In Comm Test 3

Mothers who sustain long-distance friendships report that, when they visit, they are seldom alone because their children need attention and care. Even though these mothers say they miss the intimacy of uninterrupted conversations, they value each other enough to sustain friendships under the terms that are possible.

True

The likelihood of sustaining a long-distance friendship also depends on other factors, such as socioeconomic class and sex.

True

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According to a recent study, college students reported that the ____ of them have had sex with a friend of the other sex at least once.

51%

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

False

An example of this phase is: A businessperson may joke or engage in small talk to see whether an associate wants to move beyond the acquaintance level of relating.

Friendly relations

An example of this phase is: One person in an Internet newsgroup invites another member of the group to engage in individual exchange of ideas.

Friendly relations

Women are more likely than men to sustain ties with friends who live at a distance

True

Women tend to be more willing than men to adjust schedules and priorities to make time for friends.

True

Flaming

excessivly roasting someone online

Friends of the heart

friends that remain close regardless of distance and circumstances

Friends of the road

friends who change as we move along the road of life (workplace friends and neighbors)

Grace

granting forgiveness or putting aside our own needs when there is no standard that says we should or must (unrequired kindness)

The nature and dynamics of friendships change throughout life. All of the following statements are supported by research about these dynamics EXCEPT:

adolescent females tend to define their friends as groups of people

Voice response (active constructive)

adresses conflict directly and attempts to resolve it asserting a desire to deal with them

Exit response (destructive)

involves physically walking out or psychologically withdrawing from a problem (refusing to talk about a problem)

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

less quality and quantity of communication

Bracketing

partners confriming to deal with a certain issue later

Internal tensions

relationship stresses that grow out of people and their interactions

Married men tend to name as their best friend their:

wives

Compared to friendships sustained through face-to-face contact, friendships sustained via e-mail or the internet are less personal and committed.

False

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

Assertion

Frank says he wants to go out to dinner and suggests a pizza at Marios. His best friend Stan replies, "Ah, thats where we always go. Im bored with Marios. Lets go somewhere different tonight." Frank says, "But I feel really comfortable at Marios—its so familiar." According to your book, Frank and Stan should do all the following except:

Engage in stereotype behaviors

We might make a small self disclosure to signal that wed like to personalize the relationship or meet outside of contexts that naturally occur.

Moving toward friendship

During this stage, we tend to rely on standard social rules and roles. We tend to be polite and limit personal disclosures.

Role-limited interaction

A majority of North Americans have at least one long-distance friendship.

True

Asking questions to find out what the other person means helps us engage in dual perspective.

True

Friendships that survive distance involve frequent e-mail contact, phone calls, letters, and visits.

True

Contracting

building a solution through negotiation and the acceptance of parts of proposals

Neglect response (destructive)

denies or minimizes problems (thinks it will hurt the relationship or will lose the argument)

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

sharing activities

Loyalty response (constructive passive)

staying commited despite differences even if it means deferring your own needs or goals