CPS 3300 Chp.4 (Interpersonal Perception), CPS 3300 Chp.1 a, CPS 3300 Chp.3 Communication and Relationships, Interpersonal Topic 4, CPS 3300 EXAM 1 (Topic 1~4)
Perception checking is a tool to help us to accurately understand others rather than assuming that our first interpretation is correct.
True
Perception influences our communication choices:
True
The ability to communicate effectively is important only for intimate and important relationships:
False
The process of perception is ongoing and requires that selection, organization, and interpretation occur in a specific sequence
False
The significance we attach to the features of the self's unrelated to the opinions of others:
False
Words are symbols that inherently contain meaning:
False
???? communication is a distinctive form of human communication that occurs when individuals interact and mutually affect each other:
Interpersonal
____ is the process by which we decide what other people are like and by which we give meaning to their actions.
Interpersonal perception
? is the process of decoding and evaluating sensory data and perceptions:
Interpretation
Which step of perception is involved when you wonder if the person who smiles at you across the room is interested in romance or just being polite?
Interpretation
____ is the process of decoding and evaluating sensory data and perceptions.
Interpretation
Exaggerated and rigid beliefs associated with a categorizing system are known as:
Stereotyping
Jill and Jack argued about where to spend the holidays. Jack argued because Jill was unwilling to make concessions whereas Jill argued because Jack wasn't respecting her feelings. This is an example of punctuation.
True
Empathy is the ability to recreate another person's perspective, to experience the world from her or his point.
True
Erasing or replacing spoken words or acts is not possible:
True
Gender roles arise more from environmental influences than from physiological factors.
True
Gender roles arise more from environmental influences than from physiological factors:
True
If a new experience is rewarding or self-enhancing, a person tends to see it as congruent with his or her established self-system:
True
Motives help determine how we perceive people.
True
One of the core purposes of communication is to play, in order to create a mental diversion or balance in one's life or relationship:
True
In some interpersonal contexts the relational dimension of the message may be more important than the content of the message:
True
Influences on perception include physiological and psychological factors.
True
Interpretation plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act.
True
It is a misconception to assume that more communication will always make tense interpersonal situational better:
True
One reason suggested for negative evaluation of self is that our American culture subscribes to the myth of perfection:
True
One's perceptions of a given event are influenced by one's experiences, values, identity, needs and wants
True
People commonly imagine that others possess the same attitudes and motives they do.
True
Physiological influences on perception include age health.
True
Physiological influences on perception include fatigue and hunger.
True
Problems arise with first impressions when the labels we attach are inaccurate and we hang onto them
True
Selective perception can result in communication inaccuracies.
True
Self-concept can be defined as the picture you hold of yourself:
True
Self-concept influences behavior and behavior in turn influences self-concept:
True
Self-concept is almost totally a product of social interaction:
True
Self-concept is shaped by the comment and judgements of those around us:
True
Self-esteem has a powerful affect on communication behavior:
True
Self-fulfilling prophecies occur when one's expectations of an event make the expected outcome more likely than it otherwise would have been:
True
Speakers who make the effort to match their speaking styles to their listeners are viewed as more credible and efficient:
True
Tendencies that distort perceptions include being influenced by the obvious.
True
Tendencies that distort perceptions include clinging to first impressions and assuming others are like us.
True
Tendencies that distort perceptions include favoring negative impressions and blaming innocent victims.
True
The concept of communication competence suggests there is no single "ideal" or "effective" way to communicate in every situation:
True
The principle of self-consistency implies:
True
The type for organizing constructs we use strongly affects how we relate with others.
True
The way a communication sequence is punctuated affects its perceived meaning.
True
There are many variables in interpersonal communication such as frame of mind, situation, and relationship dynamics that render an interaction unrepeatable:
True
There is nothing wrong with generalizations as long as they are accurate; in fact, it would be impossible to get through life without them.
