com-120 final (chp. 8 - chp. 12)
How many steps are featured in the comprehensive approach to conflict management described in the textbook?
7
Pseudolisteners fail to look others in the eye or nod and smile because their minds are in another world.
False
Insulated listening is almost the opposite of selective listening.
True
Keeping a balanced "body budget" decreases emotional stress.
True
Listening accuracy suffers when listening to multiple sources at the same time.
True
Listening, as defined in your textbook, is broadly defined to include the written word.
True
Mark Knapp's model has 10 relational stages.
True
Most people suffer from impoverished emotional vocabularies.
True
People are disproportionately likely to marry others whose first or last names resemble their own.
True
People who primarily use the relational listening style are typically extroverted, attentive, and friendly.
True
Relationships on social media can be as stable as, or even more so than, geographically close relationships.
True
Although we're capable of understanding speech at rates up to 600 words per minute, the average person speaks much more slowly—between __________ and __________ words per minute.
100; 140
Anthropologist Robin Dunbar suggests that humans have the capacity to be intimately connected with about how many people at a time?
5
An expressed struggle is one that must be communicated verbally.
False
People generally value unsolicited advice.
False
People who act out angry feelings—even by hitting an inanimate punching bag—feel better than those who experience anger without acting out.
False
Reappraisal often leads to higher stress and decreased productivity.
False
Social exchange theory features exchanges that are typically cold and calculating.
False
Different tones of voice affect which dimension of a message?
Relational
Embracing your partner while gushing "I adore you" is an expression of which type of love?
Romantic
Angry exclamations such as "We've been down this road a dozen times!" are typical of which type of argument?
Serial arguments
Being around a calm person who makes you feel more at peace is an example of emotional contagion.
True
Emotions that are primary in one culture may not be primary in another or even have an equivalent.
True
Friendships are created, managed, and maintained through communication.
True
More families identify as protective or laissez-faire than consensual or pluralistic.
false
Mutual romance and strictly platonic are the most complicated categories of heterosexual cross-sex friendships.
false
Joe and Anita are having a disagreement about what show to binge watch together. Most of the time Joe just gives in to what Anita would prefer to watch. Which conflict style is Joe demonstrating?
Accommodation
How do a supporting listening response and an evaluating response differ?
An evaluating response is more directive and less reflective
After attending two loud concerts and a fireworks display on the 4 th of July long weekend, you find yourself asking people to repeat what they just said. What type of problem are you likely experiencing?
Auditory fatigue
At an external level, which dialectic captures the challenges that people in a relationship face when trying to meet others' expectations while being true to themselves?
Conventionality-Uniqueness
Families are defined primarily through their biological relationship or kinship systems.
False
Friends and family are especially accurate at interpreting the feelings behind texted messages.
False
Partners who are radically dissimilar tend to have successful long-term marriages.
False
Patients who played video games with friends after getting out of surgery required less pain medication that those who did not.
False
Emotional intelligence involves which of the following abilities?
Being sensitive to the feelings of others
"Ideas are not personal property" is a rule of which activity?
Brainstorming
A long-term romantic couple has a serial conflict about their pace of life. Cameron prefers to take things slow and has a polychronic approach towards commitments. Corey is more task-oriented and monochronic and feels like Cameron doesn't respect his desire for timeliness. They are planning a vacation together and know this argument is going to come up. Which of the following approaches would be best for them to take?
Cameron and Corey should have a problem-solving conversation where they work together to create a solution they can both enjoy.
Reappraisal is an activity related to which component of emotions?
Cognitive interpretations
As the team leader for a challenging sales pitch at your company, you realize that a relatively minor and straightforward decision regarding the project needs to be made in an hour. Which conflict style would be LEAST advisable for you to pursue in this instance?
Collaboration
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
One way to avoid the debilitative feelings that often accompany the fallacy of causation is to use language that minimizes responsibility for your choices.
False
Compromising is a highly satisfying strategy for managing dialectical tensions.
False
Empathizing with others requires agreeing with them.
False
After a heated argument with your romantic partner, what does research on emotions suggest you should do?
