Communications Quiz 3
For individuals socialized in feminine speech communities, closeness in interpersonal relationships is primarily achieved through:
dialogue
Friends should not be expected to accept our flaws.
False
Most friendships end abruptly rather than slowly deteriorating.
False
Passion is the primary foundation for enduring romance.
False
Romantic relationships do not follow a developmental course.
False
Since there are no formal standards for friendships, there are also no consistent ideas for what counts as a friend or patterns of interaction between friends.
False
New acquaintances tend to rely on general scripts and stereotypes in their interactions.
True
People who have friends in their workplace are more likely to stick with a job.
True
When people become friends, the touchstone of that stage is the assumption of continuity.
True
Which primary expectation of friendship seems to be universal
Trust
One indication that a friendship is in the nascent stage is that participants:
work out private rules for interacting.
Ngoc and Nikole have been friends for many years and share a high level of trust. Their friendship is best described as being in the ________ stage.
) stabilized friendship
Which of the following comments would likely be made during the invitational stage of romantic relationships?
A) "Are you also a communication studies major?"
Describing his romantic relationship, Bob says, "I fell in love the moment I saw Doreen. It was a classic case of love at first sight, and I still light up whenever I see her." Bob seems to have which style of loving?
A) eros
Friendships generally begin with:
B) role-limited interaction.
The three primary styles of love are:
D) eros, storge, and ludos.
Of her marriage Myra says, "It wasn't like we ever really fell in love. It was more like we grew together kind of gradually. I think of my husband as my best friend." Myra seems to have which style of loving?
D) storge
Most friendships face the challenge of distance, and many don't survive it.
True
One of the two dimensions of trust is:
emotional reliability.
The feelings of closeness, connection, tenderness are associated with which dimension of love?
intimacy
Which dimension of love involves the intensely positive feelings and fervent desire for the other person?
passion
Male abusers are far more likely than female abusers to inflict physical injuries, sometimes severe ones.
true
If friends become sexually attracted to each other, it is best to end the friendship at that point.
False
Men are more likely than women to feel a relationship is breaking down if they and their partners communicate less frequently than they used to.
False
Men don't disclose personal feelings or vulnerabilities to their friends.
False
Social media has had several positive effects on romantic relationships and no known negative effects at this time.
False
The meanings we assign to behavior in romantic relationships are entirely individualistic.
False
The pragmatic style of loving (pragma) is too cold and practical to involve real love or intimacy.
False
When friendships deteriorate or suffer serious violations, communication changes in unpredictable ways.
False
While men and women differ in many aspects of friendship, they tend to support their friends in the same basic ways.
False
Women are more jealous of a partner's emotional investment in another relationship whereas men are more jealous of a partner's sexual infidelity.
True
In reference to her love life, Mary says, "I like to shop around. It's a challenge to try to get someone interested in me, but I'm not looking for anything permanent." Mary seems to have which style of loving?
C) ludus
While not the basis of most female-female friendships, women do engage in instrumental activities such as doing favors with their friends.
True
A small self-disclosure is one way to indicate that you'd like to become friends with an acquaintance.
True
An individual's style of loving can be influenced by the love style of her or his partner.
True
Commitment is the determination to stay together despite trouble, disappointments, sporadic restlessness, and lulls in passion.
True
Diverse cultural backgrounds may create misunderstandings that strain friendships.
True
In the intensifying communication stage, romantic partners see one another as exciting and wonderful.
True
Intimacy is abiding affection and warm feelings for another person.
True
Misunderstandings between friends arise out of our interpretations of others' behaviors, not the behaviors themselves.
True
Researchers have shown that many people who engage in violence against romantic partners lack the communicative skills to constructively manage emotions and conflicts.
True
The hypothesis that the United States is classless has been disproved by the fact that most people seek romantic partners of their own social class or above it.
True
Unrealistic expectations about spending time together is one of the greatest problems that people in long-distance romantic relationships face.
True
Unlike most relationships, friendships:
are voluntary.
Qualities that set committed romantic relationships apart from other close relationships include:
assumed permanence.
According to your book, all of the following is included in the nature of friendship except:
peer pressure
People socialized in masculine speech communities tend to achieve closeness in interpersonal relationships primarily through:
sharing activities
To build a lasting relationship with someone, we need something more durable than passion, we need ________.
commitment
Three dimensions of committed romantic relationships are
intimacy, commitment, and passion
The clearest indication that a friendship is in the waning stage is:
less quality and quantity of communication.