True
When others suffer, we often blame the problem on their personal qualities; when we are the victims, we find explanations outside of ourselves.
True
When people are aware of both the positive and negative characteristics of another, they tend to be more influenced by the undesirable traits.
True
Words said are irretrievable:
True
Your emotions can affect how you perceive an event.
True
When a person who is normally good natured yells at us, we pay attention because of the quality of:
contrast
When a person who is normally good-natured yells at us, we pay attention because of the quality of:
contrast
We take people for granted because of which factor of attention:
contrast or change
Which of the following statements is not true about communications rules:
courtrooms and work setting generally rely on implicit rules that are posted on signs
The best way to gain the liking of others is to be good at what you do an deny your mistakes:
false
The process of perception is ongoing and requires that selection, organization, and interpretation occur in a specific sequence:
false
While e-mail may be helpful in sending info., its use seldom leads to any kind of sustained interpersonal relationship:
false
Which of the following characteristics is not associated with high self-esteem:
fault finding and criticizing ourselves
A person's self-concept:
filters his or her perceptions of the world
The ? stage of interpersonal perception invovles selecting stimuli on which to focus info. such as gestures, tone of voice, facial expression, and so forth:
first
The ___ stage on interpersonal perception involves selecting stimuli on which to focus-- information such as gestures, tone of voice, facial expressions, and so forth.
first
Which of the following are considered basic survival needs:
food and water
The ? stage of interpersonal perception involves the retrieval and use of the information:
fourth
Everything that we do is:
goal directed
Communication:
has an ethical dimension
If you ever gave a speech and forgot your remarks because you were afraid, saying "I know I will blow it, "you experienced:
self-fulfilling prophecy
The tendency to judge ourselves more charitably than we do others is called:
self-serving bias
Which of the following is not a factor in selective perception:
setting
A person whose evaluations are especially influential and who has credibility and power in your life is called a:
significant other
The ???? context involves the psychosocial aspects of interpersonal communication:
situational
Once language is introduced into a child's life, the evolution of self becomes a product of:
social interaction
The "games" in Transactional Analysis refer to:
socially dysfunctional behavior patterns
Exaggerated and rigid beliefs associated with a categorizing system are known as:
stereotyping
Social comparison allows us to decide if we like or dislike others:
False
Communication involves:
complex thinking, feelings, and behaviors
A "life script" is a:
pre-conscious life plan that governs how we lived
Attitudes are a reflection of:
predispositions of what are like and don't like
The "material self" is reflected in which of the following statements:
"I just bought a new car and it' fully loaded
Which of the following is not an expression of the "social self":
"I just bought two season tickets to the Theater for the performing Arts."
___theory refers to the process we use to develop credible explanations for our own behavior and the behavior of others.
? Implicit personality
Interpretation plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act:
true
People who communicate effectively:
All of These
Self-awareness enables people to:
All of These
Which of the following statement about communication is true:
All of These
Which of the following statements about the spiritual self is true:
All of These
People who communicate effectively:
All of These (Are mentally mor able to cope in life. Find more meaning in life. Are physically more able to cope in life.)
Which of the following statement about communication is true:
All of These; Jargon is an example of semantic noise. Dyslexia is an example of physiological noise. Spam is an example of physical noise. Racism is an example of psychological noise.
Channels of communication include:
All of the Above
Pseudo friends are people who:
All of the above
Sex related problems in relationship are due to:
All of these
Which of the following statements reflects an interpersonal communication:
All of these
Which of the following statements reflects an interpersonal communication myth:
All of these: (When I give you written instructions regarding what I expect you to do, you can't expect me to believe you didn't understand. If a word is not in the dictionary it cannot actually convey meaning. I know if we just keep talking about this, we can work out an understanding. Whenever a couple is having problems, it is because they aren't communicating effectively.)
