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1

Social penetration refers to the process of relationship movement from superficial communication to:
A)a large volume of communication
B)analytical communication
C)intimate communication
D)conflictual communication
2

Social penetration theorists see relationship development as a:
A)random movement
B)trajectory or pathway
C)long process
D)universal process
3

The core of Social Penetration Theory (SPT) revolves around self-disclosure, which can be defined as:
A)communication about phatic topics
B)communication about a breadth of topics
C)communication revealing significant information about yourself
D)communication revealing uncertainties about others
4

Altman and Taylor's metaphor for relationship movement compares each person to a(n):
A)flower
B)apple
C)circle
D)onion
5

When George tells Maria that he is concerned about his performance in school this semester and she confides that she is having a bad semester as well, they are illustrating:
A)balanced communication
B)reciprocity
C)coordinated communication
D)intimacies
6

_____________ refers to the number of various topics discussed in a relationship.
A)Depth
B)Disclosure ratio
C)Penetration process
D)Breadth
7

If people change elements of their public image (losing a lot of weight, for example), SPT predicts this will affect their relationship _____________ changes in more private areas (opinions about premarital sex, for example).
A)less than
B)more than
C)as equally as
D)The theory does not speak to this issue.
8

SPT is related to another theory in the text, _______________ Theory.
A)Uncertainty Reduction
B)Relational Dialectics
C)Social Exchange
D)Cognitive Dissonance
9

SPT posits that relationships progress in stages, the first of which is called:
A)orientation
B)exploratory affective exchange
C)affective exchange
D)stable exchange
10

Private ways of expressing a relationship's intimacy through words, phrases, or behaviors (like calling your partner by a nickname like "Bud") are called:
A)relational enhancers
B)personal idioms
C)catchphrases
D)affective strategies







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