Question : 21.The first stage of deterioration is a.intrapersonal dissatisfaction. b.interpersonal deterioration. c.communication depenetration. d.interpersonal dissatis : 1309799

 

21.The first stage of deterioration is

a.intrapersonal dissatisfaction.

b.interpersonal deterioration.

c.communication depenetration.

d.interpersonal dissatisfaction.

22.A theory concerned with relationship development from the superficial to the intimate levels and from few to many areas of interpersonal interaction is

a.social penetration.

b.interpersonal bonding.

c.relational dialectics theory.

d.relational bonding maxim.

23.Which of the following is NOT true about the dissolution stage of relationships?

a.Interpersonal separation usually takes place before social separation.

b.In this stage partners start looking at themselves as individuals rather than halves of a pair.

c.Some people continue to live psychologically in a relationship after it has dissolved.

d.In the U.S., continuity is valued and so relationships are less likely to dissolve.

24.In ____________ stage, ex-partners begin to look upon themselves as individuals rather than halves of the pair.

a.interpersonal dissatisfaction

b.deterioration

c.testing

d.dissolution

25.The second phase of deterioration, during which we withdraw and grow farther and farther apart is

a.intrapersonal dissatisfaction.

b.interpersonal deterioration.

c.communication diminishing.

d.communication deterioration.

26.Marie is going back and forth between wanting to commit to Jim and wanting to get to know Allen. She is experiencing:

a.a lack of commitment.

b.closedness versus openness

c.novelty versus predictability

d.autonomy versus connection

27.Which of the following about movement through relationship stages is FALSE?

a.People usually go through the stages gradually.

b.You can exit at any stage.

c.You can stay in the same stage forever.

d.You can’t go backwards.

28.At which stage does testing occur?

a.contact

b.intimacy

c.involvement

d.repair

29.An analysis of the costs and rewards in a relationship take place in the _________________ theory of relationships.

a.attraction

b.social exchange

c.social penetration

d.rules

30.Which of the following is NOT a type of commitment in a relationship?

a.the desire to stay in the relationship

b.the need to stay in the relationship

c.the moral obligation to stay in the relationship

d.all of the above are types of commitment

31.The ________________ is the permission to break some relationship rule as a result of your relationship stage.

a.relationship license

b.intimacy rule

c.dyadic effect

d.turning point

32.____________ theory claims that you develop and maintain relationships in which the ratio of your rewards relative to the costs is approximately equal to your partner’s.

a.Social exchange

b.Attraction

c.Equity

d.Social penetration

33.Which of the following is NOT an example of a cost in a relationship?

a.giving up time with friends

b.listening to country music, which you hate

c.paying for dinner

d.all of the above could be considered costs

34.Which of the following is NOT a way to “test” your partner during the involvement stage?

a.Ask mutual friends about him or her.

b.Ask direct questions to him or her.

c.Run a criminal background check on him or her.

d.Separate yourself from him or her and see how he or she reacts.

35.Belinda wants the security of knowing she will spend each weekend with her boyfriend, but she also wants the excitement of doing new things with him from time to time. This illustrates the tension between

a.closedness and openness.

b.autonomy and connection.

c.security and spontaneity.

d.novelty and predictability.