The development of the self-concept is considered:
An ongoing life-long process
Which of the following is not true about beliefs and attitudes:
Attitudes are the same as beliefs
Which of the following statements is true about the friendships of women and men;
Both men and women express closeness in ways that they value and understand
People who believe that self disclosure and intimacy are risky prefer to have ? friendships:
Casual
Which of the following is not an example of a perceptual rule?
Cause and effect rule
Your first encounters at a job interview is affected by the interviewer's scowling facial expression. Which characteristic of communication best describes the situation:
Communication is a transactional process
Status, expectations and power are examples of issues in the content dimension of relationships:
False
We take wonderful people for granted because of which factor of attention?
Contrast or change
One of the organizational features of the self is that:
Each person's self unique
One theory about love proposes six different types of love. Which of the following statments is not true:
Eros love unfolds slowly
A significant other is someone who has given us primarily positive reinforcement:
False
An individuals self-concept is exclusively a product of message he or she receives in early life:
False
As a result of empathy, the gap between you and the other person is likely to grow
False
At the present time, there is no research to support the hypothesis that a connection exists between social interaction and physical health or longevity:
False
Beliefs and values are easier to access and change than are behaviors and attitudes because they were taught to us by our parents and we tend to reject them as we mature:
False
Communication competence is a trait that a person either possesses or lacks:
False
Communication competence is an inborn rather than a learned characteristic:
False
Communication is, by definition, intentional rather than unintentional
False
In interpersonal contexts, the content dimension is more important than the relational dimension of a message:
False
Influences on perception include selection and organization.
False
Is is possible to unreceive a message:
False
Judgements are the least common responses to statements others make:
False
Judgments are the least common responses to statements others make:
False
Martin Buber's "I-I" level represents the deepest and most important dimension of interpersonal relationships and communication patterns:
False
Martin Buber's "I-You" relationships occur at the highest level of impersonal communication:
False
Most people operate at a level of communication effectiveness equal to their potential:
False
One's self concept is genetically hardwired and therefore resistance to change:
False
One's self-concept develops at birth and remains relatively constant throughout one's life:
False
Only influential individuals who are significant in our lives give us our self-concept information:
False
Our emotional state has little relevance to how we view people and events.
False
Perceptual schemata are affective frameworks that allow us to organize raw data.
False
Perceptual schemata are tendencies to misinterpret data.
False
Perfectionism enhances an individuals self-concept:
False
Selection is an objective process.
False
Self- concepts are fixed and not subject to change:
False
Self-esteem and self-concept are similar sounding but unrelated concepts:
False
The ____stage of interpersonal perception involves the retrieval and use of the information.
Fourth
If a telemarker calls during dinner, the conversation will most likely take place at this level:
I-It
???? communication occurs when we respond to people's social roles rather than who they are as unique persons:
Impersonal
___ refers to a way of organizing a vast array of information about people's personalities.
Implicit Personality Theory
? refers to a way of organizing a vast array of info. about people personalities:
Implicit Personality theory
Which statement about these relationships at work is most accurate:
In most work settings, management has legitimate concerns about romantic relationships
Cognitive dissonance occurs when perceptions are:
Incompatible
Feedback from others about our talents and skills:
May be experienced as reinforcement or rejection
A hungry person sees restaurants everywhere because of which factor of attention?
Motives
Which of the following is an accurate statement about communication:
Much communications is unintentional
???? refers to a syndrome characterized by exaggerated investments in one's image versus one's true self:
Narcissism
Factors that contribute to whether we form relationships w/others include which of the following:
People may stay in a declining relationship if they don't perceive a more agreeable alternative in the future
Which of the following statements about physical attractiveness is not true:
People who are capable and competent are considered more physically attractive, while attractive people are rarely seen as competent
A mother finds signs of drug use such as burnt spoons in the dishwasher and trace marks on her teenage son's arms, yet she chooses to ignore the possibility that her son is addicted to heroine. This is an example of;
Perceptual accentuation
Communication theorists use the term ___ to refer to sorting parameters we use to group people and data.
