Interpersonal Communication: Ch. 9 Forming And Maintaining Personal Relationships

Most new relationships end at which stage of Knapp's stage model? A. Integrating B. Initiating C. Intensifying D. Experimenting

Which of the following is not one of the health benefits of marriage identified in your textbook? A. Married people live longer. B. Married people are less likely to abuse alcohol and drugs. C. Married people tend to be healthier. D. Married people have better sexual health.

The experimenting stage of relationship development occurs when people meet and interact for the first time.

Why is the discussion of routine, mundane tasks important to consider in long-term romantic relationships? A. How to handle these issues can become a major issue of contention. B. All of these. C. The way couples handle these tasks reflects the balance of power in their relationship. D. Most of the communication that takes place in these relationships falls in this category.

When you meet Carrie, you are drawn to her as a friend because she is an excellent piano player, just like you are. That is an example of what form of attraction? A. Competence Attraction B. Physical Attraction C. Task Attraction D. Social Attraction

A good relationship does not involve any sort of cost to you.

This is your realistic expectation of what you think you deserve from a relationship: A. Comparison level for alternatives B. Predicted outcome value C. Complementary assessment D. Comparison level

__________ is the force that draws people together. A. Task attraction B. Interpersonal attraction C. Physical attraction D. Psychic attraction

Elizabeth and Aaron had been married for six months when Elizabeth started to feel dissatisfied in their relationship. Although Aaron was a nice person and fun to be around, he didn't do any of the cooking or cleaning despite the fact that both of them worked full time. Elizabeth's dissatisfaction was likely due to the fact that: A. Elizabeth was conflicted by her own dialectical tensions between work and home. B. Aaron exhibited a lack of commitment in his behavior. C. Aaron was enjoying too much interdependence in their relationship. D. Elizabeth expected an equitable investment in household chores from Aaron.

During which of Knapp's stages of relationship termination do couples decrease both the quality and frequency of their interactions? A. Termination B. Circumscribing C. Stagnating D. Differentiation

When we experience any form of attraction for someone else, we are likely to engage in __________________, behaviors that signal our interest in another person. A. Initiation Behaviors B. Approach Behaviors C. Attraction Behaviors D. Liking Behaviors

This theory predicts that the more we learn about someone, the more we like that person: A. Social Exchange Theory B. Uncertainty Reduction Theory C. Attraction Theory D. Equity Theory

This theory says that each of us is born with a fundamental drive to seek, form, maintain, and protect strong social relationships: A. Predicted Outcome Value Theory B. Need to Belong Theory C. Equity Theory D. Attraction Theory

This reflects the resources we put into a relationship: A. Commitment B. Investment C. Interdependence D. Independence

At this stage of relationship formation, a deep commitment has formed and there is a strong sense that the relationship has its own identity: A. Bonding B. Intensifying C. Initiating D. Integrating