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Theories of Communication in Developed Relationships
Multiple Choice Quiz
Choose the best answer:
1
When a system is maintained in steady state it has achieved homeostasis.
A)
True
B)
False
2
The relational level of a message can be conveyed through both verbal and nonverbal communication.
A)
True
B)
False
3
Dialectic opposition occurs when two opposing forces cannot exist simultaneously.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Dialectical theory predicts that relationships improve as self-disclosure and openness increase and uncertainty decreases.
A)
True
B)
False
5
The notion that there is no single causal factor for dysfunctional communication in a system is known as:
A)
Homeostasis
B)
Cybernetics
C)
Deviation-amplification
D)
Equifinality
6
When Susan tells her husband, Alan, how she wants the household chores to be divided, he accepts her demands without argument. With respect to this issue, Susan and Alan's relationship is:
A)
Analogical
B)
Symmetrical
C)
Complementary
D)
Paradoxical
7
A primary difference between the "material dialectics" of Hegel and Marx and the "relational dialectics" approach is that:
A)
Material dialectics emphasizes the necessity of resolving contradictions; relational dialectics does not
B)
Relational dialectics is centrally concerned with structural sources of oppression; material dialectic is not
C)
Material dialectics stresses interrelationships among multiple sets of contradictions; relational dialectics does not
D)
There are no real differences between material dialectics and relational dialectics
8
The most central dialectic in relationships is:
A)
The connection-autonomy dialectic
B)
The certainty-uncertainty dialectic
C)
The openness-closedness dialectic
D)
The predictability-novelty dialectic
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