Perceptual rules
Communication theorists use the term ___ to refer to the effect of attending to the first pieces of information that we observe.
Primacy effect
In the Beltway Sniper case, early eyewitness reports focused on a man in a white van. This is an example of the __.
Proximal effect
The fact that we are likely to choose a mate with who we frequently cross paths points to which reason for forming relationships:
Proximity
Communication therorists use the term _ to describe how we classify interactions in terms of cause and effect.
Punctuation
One form of organization used to identify causes and effects in interactions is called:
Punctuation
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about relationships breaking up:
Rebuilding self-fulfilling afterward motivates people to reasons themselves and make some rewarding changes
Communication theorists use the term___ to refer to modifying or confirming an initial impression by placing heavier weight on the most recent observations about an individual.
Recency effect
Giving greater emphasis to the latest or most current information about a person even when it is inconsistent with the persons long-standing behavior pattern is known as the:
Recency-effect
We notice a dripping faucet because of which factor of attention?
Repetition
Which of the following is not one of the three ways a person's self-perceptions may change:
Resetting one's personal gyrocompass to contradict self-consistency
The ___ stage of interpersonal perception involves the organization of information.
Second
Which step of perception is based on the fact that we notice some messages and ignore others?
Selection
We attach meaning to our experiences using which of the following?
Selection, organization, and society
___ refers to the process by which we filter sensory stimuli.
Selective perception
Which of the following terms is not closely associated with self-esteem:
Self doubt
A student assumes his professor thinks that he is a poor student, so he doesn't bother to study for the class exams. The student fails the course. This an example:
Self-fulfilling prophecy
The tendency to judge ourselves more charitably than we do others is called:
Self-serving bias
Which of the following is not a factor in selective perception?
Setting
When an intimate relationship ends, it is generally true that:
There will be a period of grieving for the "death" of the relationship
Advertising agencies are effective because they exploit our material selves:
True
An interpersonal relationship is an association in which parties meet each other' social needs to some degree:
True
Anorexia is an example of how internal logic prevails over external logic:
True
Astrological horoscope can serve as self-fulfilling prophecy:
True
Attribution is the term used to describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior.
True
Communication at the "I-It" level is casual and impersonal:
True
Most self-concept theorists agree that self-concept has:
a general stable quality characterized by orderliness harmony
Which of the following statements is true:
a person repeats behaviors that reinforce the self-image that he or she holds
Withdrawal and decrease in self-disclosure occur when;
a relationship is declining
In the theory of Transactional Analysis (TA) each unit of interpersonal contact is called:
a stroke
Intimacy is not a desirable goal for every relationship
true
Communication is inevitable means:
all behavior is a potential message
Physical appearance and attractive are:
all of these
In Western Cultures, such as the United States, silence is often viewed as:
an embarrassment
In western cultures, such as the United States, silence is often viewed as:
an embarrassment
People first begin the communication process when they:
are born
The ways that family members communicate w/each other:
are formative because this is where we first learn about communication
A person's awareness of social being begins:
at 6-7 months after birth
Your predisposition to view things in terms of your likes or dislikes is a reflection of your:
attitudes
Small talk occurs most during which stage of relationship development:
attraction
There is a risk of rejection in which relational stage:
attraction
? theory refers to the process we use to develop credible explanations for our own behavior and the behavior of others:
attribution
___ theory refers to the process we use to develop credible explanations for own behavior and the behavior of others
attribution
Unconditional love is he experience of:
being accepted and appreciated for who you are
The principle of complementarity tells us that people;
can be drawn to individual who possess traits that they lack
Workplace communication channels include the Grapevine, which:
can help people feel connected as well as cause miscommunication problems
Which of the following is not an example of a perceptual rule:
cause and effect rule
A woman who chooses an overbearing husband because she wants to avoid decision making is acting from this ego states:
child
???? occurs when a new experience is inconsistent with ones that have already taken place and been absorbed into the self-system:
cognitive dissonance
According to Buber, which of the following is true:
communication is at the highest level within " I-Thou" relationships
According to Buber, which of the following statements is true:
communication is at the highest level within " I-Thou" relationships
The old saying, "Opposites attract," suggests which reason for forming relationships:
complementary
Relationships are everywhere if we want them, but we don't need them in order to thrive:
false
Relationships, once they have declined, cannot be renewed and redefined:
false
Research suggests that competent people who blunder are rated as less attractive than competent people who don't blunder:
false
Selection is an objective process
false
Third-party relationships occur when people;
develop relationships outside of their primary, committed relationships
Cyber relationships are not problematic as long as they:
don't intrude on a person's primary committed relationship
When someone producers and sends a message, it is called ???? message, it is called ????
