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When people engage in ________, they use their words to attack or demean those around them.
a. verbal aggression
b. linguistic assault
c. high-dominance conflict
d. powerful language
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People in which type of culture think of the unequal distribution of power as normal or even desirable?
a. high-content
b. low-context
c. high-power-distance
d. low-power-distance
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When engaged in interpersonal conflict, ________ is the practice of saving up past grievances and bringing them all up at the same time.
a. blindsiding
b. counter-attacking
c. gunnysacking
d. rubber-band-balling
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According to Gottman, people engage in which behavior when they insult each other and attack each others self-worth?
a. contempt
b. defensiveness
c. criticism
d. stonewalling
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Which of the following statements correctly defines the concept of flooding?
a. Flooding refers to a sudden rush of emotion and is commonly experienced by women during conflict.
b. Flooding happens when someone engaged in conflict is emotionally or psychologically unable to engage the discussion further.
c. Flooding is what happens to men in conflict when they experience a rapid increase in hormones that are responsible for stress and anger.
d. Flooding happens when someone engaged in conflict experiences an increase in stress hormones after the other person stonewalls.
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Which conflict-management strategy involves a high concern for the other party but a low concern for the self? a. collaborating b. accommodating c. avoiding d. compromising
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To qualify as conflict, a struggle or disagreement has to be expressed.
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The most distressed relationships are those with the most frequent conflict.
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The strength of the immune system is predicted by the way people handle conflict, particularly in romantic relationships.
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The topics that gay and lesbian couples experience conflict over tend to differ from the conflict topics of heterosexual couples.
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Open relationships are observed between heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual individuals alike.
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People in arranged marriages are usually unhappy with their relationship.
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Single-parent families can include biological children, step-children, and/or adopted children.
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Research indicates that most American households are headed by a married couple.
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Mother, son, grandfather, and aunt are all examples of family roles.
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Siblings usually comprise a childs first peer group.
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Identify and explain the primary exceptions to the expectations that marriage is exclusive and marriage is voluntary.
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Identify and explain the benefits that are often denied by federal law to couples who are not legally married.
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Identify and explain two reasons why it matters how partners negotiate the division of everyday tasks.
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Compare and contrast family roles and family rituals, giving concrete examples of each.
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Define the social and task dimensions of work relationships and indicate how they can make social relationships among co-workers challenging.
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Differentiate upward, downward, and lateral communication in the workplace.
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English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge said, Friendship is a sheltering tree. Explain the meaning behind this statement, making explicit reference to the emotional, material, and health benefits of friendship. Use examples from your own friendships to illustrate Coleridges point.
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Using what you know about the significance of marital and romantic relationships, make a case for or against the legalization of same-sex marriage. Base your argument not just on your personal beliefs or individual morality, but also on what you have learned in this chapter about the social expectations for marriage and their exceptions.
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Work relationships usually involve both a task dimension and a social dimension.
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Research indicates that becoming friends with your customers is almost always bad for business.
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According to Gottmans couple typology, which type of couple handles disagreements in a way that is open, but discussions tend to be competitive rather than cooperative?
a. validating
b. volatile
c. conflict-avoidant
d. hostile
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Preliminary research has shown that, compared to heterosexual couples, homosexual couples tend to
a. display more overt hostility during conflict.
b. terminate their relationships at the first sign of conflict.
c. take conflict less personally.
d. avoid conflict as much as possible.
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Gottman has discovered that satisfied couples maintain what ratio of positive to negative communication?
a. 5:1
b. 8:1
c. 14:1
d. 1:1
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Why is the discussion of routine, mundane tasks important to consider in long-term romantic relationships?
a. Most of the communication that takes place in these relationships falls in this category.
b. How to handle these issues can become a major issue of contention.
c. The way couples handle these tasks reflects the balance of power in their relationship.
d. All the answers are correct.
