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This occurs "when individuals treat each other as unique, and interact in an individual or customized way." |
| | A) | interpersonal communication |
| | B) | small-group communication |
| | C) | organizational communication |
| | D) | public communication |
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These are characterized by "high levels of trust, warmth, and affection; non-intimate relationships are more impersonal, distant, and formal. The degree of intimacy can often be measured by its breadth and depth." |
| | A) | proxemic interpersonal relationships |
| | B) | intimate interpersonal relationships |
| | C) | non-intimate interpersonal relationships |
| | D) | none of the above |
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__________ is "the number of contexts in which communicators interact in a relationship." |
| | A) | Contextuality |
| | B) | Depth |
| | C) | Breadth |
| | D) | none of the above |
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__________ is the amount of time communicators interact and the personal level of information they exchange in a relationship. |
| | A) | Primacy |
| | B) | Efficacy |
| | C) | Breadth |
| | D) | Depth |
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One theory that explains the depth of a relationship based on the type of topics discussed is called __________. |
| | A) | social penetration theory |
| | B) | cognitive dissonance theory |
| | C) | the theory of relational contextuality |
| | D) | social dissonance theory |
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__________ occurs when we share common attitudes, values, habits, and communication styles with other members of a relationship. |
| | A) | Interpersonal parallelism |
| | B) | Interpersonal similarity |
| | C) | Relational resemblance |
| | D) | Relational parallelism |
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__________ refers to "social closeness"; we are often attracted to people who live near us, belong to the same groups or organizations, or attend the same school. |
| | A) | Social immediacy |
| | B) | Social propinquity |
| | C) | Social proximity |
| | D) | none of the above |
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"__________ occurs when we are attracted to someone's appearance through such attributes as facial features, height, body type, and hair color. Physical attraction-our perception of "good looking"-is very individualistic and we are all drawn to different types of audiences." |
| | A) | none of the below |
| | B) | Physical allure |
| | C) | Corporeal allure |
| | D) | Physical attractiveness |
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This is known as "what we visualize as the 'perfect look' or idealized physical attributes." |
| | A) | attractiveness |
| | B) | engagingness |
| | C) | pleasantness |
| | D) | none of the above |
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These are known as "the patterns or life cycles that relationships pass through as they develop or deteriorate." |
| | A) | classes of relational evolution |
| | B) | stages of relationship development |
| | C) | levels of interpersonal valence |
| | D) | classes of relational development |
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__________ are "areas of common interest that all members of a relationship enjoy discussing." |
| | A) | Topoi |
| | B) | Overlapping attention |
| | C) | Integrating topics |
| | D) | Overlapping topics |
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__________ is "communication about communication." A good example of this form of communication would be a married couple discussing how honest their feelings were to one another on a matter of importance. |
| | A) | Supracommunication |
| | B) | Intuit |
| | C) | Intrapersonal |
| | D) | Metacommunication |
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These are "particular events, feelings, or interactions that change the direction or intensity of a relationship." |
| | A) | turning points |
| | B) | crossroads |
| | C) | defining moments |
| | D) | none of the above |
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This is known as "the intentional revelation of personal aspects of yourself, including thoughts, preferences, feelings, and experiences, to another person within the context of an interpersonal relationship." |
| | A) | self-revelation |
| | B) | self-disclosure |
| | C) | self-exposure |
| | D) | self-divulgence |
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The first "interaction stage" in a relationship is the ____________ stage. |
| | A) | experimenting |
| | B) | bonding and ongoing intimacy |
| | C) | initiating |
| | D) | circumscribing |
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