encoding, decoding
A recent study has shown that the most universally preferred approach in initiating a romantic relationship is the use of a cute or flippant remark;
false
Acquaintances are superficial relationships that have potential for becoming closer;
false
As a result of empathy, the gap between you and the other person is likely to grow:
false
Exchanges between customers and serves at a fast food restaurant count as "interpersonal" relationships
false
Helping relationships are strictly the domain of professionals and require specialized training and ceritification:
false
Individuals in a relationship in turmoil usually agree upon the specific events that caused trouble in their relationship:
false
Influences on perception include selection and organization:
false
Intimacy is the primary goal of relationship communication:
false
Ironically, people with high self esteem tend to seek out relationships with people who treat them poorly:
false
Once people have made a commitment to a relationship, they should avoid trying to assert their individual identities:
false
Our emotional state has little relevance to how we view people and events:
false
Perceptual schemata are tendencies to misinterpret data
false
Optimal human fulfillment depends on:
having certain personal and interpersonal needs and met
Increased self awareness:
helps individuals confront problems more comfortably
It is more likely that a person with ???? will go against family wishes and make a non-traditional carer choice:
high self-esteem
Friendshifts is a team that applies to:
how our friendship needs and interests change over time
The idea that "a person cannot not communicate":
implies that communication is inevitable
When the need for ???? is thwarted, people tend to react negatively and can become defensive, devious, manipulative and even self-abusive:
independence
We notice extremely short or tall people because of which factor of attention:
intensity
We notice extremely short or tall people because of which factor of attention?
intensity
Most of our learning in life comes through:
interacting and communicating with others
? is the process by which we decide what others people are like and by which we give meaning to their actions:
interpersonal perception
Which step of perception is involved when you wonder if the person who smiles at you across the room is interested in romance or just being polite:
interpretation
There is an attempt to define the relationship in which stage of relational development:
involvement
When it comes to deception in relationships, role playing:
is a strategy in which people behave differently form how they are thinking and feeling
High self-esteem:
is associated with high energy and optimism
Everything we do is directed toward some goal. This principle of human behavior:
is related to our efforts to maximize our pleasure and minimize pain
The social self is distinctive in that:
it influences how with interact with others based on the roles we have with them
In Knapp's Relational Stages Model, once a relationship begins:
it may regress to previous stage
Individuals with limited self-awareness often often turn to avoidance behaviors such as:
making alibis and blaming others
Unlearning old benefits and ideas about oneself is important to the process of:
making changes in one's self-concept
Unlearning old benefits and ideas about oneself oneself is important to the process of:
making changes is one's self-concept
One's self-concept is a complex picture that develops from:
many sources ad is dependent upon interpersonal communication
In terms of developing relationships, the factors of proximity and exposure:
mean that we have more opportunities to interact with some people than others
Sample error refers to an error in:
measurement
A hungry person sees restaurants everywhere because of which factor of attention:
motives
Feeling supported and connected to others helps reduce anxiety. This occurs when the ???? is fulfilled:
need to belong
In terms of the definition of communication:
no common agreement has been reached
The subjective nature of the self-concept explains:
our resistance to self-concept change
A husband who chooses an overly submissions wife because he seeks control in the relationship is acting from this ego state:
parent
Which of the following statements is true about the impact of parental attitudes:
parents with negative attitudes about life and deviant behaviors tent to negatively
The case of serial killer Aileen Wuornos illustrated that:
past experience, self-image and behavior are interrelated
One of the obstacles in resolving relationship problems is that:
people tend to accept the surface issue as the problem w/out looking deeper
A mother finds signs of drug use such as burnt spoons in the dishwasher and trace marks on her teenage son's arms, yet chooses to ignore the possibility that her son is addicted to heroine. This is an example of:
