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Sylvia and Jorge are comfortable talking about a wide range of topics, but they rarely disclose their feelings or most deeply held opinions on those topics. Their communication is characterized by: |
| | A) | Low levels of both breadth and depth |
| | B) | High levels of both breadth and depth |
| | C) | Low levels of breadth but high levels of depth |
| | D) | High levels of breadth but low levels of depth |
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Social Exchange Theory proposes that people decide whether to develop or maintain a relationship by: |
| | A) | Engaging in uncertainty reduction strategies |
| | B) | Assessing whether their self-disclosure is reciprocated |
| | C) | Increasing intimacy in their self-disclosure |
| | D) | Weighing the relative costs and rewards of the relationship |
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The "theorems" of Uncertainty Reduction Theory were produced by: |
| | A) | Gathering empirical data about the axioms of URT |
| | B) | Logical combination of all possible pairs of URT axioms |
| | C) | Generalizing from the axioms of URT |
| | D) | Surveying the "community of scholars" about their beliefs regarding uncertainty reduction |
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You're curious about your new boss and how she interacts with employees who are very assertive. You decide to watch her in meetings for a few weeks to learn about this. According to URT, you are involved in a(n) __________ information search. |
| | A) | Active |
| | B) | Interactive |
| | C) | Disinhibition |
| | D) | Reactivity |
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The four stages of social penetration theory are: |
| | A) | stable exchange, affective exchange, exploratory affective exchange, and orientation. |
| | B) | orientation, exploratory affective exchange, relational development, and stable exchange. |
| | C) | exploratory affective exchange, relational development, orientation, and penetration initiation. |
| | D) | affective exchange, exploratory affective exchange, relational development, and final penetration. |
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There is a general norm of __________ in self-disclosure processes. |
| | A) | agreement |
| | B) | reciprocity |
| | C) | acceptance |
| | D) | openness |
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Uncertainty reduction theory was developed based on existing research in: |
| | A) | needs assessments, outcome development, and behavior modification. |
| | B) | initial interaction, social psychology, and interpersonal behavior. |
| | C) | predicted outcomes and costs. |
| | D) | axioms and theorems. |
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__________ theory has perhaps had more influence in the field of communication than any other theory in the post-positivist tradition. |
| | A) | Rational development |
| | B) | Social penetration |
| | C) | Motivational force |
| | D) | Uncertainty reduction |
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An assessment of the outcomes of a particular relationship involves a consideration of both the __________ derived from the relationship and the __________ of the relationship. |
| | A) | wants, needs |
| | B) | rewards, costs |
| | C) | advantages, disadvantages |
| | D) | impacts, outcomes |
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One of the crucial distinctions made by Miller and Steinberg is in the nature of information people have about each other. Some of this information is __________ in nature, or based on the dominant norms, beliefs, values, and behaviors of a cultural group. Some information is __________, or based on a person's membership in groups. |
| | A) | cultural, sociological |
| | B) | subjective, objective |
| | C) | positivist, modernist |
| | D) | intuitional, factual |
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