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Communication
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If two partners disagree about the nature of their relationship, they do not have a romantic relationship.
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According to Mumby, stories people tell to make sense of the organization often the dominant organizational coalition.
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If two people who have been dating a while start referring to one another as "sweet pea," they are probably in the intensifying stage of relationship development.
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John and Abigail initially dislike one another. According to the mere exposure effect, they likely will find each other more attractive as they spend more time together.
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According to Marxist theory, the of production refers to actual work processes.
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The approach to power views power as a product of communicative interactions and relationships.
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Gay and lesbian couples experience falling in love, passion, and commitment differently than do straight couples.
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According to the textbook, women seem to experience pragma love more than men.
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Paige Edley's study of discourse at a woman-owned business found that
a. everyone in the business talked about having a cooperative and friendly workplace.
b. the owner of the business derided those who took off too much time for family concerns.
c. the emotional nature of communication within the organization was often labeled as simply the way women talk.
d. all of the above
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Robin Clair's research on sexual harassment and women's narratives indicates that
a. women frame sexual harassment as a function of the matriarchal nature of organizations.
b. women frame sexual harassment in a way that keeps harassment out of the mainstream of organizational life.
c. women frame sexual harassment as a political struggle that must be dealt with on a societal level.
d. women frame sexual harassment as both physical and mental oppression.
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According to the textbook, you can like someone without loving him or her, and love someone without liking him or her.
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According to your text, passionate love is negatively related to relationship duration.
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Liking is composed of feelings of affection and respect.
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Of the three strategies used for exerting control in organizations, the one characterized by directly exerting authoritarian control is
a. technological control.
b. bureaucratic control.
c. simple control.
d. overarching control.
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If a researcher is interested in learning how power impacts outcomes like job satisfaction and performance,
he or she is using a ________ approach.
a. radical-critical
b. hegemonic
c. traditional
d. symbological
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Susan works as a firefighter in a male-dominated organization. She is often sexually harassed on the job by her male coworkers. When asked about the appropriateness of this behavior, Susan sighs, "Boys will be boys. What can I do about it, anyway?" According to the critical approach, Susan is
a. focusing on the "good of the organization" by placing organizational needs before her own.
b. hegemonically contributing to the control of the patriarchal organizational power structure.
c. admitting the power of the modes and mean of production.
d. emancipating others within the work environment.
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If you perceive that costs and rewards are balanced between you and your partner, you are more likely to be happy in your relationship.
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Small talk is the trivial exchange of unimportant information that wastes a potential partner's time.
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The role of the critical theorist in the emancipation process is similar to the role of a
a. mediator.
b. freedom fighter.
c. detective.
d. psychoanalyst.
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Feminists who work to enhance the opportunity for a variety of marginalized voices to be heard within societal dialogue are called
a. standpoint feminists.
b. radical feminists.
c. liberal feminists.
d. postmodern feminists.
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If Aaron longs to be with his partner, who is away on a summer internship, he is lamenting loss of the caring component of love.
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Passionate love is a type of love that is specific to Western culture.
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Gail has been working as a seamstress for 20 years, but her job is soon going to be changed drastically as the plant she works in becomes automated. According to Marxist theory, Gail may become alienated when this happens because
a. management has control over the modes of production.
b. management has control over the means of production.
c. management has control over production rewards.
d. management has control over production quotas.
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Loving is merely an intense form of liking.
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In their study of the ideology of work and home life, Tracy and Rivera find male executives
a. abstractly say work life should take precedence over home life.
b. do not support the idea of gender equity in the workplace.
c. were not hesitant at all to speak about the complex relationship between work and home.
d. focused more on describing their daughters' family lives rather than their work lives.
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Men seem to possess more "starry-eyed" perceptions of love than women.
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We tend to be attracted to those who are not attracted to us.
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Demetrius is a graduate student in organizational communication. After much study, he's concluded that though there is a great deal of conflict in most organizations, the conflict is usually productive and leads to enhanced understanding and better decisions. Which frame of reference to organizational study is Demetrius adopting?
a. unitary frame of reference
b. pluralist frame of reference
c. radical frame of reference
d. confliction frame of reference
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According to Clair, frames are often used to reinforce dominant ideology.