perceptual accentuation
Communication theorists use the term ? to refer to sorting parameters we use to group people and data:
perceptual rules
At the earliest stage of development, the self-concept is primarily focused on:
physical awareness
When a couple encounters sexual issues or problems
poor communication is often a major factor
In a home relationship, it is typical that the person who makes the most money has the most;
power
Communication theorists use the term ? to refer to the effect of attending to the first pieces of info. that we observe:
primacy effect
Who's Laws of Communication:
provide observations about human communication from a humorous perspective
Wiio's Laws of Communication:
provide observations about human communication from a humorous perspective
In the Beltway Sniper case, early eyewitness reports focused on a man in a white van. This is an example of the :
proximal effect
The ???? context involves the needs, desires, values, experiences and personality that one brings to a conversation:
psychological
Understanding how others ???? is essential to empathy:
punctuate
Undertaking how others ???? is essential to empathy:
punctuate
Communication theorists use the term ? to describe how we classify interactions in terms of cause and effect:
punctuation
One form of organization used to identify causes and effects in interactions is called:
punctuation
Communication theorist use the term ? to refer to modifying or confirming an initial impression by placing heavier weight on the most recent observation about an individual:
recency effect
Giving greater emphasis to the latest or most current information about a person even when it is inconsistent with the persons long standing behavior pattern is known as the:
recency effect
The material self is:
related to the tangible things you possess
When a manager speaks sternly and authoritatively to an employee, this is an example of the ???? dimension of the communication:
relational
A factor that distinguishes friendship is that they are:
relationships of mutual free choice and are mutually productive
The self-concept is a:
relatively stable set of perceptions about our selves
We notice a dripping faucet because of which factor of attention:
repetition
Meaning in communication:
reside in and among people
Interpersonal communication is governed by:
rules
The ? stage of interpersonal perception involves the organization of information:
second
We attach meaning to our experiences using which of the following;
selection organization and interpretation
Which step of perception is based on the fact that we notice some message and ignore others:
selections
? refers to the process by which we filter sensory stimuli:
selective perception
Self-esteem is composed of two elements:
self-acceptance and self-worth
It is through the filter of our ???? that we perceive the world:
self-concept
Our ???? is reflected in the attitudes, beliefs and values that we hold:
self-concept
A student assumes his professor thinks that he is a poor student, so he doesn't bother to study for the class exams. The student fails the course. This is an example of:
self-fulfilling prophecy
Social comparison are based on:
subjective comparisons of ourselves to others
Children begin formulating scripts as a:
survival strategies
In ???? communication individuals mirror each other's behavior:
symmetrical
Think of a mobile that hangs over a baby's crib. Sometimes a family is like a mobile, with the different members hanging in a delicate balance. When one person changes or is pulled out of position, the others are affected and must change in response. This is illustrated a contemporary theory in family therapy called the:
systemic approach
The dynamic nature of the self enables people to:
take a consistent stance in life
Which of the following is not an element of Martin Buber's analysis of relationships:
the I-I relationship
Which of the following not a component of William James tri-partite conception of the self:
the core self
The four years that Chuck Noland spent on a deserted island in the movie "Castaway" illustrate that:
the desire and need for connection with others can be powerfully motivating
Interpersonal communication is reversible only when:
the message wasn't received
Given the basic principle that we all have needs, which one of the following is not among them:
the need to communicate effectively
Which of the following statements about the organization of the self is true:
the self concept has meaning stability because its different dimensions (me's) have a heirarchal order
One of the characteristics of best friendships is that:
they are relationships that stand the test of time and change
The ? stage of interpersonal perception involves the interpretation of information
third
The _ stage of interpersonal perception involves the interpretation of information .
