COMM 110 Final Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Which of the following illustrates attraction as a function of propinquity or proximity?	Being attracted to a person from school that is in your class.
Which of the following demonstrates the reinforcement element of interpersonal attraction?	Attraction for someone who believes and values the same things you
What of the following reflects the stages of quasi-courtship behaviors, in order?	Confidence, preening behaviors, positional cues, and direct appeals.
The three specific strategies for information acquisition we use to reduce our uncertainty are	observation, active observation, and direct interaction.
What is relational escalation?	The process of moving through stages toward interpersonal intimacy
Which of the following statements is not true of staircase model of relational escalation and de-escalation?	Knapp model, simplifies complex process of relationships, relevant for bot genders
What is true about the experimental stage of relational escalation?	Both people desire to know more and increasingly personal information about the other person.
In the intensifying stage which of the following nonverbal behaviors change and are more comfortable?	Haptics, proxemics, and kinesics
Styles of love that include emotional involvement, but where the passion does not drive the entire relationship are:	Storge, Pragma, and Agape
When either person in a relationship feels the need to "spice things up," he or she may be experiencing tension on which relational dialectic?	Novelty-predictability
Uncertainty reduction theory states that a primary motivation for interacting is to reduce uncertainty about others, especially if:	He or she behaves in a way that is deviant or unexpected. The other person can reward or punish us in some way.We anticipate repeated interaction with the person
Which of the following is a strategy we use to gather information, whereby we ask another person for information about the target?	Active Observation
As we attempt to gather information and therefore reduce our uncertainty, we utilize which of the following strategies to acquire information:	passive observation, active observation, direct interaction
The process of moving through five stages toward interpersonal intimacy is called	relational escalation
According to relational dialectics theory, the tension that occurs because partners may have different needs about how much they tell each other versus how much they keep secret is:	Openness-privacy
Which of the following is NOT an example of a relational transgression?	lying, cheating, and flirting could be a failure event.
Which of the following is not on of the reactions that people tend to have when their partner delivers a hurtful message?	Complimentary Response
The difference between deception by omission and deception by commission is:	Deception by commission is the intentional presentation of false information.
Which theory states that people seek the greatest reward with the least amount of cost when it comes to relationships?	Social exchange theory
IPV, or intimate partner violence, includes	physical, sexual, threats, emotional abuse
“I am comfortable without close emotional relationships. It is very important to me that I feel independent and self-sufficient, and I prefer to not depend on others or to have others depend on me." example of?	dismissive
An individual, who needs constant attention in a relationship and blames his or her self whenever anything goes wrong, has a ______________ attachment style.	preoccupied
A reproach is...	A message that a failure event has occured
"I know that I was late but there was so much traffic because of an accident that happened on the freeway" is an example of…	an excuse
Which are the three styles for responding to a relationship challenge?	Assertiveness, aggressiveness, and non-assertiveness
Indirect, Unilateral approaches to breakup include:	withdrawal, and pseudo-de-escalation
Direct, unilateral approaches to breakup include:	Fait acompli
Direct, bilateral approaches to breakup include:	Attributional Conflict
Indirect, bilateral approaches to breakup include:	fading away
According to social exchange theory, some resources we exchange in relationships can include	status,sex,money
Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of conflict described in your text?	Disengagement
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of conflict?	Latent conflict
Which of the following is NOT one of the styles of conflict discussed in the chapter?	passive assertiveness
Which of the following is the BEST style for handling conflict	The best method depends on the specific conflict
Which fallacy in reasoning suggests that other people cause your emotional reactions?	the fallacy of causation
Which of the following is the definition of gunny sacking?	bringing up old problems
Which of the following is the name for the belief that the worst possible outcome is that which will likely occur?	fallacy of catostrophc expectations
Which of the following is a conflict myth?	Conflict can always be avoided. Conflict arises from misunderstanding. Conflict can always be resolved
Which of the following is the definition of active conflict?	The stage in which one or both people make their frustrations explicit to the other
Why is it true that conflict will always exist	Because we are all unique individuals, which means we will have differences
Which of the approaches to conflict is described as only considering your own needs while ignoring the other person’s needs?	Aggressiveness
Which of the approaches to conflict is described as only considering the other person’s needs while ignoring your own needs?	non-assertiveness
Which of the approaches to conflict is described as considering the needs of both people involved?	assertiveness
Which conflict style is characterized by non-assertion?	avoidance
Which conflict style is characterized by aggressiveness?	competition
The five steps of the listening process include:	Selecting, attending, understanding, remembering, responding.
Attending is:	Focusing on and paying attention to a particular sound.
Action oriented listeners:	Tend to like to listen to organized speakers, and are often annoyed by unimportant information
What is emotional noise?	Emotional arousal that interferes with communication effectiveness
Which of the following is the definition of criticism?	An attack on a person’s character or personality
Which of the following is NOT one of Gottman’s Four Horseman	yelling
What is a tangential response?	Response that implies that the person was not listening, because it had nothing to do with what was said
pseudo listening is:	pretending to listen
What are the four levels of response? And in what order do they appear?	Acknowledgement, agreement, support, endorsement
When paraphrasing, one needs to	Actively listen, and repeat the key ideas back to the speaker
One reason to use "I language" is:	to claim ownership of your emotions
Which of the following is a behavior described as an attack on a person's character or personality?	criticism
Which of the following is a behavior described as denying blame, or playing the victim?	defensiveness
Which of the following is characterized as the intention to insult, demean or hurt the other?	contempt
concept called “Five to One” claims:	What matters in relational satisfaction is the RATIO of positive vs. negative behavio.Unstable marriages have a ratio of 0.8 to 1 negative to positive interactions.Stable marriages have a ratio of 5 to 1 negative to positive interactions.Happy marriages

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