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Your ________ is the family that includes your parents and your siblings.
a. family of procreation
b. family of origin
c. extended family
d. nuclear family
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From a legal perspective, which is the most heavily regulated relationship type in the United States?
a. parent-child relationships
b. parent-adoptive child relationships
c. sibling relationships
d. marital relationships
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During conflict episodes, someone playing which family role tends to agree with whatever is said in order to keep others from getting angry?
a. computer
b. distracter
c. placater
d. blamer
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Family________ can serve as an important way of promoting communication in a blended family, according to your text.
a. stories
b. secrets
c. rituals
d. vacations
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Research shows that which of the following is positively related to your job satisfaction?
a. being friends with your co-workers and boss
b. being friends with your customers or clients
c. maintaining personal boundaries at work
d. All the answers are correct.
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Lets say youre friends with your co-worker, Eric, whos up for a promotion. Which of the following reflects the task dimension of your relationship?
a. Based on his performance, you dont feel Eric deserves the promotion.
b. As his friend, you want Eric to get the promotion.
c. If Eric doesnt get the promotion, you will console him and help cheer him up.
d. All of these are examples of the task dimension of your relationship.
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Which type of sexual harassment includes requesting romantic or sexual favors in exchange for preferential treatment at work?
a. hostile work environment
b. sexual bargaining
c. quid pro quo
d. harassing requests
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Which of the following statements about relationships with clients at work is correct? a. A good relationship with clients is the single greatest predictor of job satisfaction. b. Most companies encourage their employees to develop close, personal friendships with their clients to help sales. c. Having friendships with clients reduces some of the pressure or expectation related to job performance. d. Close friendships with clients can put workers in an uncomfortable or unethical position.
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Just because friendship is voluntary, that doesnt mean we choose our friends arbitrarily.
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Friendship rules are almost always explicit rather than implicit.
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According to Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, cognitive models for what marriage is and should be are called
a. marital hierarchies.
b. marital schemata.
c. sexual roles.
d. bonding patterns.
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In which marriage type do spouses adopt conventional gender roles and tend to avoid conflict?
a. traditional
b. separate
c. independent
d. mixed
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People often stay in relationships that are unsatisfying or even harmful. Use the ideas of social exchange theory and equity theory to explain why this might happen. Next, talk about ways that friends and family members might be able to persuade their loved ones to abandon these detrimental relationships.
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Much is made of the benefits of friendship, but suppose you were asked to argue against having friends. Using what youve learned in this chapter, make a reasoned argument against friendship. Why should people avoid making friends? Your argument should be sound and should make explicit reference to concepts covered in this chapter.
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Which of the following statements about friendships is FALSE?
a. Friendships are voluntary.
b. Friendships are governed by rules.
c. Friendships are the same in both sexes.
d. Friendships usually occur between peers.
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Regarding sex differences in friendships, which of the following is FALSE?
a. Same-sex friendships are more important to women than they are to men.
b. Male-male friendships emphasize shared activities and common interests.
c. Female-female friendships emphasize conversational and emotional expressiveness.
d. Both women and men see their opposite-sex friends as more loyal and helpful than their same-sex friends.
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Which of the following statements about opposite-sex friendships is FALSE?
a. They provide men a chance to be emotionally expressive and women a chance to engage in shared activities.
b. They often contain some degree of sexual or physical attraction.
c. According to one study, about half of college students engage in sexual behavior with their opposite-sex friends.
d. They are almost always closer than same-sex friendships.
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Which of the following reasons that people keep opposite-sex relationships nonromantic is NOT shown by the research?
a. They arent ready to be in a romantic relationship.
b. They arent attracted to their friend.
c. They are romantically interested in a third person.
d. They are concerned about their sibling or friend who is romantically interested in the friend.
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At which stage of friendship do people begin to think of themselves as friends and their communication becomes more personal?
a. friendly relations
b. moves toward friendship
c. nascent friendship
d. stabilized friendship
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In the ________ stage of friendship, people begin to drift apart and might lose contact with one another.
a. nascent friendship
b. waning friendship
c. declining friendship
d. drifting friendship
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Which of the following reasons is most commonly cited for ending a friendship due to changes in life circumstances?
a. having a child
b. moving away
c. getting married
d. experiencing an illness in the family
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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 tend to be healthier.
c. Married people have better sexual health.
d. Married people are less likely to abuse alcohol and drugs.