third
The only way to avoid the irreversibility of communication is:
to not receive the message at all
When it comes to deception in relationships, most lying is done:
to reward or benefits the liar
Interpersonal communication is a ???? process:
transactional
In the process of interaction analysis, according to the theory of Transactional Analysis, which of the following is not a consideration:
transient stages
A relationship is less an outcome than a process:
true
Attribution is the term used to describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior:
true
Empathy is the ability to recreate perspective, to experience the world from her or his point of view:
true
Influence on perception include cultural and social factors
true
Influences on perception include cultural and social factors.
true
Jill and Jack argued about where to spend the holidays: Jack argued because Jill was unwilling to make concessions whereas Jill because Jack wasn't respecting her feelings. This is an example of punctuation:
true
Motives help determine how we perceive people:
true
One's perception of a give event are influenced by one's experiences, values, identity, needs and wants:
true
Our expectation influences our perceptions:
true
Our expectations influence our perceptions:
true
Over generalization is the foundation of stereotyping:
true
Overgeneralization is the foundation of stereotyping:
true
People commonly imagine that others possess the same attitudes and motives they do:
true
Perception checking is a tool to help us to accurately understand others rather than assuming that our first interpretation is correct:
true
Perception influences our communication choices:
true
Physiological influences on perception include age and health:
true
Physiological influences on perception include fatigue and hunger:
true
Problems arise with first impression when the labels we attach are inaccurate and we hang onto them:
true
Selective perception can result in communication inaccuracies:
true
Social scientists agree that relationships generally develop and dissolves in phases:
true
Tendencies that distort perceptions include being influenced by the obvious:
true
Tendencies that distort perceptions include clinging to first impressions and assuming others are like us:
true
Tendencies that distort perceptions include favoring negative impression and blaming innocent victims:
true
The type of organizing constructs we use strongly affects how we relate with others:
true
The way a communication sequence is punctuated affects its perceived meaning:
true
There is nothing wrong with generalizations as long as they are accurate, in fact, it would be impossible to get through life w/out them:
true
We ted to seek out people w/ whom a relationship can give us greater rewards than the costs:
true
When others suffer, we often blame the problem on their personal qualities, when we are the victims, we find explanations outside of ourselves:
true
When people are aware of both the positive and negative characteristics of another, they tend to be more influenced by the undesirable traits:
true
Your emotions can affect how you perceive an event:
true
Influences on perception include physiological and psychological factors:
trued
People who lack satisfying relationships and who communicate poorly have:
two to three times greater risk of an early death
Which of the following is not a characteristic of self-concept:
unchangable, learned, or consistency (It either one of these)
Khalil Gibran's statement, 'Let there be spaces in your togetherness...The pillars of the temple stand apart, and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shasow," is applicable to which relational stage:
union
When partners begin to refer to themselves as "we" they have moved into which relational stage:
union
One of the biggest problems in relationships is that people have ? beliefs:
unrealistic
Because everyone and everything is constantly changing, one of the principles of communication is that communication is:
unrepeatable
At the core of our self-concept and behaviors are our:
values
Which of the following is not a valid reason for studying communication:
wanting to discover weakness in others
Work related problems affect relationships:
when partners are preoccupied w/their jobs or they are career competitive
Significant others are those people:
whose evaluations are especially influential on us
Which of the following statement is true about the friendships of women and men:
x- It has been proven that
