CMU Academic Year: 2009-2010

HU 127HUMAN COMMUNICATION Lecturer: NORNG SOKHA

WORKSHEET CHAPTER 8
I. KEY TERMS 1. Proximity 2. Setting 3. Breadth 4. Communication climate 5. Confirmation 6. Defensiveness 7. Depth 8. Disconfirmation 9. Disengagement 10. Maintenance
II. MULTIPLE CHOICES 1. Which statement concerning proximity, or geographical closeness, is false? A) It seems to be negatively correlated with attraction to another person. B) It affects whether a relationship will continue. C) It seems to be a precondition of attraction but not an exclusive one. D) It increases the opportunities for contact. 2. Which statement describes the changes that have occurred in people's preferences in selecting a mate? A) Males now place more value on a woman's domestic skills. B) Females now place more value on a man's earning power. C) Both males and females now place less importance on mutual attraction and love. D) Both males and females now place more importance on physical appearance. 3. Changes in what people look for in a mate are the result of several factors. Which of the following is NOT likely one of these factors? A) Internet dating. B) the extent to which visual media have emphasized physical appearance. C) the threat of AIDS. D) the increase of violence in society. 4. How does your level of self-esteem affect your choice of a relationship? A) Perceiving that another person likes you increases your self-esteem and makes you more likely to choose to relate to that person. B) Your need for affiliation increases if your self-esteem has recently been lowered, perhaps by the break-up of another relationship. C) If you perceive that a person doesn't like you, your self-esteem is not bolstered and your interest in that person tends to decrease. D) All of the above statements are accurate in describing the connection between self-esteem and choice of a relationship. 5. Which of the following factors does NOT increase the need for affiliation? A) a high level of self esteem. B) a high level of anxiety. C) sharing an unpleasant experience. 1

A. The social-psychological context of a relationship. B. Behavior that results from perceiving or anticipating a threat by a person or group. C. Any behavior that causes another person to value herself or himself less behave rejecting both who the person is and what the person has to say. D. The intimacy of what is communicated. E. The dissolution of a relationship. F. Physical environment. G. Behaviors by which people sustain close and satisfying relationships whether routinely or strategically. H. Any behavior that causes another person to value herself or himself more. I. Geographic closeness. J. The variety of topic communicated.

CMU Academic Year: 2009-2010

HU 127HUMAN COMMUNICATION Lecturer: NORNG SOKHA

D) prolonged isolation. 6. Which statement describes the setting of a relationship? A) It is the physical environment within which the relationship develops. B) It is the way two participants in a conversation confirm each other. C) It is a climate that eliminates any disconfirming response. D) It is a climate that includes more supportive than judgmental comments. 7. When someone reacts to a comment by changing the subject, this is an example of A) a judgmental response. B) a defensive response. C) a disconfirming response. D) a message with neutral content. 8. Which type of comment would NOT be likely to elicit a defensive response? A) a completely neutral comment B) a comment that indicates a lack of acceptance C) a comment that shows empathy for the speaker D) a comment that implies an effort to control 9. What would affect the extent of information sharing? A) gender differences outweigh all other considerations. B) breadth and depth of information shared are both important dimensions. C) breadth of information shared tends to impact the closeness of the relationship more than depth. D) breadth is more important when considering the level of intimacy of the information shared. 10. Deception A) may be motivated by a desire to avoid conflict. B) may hinder trust in any relationship. C) may be an attempt to balance power. D) is described by all of the above statements. 11. In Knapp's ten stages of interpersonal relationships, "phatic" communication forms an important part of A) stage ten, the terminating stage. B) stage five, the bonding stage. C) stage one, the initiating stage. D) stage six, the differentiating stage. 12. The beginning of intimacy, sharing personal information, marks the stage known as A) bonding. B) intensifying. C) integrating. D) circumscribing. 13. What is the correct order of the steps in the dissolution or coming apart of a relationship? A) stagnating, avoiding, circumscribing B) differentiating, stagnating, circumscribing C) avoiding, differentiating, stagnating D) differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating 14. Duck's model of the dissolution of a relationship differs from Knapp's in that A) Knapp's model focuses more on the non-verbal aspects of communication. B) Duck's model considers the role of the social network beyond the two individuals in the relationship. C) Knapp's model pays more attention to the internal, less overt feelings of the dyad. D) Duck's model includes prototypes or expectations created by society. 15. Positivity, openness, assurances, networks, and tasks are five strategies that have proved successful in A) initiating a diadic relationship. B) maintaining a long-term romantic relationship. C) countering the drift towards the dissolution of a relationship. D) all of the above situations. 2

CMU Academic Year: 2009-2010

HU 127HUMAN COMMUNICATION Lecturer: NORNG SOKHA

16. In addition to being based on similarities such as gender, education, and socioeconomic status, mating is based on psychological characteristics such as mental stability. A) True B) False 17. Considering the level of attraction and the depth of a relationship between two people, it is actually the perception of similarity in interests and opinions that is important. A) True B) False 18. The amount of time spent together in a relationship predicts the closeness of the relationship. A) True B) False 19. Trust may be defined as a belief that no harm will come from the other in a relationship. A) True B) False 20. Affection and control, two dimensions of a relationship, both prompt behaviors that are reciprocal in nature. A) True B) False

III. ESSAY QUESTIONS 1. What are two ways in which proximity influences interpersonal relationships? 2. Explain the difference between communication climate and setting. 3. Identify the building and declining stages of human relationships. 4. Describe Ducks four phases of relationship dissolution. 5. Discuss the three most effective strategies for maintaining friendships. 6. List and briefly explain three stages in the development of families with children.