view communication as flowing only in one direction, from sender to receiver

Linear

The views of ______ comprise the generalized other

Society as a whole

Commitments is best defined as a decision, not a feeling or emotion

True

Investments are what we put into relationships that we could not retrieve if the relationship were to end

True

Westerners often disclose personal information to casual friends and acquaintances, whereas Japanese tend to disclose only to very close friends

True

According to relationships counselors, the most central and continuous tension in the majority of close relationships arises from which of the following dialectical tensions

autonomy/connection

"You are a very smart girl," Tammy tells her daughter. Tammy's statement is an example of a

direct definition

The strongest level of confirmation is

endorsement

According to the fourth principle of communication, meaning in human communication lies

in the relationship of those in the communication exchange

Many scholars argue that race

is a socially constructed category

On the continuum of interpersonal climates, the middle between confirming and disconfirming climates is known as

mixed climate

This communicates openness to other points of view. We suggest that our minds aren't sealed

provisionalism

Miguel tries to concentrate during a class lecture, but he can't get his mind off a personal problem. His preoccupation with his personal problem is an example of _____ noise.

psychological

The most basic form of confirmation in interpersonal communication is

recognizing another person exist

The term _____, also called the looking-glass self, is based on Charles Cooley's poem.

reflected appraisal

Jenna believes that she doesn't have an aptitude for statistics, so doesn't put much effort into her statistics class. She performs poorly in the class, supporting her initial belief. This is an example of a

self-fulfilling prophecy

This kind of communication feels open, honest, and unpremeditated

spontaneity

Humans generally do not focus on higher (more abstract) needs until more basic needs are first met

true

Teachers, peers, and family members are all examples of particular others,

true