Exam 9: Interpersonal Relationship Stages, Theories, and Communication

De-escalation is _______.

Research has NOT confirmed the idea that interpersonal relationships contribute significantly to physical and emotional health.

When you enter a relationship, you have in mind a comparison level, which is your realistic expectations concerning what you feel you deserve from the relationship.

Cherishing behaviors is one method in affirming each other.

In the _______ stage of relationships, you begin to share each other's social networks.

In what stage does a sense of mutuality develop?

Hugo wants to repair his relationship, so he is willing to make the first move to say sorry, change or adapt his behavior, and realize that he is a significant part of the problem in his relationship. These are all examples of _______ in communicating during relationship repair.

According to this theory, people in a relationship experience ongoing tensions between conflicting pairs of opposite motives or desires.

The number of topics about which individuals communicate is ________.

According to Baxter, which of the following is a rule for a romantic relationship?

All relationships have communication rules, even in families. What rules did you learn in your family? Give two examples.

Small gestures you enjoy receiving from your partner such as a smile, wink, squeeze, or kiss are known as _______.

Your desire to remain an individual but also intimately connect to another person is the tension between openness and closedness.

When communicating with empathy, address mixed messages.

Karen signs up for a marathon. In order to spend some extra time with Karen by running together, her boyfriend signs up, too. What strategy for communicating in developing relationships is Karen's boyfriend using?

It is possible to move to a more intense relationship stage, but NOT to a less intense one.

In any interpersonal relationship, there are actually several relationships.

An analysis of the costs and rewards in a relationship take place in the ________ theory of relationships.

According to the text, which type of culture places great value on long-term relationships?

Tara is a huge fan of comedian and actor Will Ferrell. She follows him on Twitter and Facebook, watches all his movies, and has even written him letters. Tara has a(n) ________ relationship with him.