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Standpoint feminists believe that remedies for female subordination should come from within the system.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingA type of chosen interpersonal relationship forged through communication.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingAn act that goes against expectations of a relationship and causes pain to a partner.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe violation of one's independence and privacy by a person who desires an intimate relationship.
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The ultimate goal of the critical model is emancipation.
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In a hegemonic relationship, the controlled group accepts, but does not actively participate in, the control process.
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Simple control involves direct and authoritarian exertion of control in the workplace.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingA protective reaction to a perceived threat to a valued relationship.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingA mutual attraction between two people.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingCompeting tensions or impulses experienced in our relationships with others.
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The modes of production refer to actual work processes.
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Ability to cope with uncertainty is a source of power in organizations.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe relationship stage in which partners ignore relationship problems and spend less time together.
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Scholars taking a traditional approach to power believe that there are inherent contradictions between the "surface structure" of power and the "deep structure" of power.
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Critical approaches to organizational communication have their philosophical roots in the work of Karl Marx.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingA strong psychological attachment to a partner and an intention to continue the relationship long into the future.
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Critical theorists do not consider organizations to be sites of domination.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingEfforts designed to keep one's relationship at a desired status or level.
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of scholars have drawn together a still-growing framework about the ways in which communication constitutes organizations.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe final relationship stage, during which partners bring closure to the relationship.
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Issues of include concerns with objects such as buildings and furniture.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingA state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with another.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe concept that suggests we assess relational attraction by weighing perceived costs and benefits.
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Establishing relationships with other entities in the environment is part of the flow.
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The flow refers to the ongoing interaction that is necessary to get work done in an organization.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe relationship stage in which communication seems pointless.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe relationship stage in which partners formalize or make public their commitment to one another.
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The flow makes clear the point that organizations are communicatively constituted through people who bring the organization into existence and enter and exit over time.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe concept stipulating that we are more attracted to those we see frequently than those we see less often.
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One agent speaking for other agents in an organization is the process of .
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The original intent of a speaker is embedded in conversation and then distanced from that conversation through its transformation into .
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe first relationship stage, during which we assess whether we find someone attractive.
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refers to the ongoing interaction among individuals facilitated by language.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe relationship stage in which partners begin to mesh their identities.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe concept stipulating that we tend to be attracted to those we perceive as similar to ourselves.
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The idea that we are producing and reproducing the structures that enable and constrain our behaviors is called .
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe concept stipulating that we are attracted to those we perceive as physically attractive because we also perceive them as well-adjusted, competent communicators.
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scholars try to understand the complicated processes through which our interactions create, recreate, and change organizations.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe perceived balance of benefits and costs in a relationship.
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The container metaphor points out that
a. organizational communication occurs within the container of an organization.
b. organizational communication flows out of the container of an organization.
c. organizational communication pours into the container of an organization.
d. organizational communication cannot be contained.
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe initial stage of coming apart, during which differences between partners dominate their thoughts and communication.
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When active participants engage in agency, they will ____ follow the rules guiding interactions?
a. always
b. never
c. sometimes
d. enthusiastically
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According to the Montreal School of CCO, substance and meaning represents which part of the "co-orientation" process?
a. conversation
b. separation
c. formalization
d. text
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe tendency to form long-term romantic relationships with people we perceive to be similar to us in physical attractiveness.
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Disseminating a standardized form to a broader public represents which degree of separation in the scaling up process?
a. 1st
b. 6th
c. 2nd
d. 3rd
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe deliberate use of messages to "wedge" oneself between romantic partners
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingThe relationship stage in which partners physically distance themselves from each other.
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Transcribing text into a more permanent form represents which degree of separation in the scaling up process?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 4th
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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.avoidinglovingbeautiful-is-good effectmatchingbirds-of-a-feather effectmere exposure effectbondingpassionate lovecircumscribingproximitycommitmentreciprocal likingcompanionate loverelational dialecticsdifferentiatingrelational intrusionequityrelational maintenanceexperimentingromantic betrayalinitiatingromantic relationshipintegratingsocial exchange theoryintensifyingstagnatingjealousyterminatinglikingwedgingAn intense form of liking defined by emotional investment and intertwined lives.
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Emoticons are _____ used in business communication.
a. often
b. rarely
c. always appropriately
d. easily understood and
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Learning about the inside language of an organization best represents crossing which boundary of membership negotiation?
a. legitimacy
b. hiring
c. knowledge
d. connection