Comm Test #3

Jeff tells his girlfriend he wants to see a new action movie but accepts her choice of a romantic comedy. This is an example of _____.

Accomodation

When an instructor listens carefully to your question in class, he or she is using which level of confirming message?

Acknowledgment

___ provides the best chance of repairing a seriously damaged relationship.

Apology

____ generally reflects a pessimistic attitude towards conflict.

Avoidance

When compromises are successful and satisfying, they can be categorized as

Collaboration

Amy is concerned with behaving honorably and employing face saving approaches to conflict. What kind of culture is Amy likely form?

Collectivistic

In a study in satisfied couples and arranged marriages, ___ was identified as the most important factor to help their love flourish overtime.

Commitment

____ refers to the social tone of a relationship.

Communication Climate

"I enjoy spending time with you!" This statement is most likely to be expressed in which type of love?

Compassionate

I enjoy spending time with you!" this statement is most likely expressed in ____.

Compassionate

What is the flip side of accommodation?

Competition

The old saying "opposites attract" suggest which reason for forming relationships?

Complementary

___ may be familiar and comfortable, but they aren't the best way to solve the variety of problems that come up in any relationship.

Conflict rituals

Which internal struggle, a dialect within a relationship, embodies the conflicting desires for integration and separation?

Connection/Autonomy

Research suggests that which parental approach may lead to more emotional suppression in children and to lower satisfaction for all members of a family?

Consensual

Laura and Morgan have been dating for a while, and feel that they have intimacy, passion and commitment in the relationship. According to Stern Bergs Triangular theory, which type of love best describes what they are experiencing?

Consummate love

_____ questions are a form of strategic communication because they try to trap others into desired responses.

Counterfeit

Anne was hurt when she learned from a coworker that, Emily, someone Anne considered a close friend had got engaged. By not sharing her news with Anne, Emily committed an ______.

Expectancy Violation

Sam and Chris are engaging in small talk and looking for things they might have in common. A quest for similarities facilitated through social media. They are at which stage of a relationship?

Experimenting

___ are messages we perceive as challenging the image we want to project.

Face Threatening acts

Daria's mother and uncle got into an argument about would host Christmas dinner. Daria's father was also angry about the situation. Before things became to heated, the three of them sat down and openly discussed the problem. This family is most likely to have a ____.

High conversation orientation

Which is the opening stage of all relationships, not just dramatic ones?

Initiating

Which of the following statements is true about friends with benefits?

Men and women are equally likely to be in friend with benefits relationships

___ has been called the social death penalty.

Ostracism

Bethea says to Shonda, "So what I hear is that you feel overwhelmed with all the homework you have to do when I'm on business trips and you feel that you are making decisions about the kids by yourself. This is an example of_____.

Paraphrasing

After much resistance, Chad finally agrees to go to the opera with his wife. As they are finding their seats he says sarcastically, "Yeah this is going to be a lot of fun." This is an example of which conflict style?

Passive Aggression

"We have an issue. Let's try to come up with a solution that will benefit both of us." This statement reflects which of Gibbs categories?

Problem Orientation

"I suspect you will encounter resistance to that approach" is a comment that reflects __.

Provisionalism

The fact that we are likely to choose a mate with whom we frequently cross paths points to which reason of forming relationships?

Proximity

Greeting customers as they walk into the store is a form of _____.

Recognition

Your family unbearably pulls the karaoke machine out of the closet at family functions. This is known as a ____.

Ritual

One of the most common types of _____ involves problematic behavior such as being too sloppy or hyper-neatness.

Serial Arguments

Rewards-Cost=Outcome, is a formula for relationships identified by which theory?

Social Exchange

In the ____ stage, a relationship is a shell of its former self. No growth occurs and relational boredom sets in.

Stagnating

Whenever Nora is upset with her sister Sarah, Nora withdraws and refuses to speak to Sarah for an extended period of time. This response which sends a disconfirming message to the other person is known as _____.

Stonewalling

Garret and Brad play on the same hockey team. They are friends but never see each other off the ice. What type of friendship do they have?

Task-oriented

Which statement is true about satisfied couples and conflict?

They let the other person know that they understand the other side of the dispute