Question 1

Which of the following statements about collectivistic cultures is true?

Accepted Answer

A) In conflict, group priorities are more important than individual priorities. 
B) Individuals are more likely to avoid conflict altogether. 
C) Parties involved in a conflict are likely to enlist a mediator to help reach an agreement. 
D) All the answers are correct. 
A) In conflict, group priorities are more important than individual priorities. 
B) Individuals are more likely to avoid conflict altogether. 
C) Parties involved in a conflict are likely to enlist a mediator to help reach an agreement. 
D) All the answers are correct.

Question 2

Which of the following is true with respect to interpersonal conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves independent parties. 
B) It involves perceived scarce resources. 
C) It occurs within oneself. 
D) It is synonymous with disagreement. 
A) It involves independent parties. 
B) It involves perceived scarce resources. 
C) It occurs within oneself. 
D) It is synonymous with disagreement.

Question 3

Stonewalling involves seeing yourself as a victim and denying responsibility for your own behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements correctly defines the concept of flooding?

Accepted Answer

A) Flooding refers to a sudden rush of emotion and is commonly experienced by women during conflict. 
B) Flooding happens when someone engaged in conflict is emotionally or psychologically unable to engage the discussion further. 
C) Flooding is what happens to men in conflict when they experience a rapid increase in hormones that are responsible for stress and anger. 
D) Flooding happens when someone engaged in conflict experiences an increase in stress hormones after the other person stonewalls. 
A) Flooding refers to a sudden rush of emotion and is commonly experienced by women during conflict. 
B) Flooding happens when someone engaged in conflict is emotionally or psychologically unable to engage the discussion further. 
C) Flooding is what happens to men in conflict when they experience a rapid increase in hormones that are responsible for stress and anger. 
D) Flooding happens when someone engaged in conflict experiences an increase in stress hormones after the other person stonewalls.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the health detriments associated with conflict described in your text?

Accepted Answer

A) hardening of the arteries 
B) calcium deposits in the kidneys 
C) reduction in the body's natural killer cells 
D) delayed wound healing 
A) hardening of the arteries 
B) calcium deposits in the kidneys 
C) reduction in the body's natural killer cells 
D) delayed wound healing

Question 6

Identify and briefly define each of Gottman's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Accepted Answer

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a

Question 7

When spouses engage in the demand-withdraw pattern, who is most likely to demand and who is more likely to withdraw?

Accepted Answer

A) Men are most likely to demand; women are most likely to withdraw. 
B) Women are most likely to demand; men are most likely to withdraw. 
C) Women are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw. 
D) Men are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw. 
A) Men are most likely to demand; women are most likely to withdraw. 
B) Women are most likely to demand; men are most likely to withdraw. 
C) Women are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw. 
D) Men are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw.

Question 8

The topics that gay and lesbian couples experience conflict over tend to differ from the conflict topics of heterosexual couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The disinhibition effect suggests that online conflicts are more likely to involve inequitable distributions of power than face-to-face conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research shows that three issues top the list as sources of conflict in romantic relationships. Which of the following is NOT among them?

Accepted Answer

A) household chores 
B) relationships with in-laws 
C) personal criticisms 
D) finances 
A) household chores 
B) relationships with in-laws 
C) personal criticisms 
D) finances

Question 11

Identify and discuss two cultural dimensions that influence how people manage conflict.

Accepted Answer

Two cultural dimensions that influence h

Question 12

A relationship between a person of higher power and a person of lesser power is known as a ________ relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) symmetrical 
B) deficit 
C) contemporary 
D) complementary 
A) symmetrical 
B) deficit 
C) contemporary 
D) complementary

Question 13

When engaged in interpersonal conflict, ________ is the practice of saving up past grievances and bringing them all up at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) blindsiding 
B) counter-attacking 
C) gunnysacking 
D) rubber-band-balling 
A) blindsiding 
B) counter-attacking 
C) gunnysacking 
D) rubber-band-balling

Question 14

In recent years, employers have been reprimanding and even firing employees for comments made online in blogs, Twitter, or Facebook. Using what you learned about the concepts of power in this chapter, construct an argument either for or against that practice.

Accepted Answer

The practice of reprimanding and firing

Question 15

As the chapter pointed out, conflict can be harmful to people, but it can also be beneficial. In a short essay, explain the potential harms and the potential benefits of conflict, and identify the ways in which how conflict is managed influences whether the outcomes are positive or negative.

