T  F  1.   People in interpersonal relationships generally have interacted for some period of time.
T  F  2.   The text explains that the single best explanation for why we communicate is to fulfill our needs.
T  F  3.   The uncertainty principle suggests that we reduce our uncertainty about ourselves through relationships with other.
T  F  4.   William Schultz cited three basic interpersonal needs that we satisfy through others; the need for inclusion, the need for affection, and the need for control.
T  F  5.   A complementary relationship is one in which the two people mutually reinforce each other with compliments.
T  F  6.   In a symmetrical relationship, Helen might do the family budget because Harry hates math.
T  F  7.   Bargaining is when two parties attempt to reach an agreement about what each should give and receive in a transaction between them.
T  F  8.   We know more about relational maintenance than we know about either relational development or relational deterioration.
T  F  9.   Cost-benefit theory refers specifically to relationships based on one person's having money that the other needs.
T  F  10.   Social penetration theory says that interpersonal relationships progress to sharing increasingly intimate information about each other.
T  F  11.   Interpersonal communication includes dyadic (two-person) and small group communication.
T  F  12.   According to Knapp's ten interaction stages, circumscribing and differentiating are two stages in the development or "coming together" of a relationship.
T  F  13.   According to Knapp's interaction stages, intensifying and intergrading are two "coming together" or development stages.
T  F  14.   Initially in a relationship we are more interested in a person's attractiveness, but later we are more interested in their empathy, care, and concern.
T  F  15.   A person in a wheelchair who tells you that she is handicapped is providing you with a self-disclosure.
T  F  16.   Ordinarily, in self-disclosure we provide positive information before negative information.
T  F  17.   Women are more willing to disclose to strangers and casual acquaintances; men are more willing to disclose to intimates.
T  F  18.   Neutrality and certainty are two examples of supportive behaviors.
T  F  19.   Provisionalism and spontaneity are two examples of defensive behaviors.
T  F  20.   Superiority implies that what you have to say is somehow better, more important, or more effective than what someone else has to say.
T  F  21.   Provisionalism suggests that you have the right answers on many issues.
T  F  22.   Assertiveness is the ability to communicate feelings and ideas directly and honestly.
T  F  23.   We are most likely to become friends with those who live and work closest to us.
T  F  24.   Responsiveness, social attractiveness, and similarity are three characteristics that invite us to become friends with someone else.
T  F  25.   Two of the six "basic rules of behavior " that operate in friendship are demonstrated trust and shared emotional support.
T  F  26.   Androgeny refers to the behavior exhibited when men act like women and women act like men.
T  F  27.   Behavior flexibility and androgens behavior are demonstrated by the man who can be tender with his child, loving to his wife, and courageous in his job as a fire fighter.
T  F  28.   A family unit is an organized unit.
T  F  29.   Families are transactional because they are a dynamic process that vary in behavior due to situation and context.
T  F  30.   Families that pray together, stay together would be an example of a family ritual.
T  F  31.   Cohabitators live together so that they can experience a "trial marriage" before making the final commitment.
T  F  32.   The nuclear family is the strongest form of all types of families and remains the most common type of family.
T  F  33.   Open and interactive communication is a positive strength in family interaction.
T  F  34.   Family satisfaction refers to one's positive or negative assessment of one's family life.
T  F  35.   The behavior of family members is always fluctuating and nonpredictable.

36.   Which concept is closely related to the cost-benefit model of human relationships?
A.   bargaining
B.   bickering
C.   borrowing
D.   lending

37.   Which of the following is NOT one of the three stages in interpersonal relationships?
A.   social penetration
B.   relational development
C.   relational deterioration
D.   relational maintenance

38.   Which stage is NOT one of the stages of "coming together?"
A.   circumscribing
B.   experimenting
C.   bonding
D.   intensifying

39.   In what stage do first impressions and the sizing up of another person occur?
A.   integration
B.   differentiation
C.   intensification
D.   initiation

40.   The stage in the relationship in which the two people involved begin mirroring each other's behavior in manner, dress, and language is called the
A.   bonding stage
B.   integrating stage
C.   intensifying stage
D.   experimenting stage

41.   What do we call the stage in which the two partners start emphasizing their individual differences?
A.   differentiation
B.   circumscription
C.   stagnation
D.   avoidance

42.   Which statement about relationships is false?
A.   We initially develop a relationship on the basis of factors like personal charisma and attractiveness.
B.   In maintained relationships we desire certain levels of predictability or certainty.
C.   In maintained relationships empathy, care, and concern become more important.
D.   In maintained relationships our partner's expressive traits (such as extroversion and spontaneity) become more important.

43.   Which of the following would be a good example of self-disclosure?
A.   You tell the person you meet that you are nearly six feet tall.
B.   You tell the person you meet that you are African American.
C.   You tell the person you meet that you are getting bald.
D.   You tell the person that you meet that your parents were originally from Mississippi.

44.   Which statement about the way men and women self disclose is false?
A.   Men avoid self-disclosure to maintain control over relationships.
B.   Women avoid self-disclosure to avoid personal hurt.
C.   Men are more willing than women to disclose to strangers and casual acquaintances.
D.   Women frequently tend to be unable to self-disclose to intimates.