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The practice of polygamy is, by definition, an exception to which social expectation about marriage?
a. It is voluntary.
b. It is based on love.
c. It is permanent.
d. It is exclusive.
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When considering a potential spouse, someone from an individualistic culture such as the United States would more likely ask which question?
a. Whats in it for my family?
b. How does my heart feel?
c. What will others think?
d. Will this marriage last?
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Which of the following statements about same-sex partners is true?
a. Some of them enter into formal relationships known as domestic partnerships.
b. Communication in sex-same partnerships resembles that in opposite-sex partnerships.
c. Satisfaction levels in same-sex partnerships are equal to those in opposite-sex partnerships.
d. All the answers are correct.
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There are four specific factors that drive interpersonal attraction: appearance, proximity, similarity, and complementarity. Define each of these terms and discuss their importance in the process of interpersonal attraction. Next, identify one of these factors as the single most important in the process of attraction. Make an argument for this factor and against the others in the context of both friendship and romantic relationships.
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Pick a friend of yours with whom youve had a relationship for at least three months. Identify this friend and provide a brief description of your relationship. Next, evaluate your relationship in terms of social exchange theory. Make sure to include as many parts of the theory as you can.
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What are dialectical tensions in relationships? List, define, and provide an example of the three most common dialectics that emerge in relationships. Of the three, which one do you feel is most important in a new romantic relationship? Justify your choice.
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Research finds that assurances and task-sharing do not appear to enhance online relationships.
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Define and give concrete examples of the emotional, material, and health rewards of strong social relationships.
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Define and give concrete examples of emotional commitment, social commitment, and legal commitment in a close relationship.
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Discuss the differences between Berger and Calabreses uncertainty reduction theory and Sunnafranks predicted outcome value theory.
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Compare and contrast the concepts of comparison level and comparison level for alternatives, using examples for each.
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Give brief examples of each of Knapps five stages of relationship formation.
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Give brief examples of each of Knapps five stages of relationship termination.
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A good relationship does not involve any sort of cost to you.
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Most relationships have some measure of interdependence; what differentiates them is their degree of interdependence.
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Dialectical tensions are rare in most intimate relationships.
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When it comes to forming friendships, similarity is good and complementarity is bad.
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Other things being equal, we are more likely to form social relationships with people we see often than with people we dont.
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Uncertainty reduction theory suggests that people get to know each other if they believe the effort will be worth it.
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According to equity theory, it is better to be equally benefited than to be over-benefited.
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The experimenting stage of relationship development occurs when people meet and interact for the first time.
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Most couples tend to progress through the stages of coming together in the same way.
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Which term refers to your realistic expectation of what you think you deserve from a relationship?
a. comparison level for alternatives
b. comparison level
c. complementarity assessment
d. predicted outcome value
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Janice and Stephanie have been close friends for some time. When Stephanie recently lost her job, she couldnt afford her rent anymore and was on the verge of homelessness. Janice invited her to stay in her guest room for as long as needed. While there, Stephanie does some of the cooking for Janice and herself. According to equity theory, which of the following statements about this relationship scenario is true?
a. Stephanie is currently over-benefited in their relationship.
b. Stephanie is investing less in their relationship than Janice right now.
c. This relationship will probably survive a period of brief inequity as long as long-term equity is maintained.
d. All these statements are true.
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At which stage of relationship formation has a deep commitment formed and a strong sense exists that the relationship has its own identity?
a. bonding
b. integrating
c. intensifying
d. initiating
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During which of Knapps stages of relationship termination do couples decrease both the quality and frequency of their interactions?
a. differentiation
b. termination
c. circumscribing
d. stagnating
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When forming online relationships, which of the following strategies reduces uncertainty the most? a. passive b. active c. interactive d. integrative
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According to the need to belong, we need relationships that are both emotionally close and interactive.