Exam 7: Understanding Interpersonal Communication

According to your book,the normative amount of emotional expression shown by Americans is _____.

According to your book,relationships that are most likely to last are established between people who are _____.

You may be physically attracted to someone but not be sexually attracted to them.

The tendency to be attracted to persons with abilities,interests,and needs that differ from one's own,but that balance or round out one's own,is called _____.

Melanie ran an ad searching for a potential roommate to split the rent on a two bedroom house.Stephanie answers the ad,and Melanie suggests that they go out to eat lunch to assess their compatibility as roommates.At lunch,conversation starts off light,discussing where they grew up,etc.Then,Stephanie abruptly changes the topic of the conversation and discloses a time when she was sexually assaulted.Melanie is surprised that Stephanie is disclosing such intimate details since they have just met.Following Stephanie's self-disclosure,there is an awkward silence,and then Melanie changes the subject.Melanie is doubtful that they will get along as roommates.Discuss what happened in this incident in terms of reciprocity,appropriateness,and risk of self-disclosure.

When we respond to the cashier at the local market by his or her role rather than as a unique human being,we are engaging in impersonal communication.

Mattie and Nancy first met each other on the job.Since they saw each other every day and worked together,they became friends.This situation best describes a relationship of _____.

The tendency to seek out individuals who represent the same level of physical attractiveness as ourselves is explained as _____.

The _____ is the tendency to seek out individuals who represent the same level of physical attraction as ourselves.

Laura and Susan are sisters.This relationship is a relationship of circumstance.

Affection is the need to include others in our activities or to be included in theirs.

Explain the factors of interpersonal attraction that affect attraction.

Gender is not a known factor in the area of self-disclosure.

We are less likely to be attracted to people who are far away from us physically and geographically.

The unknown quadrant in the Johari window represents information that others know about us that we do not know.

Alfredo was not very good at cooking or saving money when he met Belinda.Belinda liked to cook and possessed the ability to prepare a delicious meal for very little money.Alfredo was probably attracted to Belinda due to_____.

Explain the model of social penetration in terms of how a couple would initiate and deepen a relationship.

Conversational narcissism can be a personality trait or a temporary style.

In the Johari Window,information that is known by self and others is represented by the _____ quadrant.

Marsha and Karen have been friends since grade school.They both deeply value one another's opinions,and they both play an important role in one another's life.This example best illustrates what aspect of interpersonal communication?