45.   The opposite of defensive communication is____,
A.   descriptive
B.   supportive
C.   provisional
D.   neutral

46.   The defensive communication called control is paired with which supportive communication?
A.   problem orientation
B.   empathy
C.   equality
D.   description

47.   The opposite of provisionalism is the defensive communication called
A.   problem orientation
B.   neutrality
C.   superiority
D.   certainty

48.   The behavior exhibited when you try to adopt the other person's perspective (e.g., "I know how you feel") is called
A.   equality
B.   empathy
C.   problem orientation
D.   provisionalism

49.   The ability to communicate feelings and ideas directly and honestly is called
A.   aggressiveness
B.   defensiveness
C.   assertiveness
D.   openness

50.   The concept that suggests that your roommate is more likely to become your friend than is a person ten blocks away is known as
A.   proximity
B.   similarity
C.   collaboration
D.   familiarity

51.   Which statement about friendship is false?
A.   Friends are frequently people who initially dislike us.
B.   Friends often look like us, act like us, and think like us.
C.   Friends are chosen; they are not accidental.
D.   Friends are often desirable to work with and usually look good to us in appearance.

52.   He is good at writing and understanding literature; she is a whiz at math and statistics; together they make a great pair. The concept of friendship illustrated here is
A.   symmetry
B.   complementarity
C.   responsiveness
D.   proximity

53.   Which of the following is NOT one of the "rules" of friendship revealed by research?
A.   Friends stand up for each other even when they are not present.
B.   Friends demonstrate trust in each other.
C.   Friends show emotional support for each other.
D.   Friends do not experience conflict with each other.

54.   "The ability to alter behavior in order to adapt to new situations and to relate in new ways when necessary" is a definition of
A.   androgeny
B.   behavioral flexibility
C.   passages
D.   complementary relationships.

55.   Which of the following is the best example of androgeny?
A.   She is a hard-driving boss at work and treats her kids the same way at home.
B.   A single mother, she is affectionate with her children at home and a real professional at work.
C.   He never sheds a tear about anything in public or in private because he is a real male.
D.   She cries in frustration when she fails at work, and at home she does what she is told to do.

56.   Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of family given in the text.
A.   organized
B.   common living quarters
C.   exchange of meaning
D.   functional

57.   A family image is
A.   The verbal an nonverbal pictures we use to describe our family and its members
B.   The forms of symbolic communication that are systematically repeated and that contribute to family satisfaction.
C.   The underlying family perspectives or points of view.
D.   One's positive or negative assessment of family life.

58.   Which family type may include unrelated adults sharing living quarters?
A.   Couples with no children
B.   Single-parent families
C.   Cohabitating couples
D.   Blended families

59.   Which type of family calls into question basic assumptions of sex roles and functions within the family unit?
A.   extended families
B.   single-parent families
C.   couples with no children
D.   dual-worker families

60.   Which family type was usually depicted by media in the 1960s?
A.   extended families
B.   nuclear families
C.   blended families
D.   single-parent families

61.   Which of the general conclusions about family satisfaction would be reflected in the family's ability to interpret, positively, other family members' behaviors?
A.   Family satisfaction is related to family members' ability to provide supportive and positive comments to each other.
B.   Family satisfaction is related to the family's ability to reach consensus, to resolve differences, and to avoid or minimize conflict.
C.   Family satisfaction is related to family members' ability to favorably perceive the communicative behavior of other family members.
D.   Family satisfaction is related to family members' ability to provide both verbal, and nonverbal messages to each other.

62.   I have a friend who is living with her mother, husband, son, cousin, and brother so that they can share in the care of family members. This type of family is known as
A.   blended family
B.   extended family
C.   cohabiting family
D.   nuclear family

63.   Which of the following is NOT a family ritual?
A.   Sunday is family day.
B.   Everyone gathers to watch a particular TV show
C.   Before a meal, everyone holds hands to give thanks.
D.   Everyone helped clean up after the fire

64.   Which association below is NOT part of the textbook definition of interpersonal relationships?
A.   one between two or more people who are interdependent
B.   one between two or more people who have interacted for some period of time
C.   one between two or more people who use some consistent patters of interaction
D.   one between two or more people who exhibit affection toward each other

65.   Which of the following descriptions applies to someone with an interpersonal relationship as defined in the book?
A.   a father who left his family long ago and believes that he has a relationship with a she he has not seen or heard from for years
B.   a guy who drops into the restaurant every couple of months, knows the waitress's first name, and believes that he has an interpersonal relationship with her
C.   a married couple that have quarreled with each other for year
D.   a woman who cannot remember the names of all the men she has dated in the last year

66.   Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons cited in the text as to why we engage in interpersonal relationships?
A.   to increase our understanding of ourselves
B.   to increase our understanding of others
C.   to fulfill our needs
D.   to improve our mental health

67.   Which of the following best describes the uncertainty principle?
A.   Our uncertainties about ourselves are reduced by relating to others.
B.   Our uncertainties about others are reduced by drawing inferences from physical data when we meet.
C.   Our uncertainties about our relationship with another person disappear quickly with a little talk.
D.   Our uncertainties about our hidden self are exposed when we communicate with others.

68.   Talking to others about an impending exam or meeting regularly with other substance abusers are examples from the book of the interpersonal relationships. Which of the following I s a reason for this type of relationship?
A.   to understand ourselves
B.   to understand others
C.   to understand our world
D.   to fulfill our needs

69.   According to William Schultz, three interpersonal needs that are satisfied through interaction with others are
A.   inclusion, affection, and control
B.   physical well-being, safety, and security
C.   inclusion, self-actualization, and socialization
D.   esteem, affection, and control

70.   Which of the following is a good example of a complementary relationship?
A.   She likes him a lot, but he doesn't think much of her.
B.   She is shy, and he likes to speak for both of them.
C.   She is good at math and so is he, so they both do the family budget.
D.   She likes food and so does he, so they both enjoy every meal.

71.   A relationship in which the two people are very similar is called a(n)
A.   complementary relationship
B.   symmetrical relationship
C.   cost-benefit relationship
D.   independent relationship

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