Question 1

When people engage in ________________, they use their words to attack or demean those around them.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal aggression 
B)  linguistic assault 
C)  high-dominance conflict 
D)  powerful language

Question 2

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 a conflict experiences an increase in their stress hormones after the other person stonewalls.

Question 3

In recent months, 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

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Question 4

This conflict-management strategy involves a high concern for the other party but a low concern for the self:

Accepted Answer

A)  collaborating 
B)  accommodating 
C)  avoiding 
D)  compromising

Question 5

Feminist scholars highlight the fact that, worldwide, women earn only about ______ as much as men for the same job as a blatant example of gender inequality.

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  40% 
C)  70% 
D)  90%

Question 6

According to Gottman, people engage in this behavior when they insult each other and attack each other's self worth:

Accepted Answer

A)  contempt 
B)  defensiveness 
C)  criticism 
D)  stonewalling

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

To qualify as conflict, a struggle or disagreement has to be expressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The most distressed relationships are those with the most frequent conflict.

Accepted Answer