Accepted Answer

Conflict can have both harmful and benef

Question 16

Referent power derives from one's admiration for, and attraction to, another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify, define, and provide an example of each of the five conflict strategies identified by Blake and Mouton. If it helps, you can draw the diagram that represents the five styles. Next, identify which conflict style fits you. Which features of your personality led you to select that style and not the others?

Accepted Answer

The five conflict strategies identified

Question 18

Traditional gender socialization encourages men to use accommodating conflict management strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which form of power derives from the ability to punish?

Accepted Answer

A) legitimate power 
B) expert power 
C) referent power 
D) coercive power 
A) legitimate power 
B) expert power 
C) referent power 
D) coercive power

Question 20

How do expectations of sex and gender contribute to conflict? Identify and discuss at least three ways that men and women tend to differ in their approach to conflict. What role does relationship type or satisfaction play in these differences? Finally, do you agree that popular culture exaggerates these tendencies? Why or why not? Make sure to justify your reasoning as fully as possible.

Accepted Answer

Expectations of sex and gender can contr

Which of the following statements about collectivistic cultures is true?

Which of the following is true with respect to interpersonal conflict?

Stonewalling involves seeing yourself as a victim and denying responsibility for your own behaviors.

Which of the following statements correctly defines the concept of flooding?

Which of the following is NOT one of the health detriments associated with conflict described in your text?

Identify and briefly define each of Gottman's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

When spouses engage in the demand-withdraw pattern, who is most likely to demand and who is more likely to withdraw?

The topics that gay and lesbian couples experience conflict over tend to differ from the conflict topics of heterosexual couples.

The disinhibition effect suggests that online conflicts are more likely to involve inequitable distributions of power than face-to-face conflicts.

Research shows that three issues top the list as sources of conflict in romantic relationships. Which of the following is NOT among them?

Identify and discuss two cultural dimensions that influence how people manage conflict.

A relationship between a person of higher power and a person of lesser power is known as a ________ relationship.

When engaged in interpersonal conflict, ________ is the practice of saving up past grievances and bringing them all up at the same time.

In recent years, employers have been reprimanding and even firing employees for comments made online in blogs, Twitter, or Facebook. Using what you learned about the concepts of power in this chapter, construct an argument either for or against that practice.

As the chapter pointed out, conflict can be harmful to people, but it can also be beneficial. In a short essay, explain the potential harms and the potential benefits of conflict, and identify the ways in which how conflict is managed influences whether the outcomes are positive or negative.

Referent power derives from one's admiration for, and attraction to, another.

Traditional gender socialization encourages men to use accommodating conflict management strategies.

Which form of power derives from the ability to punish?

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Exam 11: Conflict and Power

Which of the following statements about collectivistic cultures is true?

Which of the following is true with respect to interpersonal conflict?

Stonewalling involves seeing yourself as a victim and denying responsibility for your own behaviors.

Which of the following statements correctly defines the concept of flooding?

Which of the following is NOT one of the health detriments associated with conflict described in your text?

Identify and briefly define each of Gottman's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

When spouses engage in the demand-withdraw pattern, who is most likely to demand and who is more likely to withdraw?

The topics that gay and lesbian couples experience conflict over tend to differ from the conflict topics of heterosexual couples.

The disinhibition effect suggests that online conflicts are more likely to involve inequitable distributions of power than face-to-face conflicts.

Research shows that three issues top the list as sources of conflict in romantic relationships. Which of the following is NOT among them?

Identify and discuss two cultural dimensions that influence how people manage conflict.

A relationship between a person of higher power and a person of lesser power is known as a ________ relationship.

When engaged in interpersonal conflict, ________ is the practice of saving up past grievances and bringing them all up at the same time.

In recent years, employers have been reprimanding and even firing employees for comments made online in blogs, Twitter, or Facebook. Using what you learned about the concepts of power in this chapter, construct an argument either for or against that practice.

As the chapter pointed out, conflict can be harmful to people, but it can also be beneficial. In a short essay, explain the potential harms and the potential benefits of conflict, and identify the ways in which how conflict is managed influences whether the outcomes are positive or negative.

Referent power derives from one's admiration for, and attraction to, another.

Traditional gender socialization encourages men to use accommodating conflict management strategies.

Which form of power derives from the ability to punish?

About Communication

Culture and Gender

Communication and the Self

Interpersonal Perception

Language

Nonverbal Communication

Listening

Emotion

Social and Personal Relationships

Family and Intimate Relationships

Interpersonal Deception

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