Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

End of Chapter Quiz
1. Picking a seat in class near the person you’d like to get to know is an example of
a. offering
b. approaching
c. networking
d. self-disclosing
e. sustaining
2. The fact that we are likely to pick a mate with whom we frequently cross paths is due to which reason
for forming relationships?
a. appearance
b. proximity
c. similarity
d. reciprocity
e. differences
3. After 20 years of marriage, Chad and Autumn are bored in their relationship. They know what the
other person will do and say every day. This dialectical tension is:
a. integration-separation
b. expression -privacy
c. stability–change
d. altruistic-selfishness
e. complementary-symmetrical
4. Aubrey loves to eat Asian food, but Gavin would rather just eat American food. The way the deal
with their tensions is to say that they both love to eat food. The strategy they are most likely using is:
a. denial
b. recalibration
c. integration
d. balance
e. reaffirmation
5. Anna, who is a counselor at a women’s crisis center, says the reason she most often hears from
battered wives for returning to their husbands is, “I don’t have any other place to go.” Which
explanation of why people perform relationships best predicts this relationship?
a. disclosure thesis that suggests we are attracted to those who use disclosure appropriately
b. the reward thesis that suggests we are attracted to people we believe are can give us rewards
c. the similarity thesis that suggests we like people whom we perceive are like us
d. exchange theory that suggests we form relationships through assessment of potential rewards and
costs
e. the reciprocity thesis that suggests being liked by others is a strong source of attraction
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