Express your feelings through verbal communication that centers on specific circumstances
"If I post on Facebook, nobody will read or Like it." This statement is an example of which fallacy?
Fallacy of catastrophic expectations
Holding expectations for yourself and for others can promote which fallacy?
Fallacy of should
A task orientation listening style is effective because it focuses on the other person's feelings.
False
Acts of deceptive affection is negative behavior in romantic relationships.
False
According to Sternberg's triangular theory, which type of love is characterized by a combination of passion and commitment?
Fatuous love
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
During which stage of a relationship do you show that you are interested in making contact and demonstrate that you are a person worth talking to?
Initiating
Having a supervisor who is an active, empathic listener is correlated with which of the following?
Less stress and higher satisfaction at both work and home
"If I understand your correctly, you're saying that texts and calls are just a sign of care and concern, and they're not an attempt to monitor me." This statement is likely to occur at which stage of the seven-step process for conflict management?
Listen to the other person's needs
Amal's friendship with Jason ended abruptly due to a serious expectancy violation that can injure or destroy friendships. Which guideline for friendship was most likely the one violated?
Maintain confidences
A hot, stuffy room is an example of which barrier to listening?
Noise
According to research, how many conflicts do we experience with friends?
One or two a day
Rank the three components of Sternberg's triangular theory of love from hot to warm to cool.
Passion; Intimacy; Commitment
After calling your coworker a slacker, you then dismiss this deliberate criticism by saying, "Just kidding." You are using what kind of conflict style in this instance?
Passive aggression
"So many friends, so little time" expresses the tension you experience when trying to juggle these various commitments. This reflects which element of conflict?
Perceived scarce resources
Monitoring thoughts and verbal messages are both ways of helping you with which first step for effective emotional expression?
Recognize your feelings
After listening carefully to your sister's account of how she was let go at work, you ask her how she feels. You are what kind of listener?
Relational
In terms of conflict styles, ghosting can be an act of passive aggression or an act of __________.
avoidance
Messages have __________ and relational dimensions.
content
"Are you busy Saturday night?" your mom asks because she wants you to babysit your younger brother. This is an example of a(n) __________ question that __________.
counterfeit; carries a hidden agenda
On social networking sites, __________ proximity outweighs __________ proximity.
cultural; geographic
Effective communicators realize that although it's impossible to __________ conflict, there are ways to __________ it effectively.
eliminate; manage
Compromising usually leads to win-win outcomes.
false
Divorced couples cite "money problems" as the primary challenge in their defunct marriages.
false
Infrequent contact with close friends correlates with low levels of disclosure or obligation.
false
Many conflicts remain unresolved because the people involved accept their interdependence.
false
Families who are most successful at negotiating the difficulties of adolescence tend to be ____________.
flexible
A number of factors such as physiological disorders and background noise can diminish __________, the first stage of listening.
hearing
Although there's no "Keep Out" sign on your teenage sister's door, when it's closed and the TV is on, you and your parents know not to disturb her. This is an example of a(n) __________ in a family.
implicit rule
"Pleased" is a word that suggests a different degree of emotional __________ than "thrilled."
intensity
Research indicates that teaching children to recognize and __________ their emotions is foundational to building their emotional intelligence.
label
Much of the advice people offer on listening is __________.
overly simplistic
Jamil often answers his phone when having dinner with his partner, Tanika. This bothers Tanika, whose primary love language is ____________.
quality time
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
Couples who engage in __________ together report happier and longer relationships.
relational work
Being in touch with your emotions, also known as __________, is one of the 5 attributes of __________.
self-awareness; emotional intelligence
According to communication researcher Jeffrey Hall, three ingredients for friendship are __________, talk, and shared activities.
time
A win-lose conflict style can have a high relational cost—especially when the loser is a close friend or loved one.
true
According to research, dating partners find sexual infidelity and breaking up with the partner the two least forgivable offenses.
true
Attraction based on similarities is a subjective process.
true
Daughters who take care of elderly family members report being more satisfied when this relationship allows for autonomy
true
It's healthy for loving couples to have both companionate and romantic affection for each other.
true