Exam 2

Question 1

The expansion of the mobile Internet was partially to blame for which listening barrier?

Answer 1

information overload

Question 2

“If you never trust, you can never be betrayed/hurt” is a quote that represents which kind of truster?

Answer 2

low truster

Question 3

Which of the following would be liked by a partner with a high need for ‘Affection’?

Answer 3

giving them approval by telling them you love them and are proud of them

Question 4

In order to help better understand your partner’s feelings, you should always insist that they explain WHY they feel the way they do?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

According to lecture, when one partner is in the avoiding stage of relationships, the other is often stuck in this stage

Answer 5

stagnation

Question 6

Relying upon multiple kinesic indicators to interpret body language (instead of a single one in isolation) is based upon which concept of kinesics?

Answer 6

clustering

Question 7

True or False: If the experimenting stage happens within a group setting, our self-disclosure is limited to what we can share with the whole group.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Expanded use of smart phones and access to the Internet is most contributing to what barrier to effective listening?

Answer 8

information overload

Question 9

Which of the following communication skills do we engage in the most?

Answer 9

listening

Question 10

True or False: Symmetrical needs are always more compatible than Complementary Needs

Answer 10

false

Question 11

True or False: Despite growth in technology, GEOGRAPHIC proximity remains a critical element to attraction.

Answer 11

true

Question 12

True or False: A high truster thinks that trust must be earned

Answer 12

false

Question 13

Which stage of relational development is characterized by the two starting to spend more one-on-one time together (HINT: This was described as a stage often referred to as ‘dating’)

Answer 13

intensify

Question 14

Which model of self-disclosure reveals that we learn more about ourselves by being willing to self-disclose to trusted friends?

Answer 14

JoHari Window

Question 15

According to Powell’s Levels of Listening/Conversation, this level merely allows a relationship to maintain (not grow or deteriorate). HINT: This was identified as not having a unique source (the same information could be gained from asking someone other than your partner)

Answer 15

Factual

Question 16

Which stage of relational development is characterized by the two having ‘assumed plans’ (HINT: This is the fourth stage)

Answer 16

Integrating

Question 17

When someone is talking to you, if you are planning your responses, what barrier are you engaged in?

Answer 17

Rehearsing

Question 18

True or False: Opinion/Judgment listening is the deepest level of listening according to Powell’s Levels.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Which kinesic indicator is most useful in determining if someone approves or likes something he/she just learned?

Answer 19

Gravity

Question 20

Which kinesic indicator is most useful in determining if someone approves or likes something he/she just learned?

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True or False: The concept of clustering is primary concerned with looking for change in someone’s body movements or posture.

Answer 21

false

Question 22

Which of the following is true about the differences between interpersonal and physical needs? Check all that apply

Answer 22

Physical needs have direct impact, while the impact of interpersonal needs is indirect
Physical needs are very predictable, while interpersonal needs are not

Question 23

According to Powell’s Levels of Listening/Conversation, which of the following levels of listening provides maximum growth in a relationship (HINT: This was the deepest, and most difficult, level of conversation/listening)?

Answer 23

feeling

Question 24

True or False: Similarity between two people REDUCES their attraction to one another (“Opposites attract”)

Answer 24

false

Question 25

What is the third step in the process of effective listening?

Answer 25

understanding

Question 26

Which kinesic indicator was most useful in determining if someone is under stress?

Answer 26

pacification

Question 27

Sometimes two people have different rules for interpreting meaning. When this happens, which listening barrier covered in class does this refer to?

Answer 27

none of these

Question 28

Which listening barrier was identified as playing a major role in causing psychological noise?

Answer 28

processing gap

Question 29

"I give my trust freely, but guard it carefully for if you ever lose it you may never get it back" is a quote that fits what kind of 'truster'?

Answer 29

high truster

Question 30

True or False: Violating the trust of a child can carry with it significant cost, and therefore should be done so only after considering that cost.

Answer 30

true

Question 31

True or False: Physical and Sexual attraction are the same thing.

Answer 31

false

Question 32

Which stage of relational development is characterized by the partners ruling certain topics off limits to try to stop fighting about such topics

Answer 32

circumscribing

Question 33

What is the last stage of "Coming Together" according to Knapp?

Answer 33

bonding

Question 34

True or False: Low trusters often have a harder time building deep relationships than high trusters

Answer 34

true

Question 35

Often lasting merely seconds, this stage of Knapp's theory that lasted the least amount of time.

Answer 35

initiating

Question 36

Knapp's stages of coming together is typically characterized by increasing communication, while coming apart is often characterized by reducing communication.

Answer 36

true