Which conflict style may be suitable for short-term solutions such as agreeing on a restaurant so that you and your partner can enjoy an evening together?
Answer Choices:
DialogueCompromiseIntegratingAll of the above
Answer: Compromise
You receive an invitation to a beach barbecue that is addressed to you and your significant other. The invitation says, “We would like to invite you and your loved one to our barbecue before the beginning of summer!” This statement reveals the couple is in which relationship stage?
Answer Choices:
ExperimentingIntegratingBondingInitiating
Answer: Integrating
Which of the following statements is not true about abusive relationships?
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In a relationship where both partners are verbally and/or physically abusive, they have been shown to be more likely to break up than stay in the relationship.Emotional abuse is often overlooked.Battering involves physical and emotional abuse.All of the above are true.
Answer: In a relationship where both partners are verbally and/or physically abusive, they have been shown to be more likely to break up than stay in the relationship.
According to your text, “avoidance” is never an advisable conflict-resolution style.
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TrueFalse
Answer: False
“I’ve been sick lately and can’t see you” could be illustrative of which relational stage?
Answer Choices:
CircumscribingInitiatingAvoidingBonding
Answer: Avoiding
Darkness constructs or marriage facades are found in which stage of relational development?
Answer Choices:
BondingCircumscribingDifferentiatingIntegrating
Answer: Circumscribing
Small talk is the hallmark of which stage of relationship development?
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ExperimentingBondingInitiatingCircumscribing
Answer: Experimenting
When ending a relationship, this stage is where communication between both partners decreases in both quality and quantity.
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CircumscribingAvoidingStagnatingTerminating
Answer: Circumscribing
All of the following statements are true of the competitive conflict management style, except:
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High concern for self and low concern for others.Results in a win-lose outcome.Can lead to resentment.Often used in long-term relationships.
Answer: Often used in long-term relationships.
According to lecture and the book, it is best to avoid using the word “But” in an apology because when you offer an apology, a but in any construction that you are trying to justify your actions.
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TrueFalse
Answer: True
All of the following are true of ambivalent relationships except:
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People produce and react to emotions with their body.People feel confused about various emotions and it can create negative ones.An ambivalent relationship might contain some form of emotional abuse.The common term “love/hate” best describes an ambivalent relationship.
Answer: People produce and react to emotions with their body.
Which of the following is an example of an interpersonal conflict?
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Jen and Nicholas were arguing. Christmas party was hectic. Jen’s dad tried to be nice and have Nicholas come over for Christmas Eve party but Nicholas didn’t want to attend.Andrew and Brenda were arguing about sports. Andrew felt Brenda was dominating conversation during the sports talk but Brenda thought she was just enthusiastic.All of the above are examples of interpersonal conflict.
Answer: All of the above are examples of interpersonal conflict.
The conflict styles of avoidance and compromise are both “lose-lose” situations, however, when considering loss, negotiation is also lose-lose, meaning both partners get some of what they want but not all.
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TrueFalse
Answer: True
Research shows all of the following about interpersonal relationships except:
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We are more inclined to resolve issues that confront us.We are inclined to resolve issues when in a relationship more quickly.We tend to seek more balanced conflict management when in a relationship.We tend to use fewer conflict management styles when in a relationship.
Answer: We tend to use fewer conflict management styles when in a relationship.
After the puppy love phase, sometimes relationships can grow apart when people revert to individual identity instead of couple identity. This can also occur when there is more active commitment in the relationship. According to lecture and the text, this relationship stage is known as:
Answer Choices:
BondingDifferentiatingAvoidingCircumscribing
Answer: Differentiating
Research shows that the key to having satisfying self-disclosure in a relationship, is having some level of reciprocity.
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TrueFalse
Answer: True
Niko wants to confront her friend Janice about why she made fun of her new haircut. Janice had “No fear that Janice is about to lose Niko as a friend.” Niko feels humiliated because she always feels the negative vibes. Niko has had it and wants to confront her friend while Janice is not afraid to stand behind her friends. Niko wants to confront Janice with the steps to constructively avoid. Which of the following comments would meet the approach criteria for Niko to say?
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“Janice, why can’t you be sensitive to my feelings?”“Janice, why do you not like my new haircut and make fun of my hair in front of our friends?”“Janice, I feel hurt when you make fun of me because you voice out loud with others that you don’t like my hair.”“Janice, I don’t really understand why you don’t like my hair and have negative comments about it, but I wish you wouldn’t make fun of me, especially in front of our friends.”
Answer: “Janice, I feel hurt when you make fun of me because you voice out loud with others that you don’t like my hair.”
Pretend you are in the checkout line at a grocery store and someone clearly cuts in front of you. Which of the following phrases would be defined as an assertive statement?
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“This line was not short when I got here, can you please go back to the end?”“Excuse me, but the line forms in the back. You must not have noticed.”“Excuse me, but I was next in line, and I’ve been waiting here.”“Excuse me, but you must have seen that I was waiting in line. I know it may seem there aren’t many people.”
Answer: “Excuse me, but I was next in line, and I’ve been waiting here.”
Using the conflict style of Competition can be advantageous at times.
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TrueFalse
Answer: True