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Lying under oath is known as:
A. fraud
B. perjury
C. omission
D. dissimulation
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Which of the following forms of deception is an act of dissimulation?
A. exaggeration
B. falsification
C. sarcasm
D. equivocation
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In her diary study, communication scientist Sandra Metts found that almost half of people's deception attempts involved this form of deception:
A. falsification
B. hyperbole
C. omission
D. exaggeration
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When his girlfriend asks if he really loves her, Ramon gives her a vague, ambiguous response. What form of deception is he attempting?
A. fibbing
B. equivocation
C. exaggeration
D. falsification
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Frank's grandfather loved to fish. Every time he came back from the lake, he described catching and releasing a bigger and bigger fish. We can infer from this story that Frank's grandfather likely engaged in:
A. commission
B. equivocation
C. falsification
D. exaggeration
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When Ronaldo bought his new flat-screen television, he was surprised at the cost differences between some of the models. When he asked the salesperson for help, the salesperson assured him that the lower-end models could display the same high-definition channels as the more expensive ones. Since he was on a tight budget, Ronaldo took the salesperson's advice and bought a cheaper model. Only when he got his TV home did Ronaldo realize that he needed to purchase an expensive converter box in order to actually receive HD channels. Which of the following statements is true about this scenario?
A. The salesperson engaged in deception by lying.
B. The salesperson engaged in deception by falsification.
C. The salesperson engaged in deception by omission.
D. The salesperson engaged in deception by misleading.
Q:
Research indicates that the average person can detect deception approximately what percentage of the time?
A. 25%
B. 40%
C. 55%
D. 73%
Q:
Which of the following contributes to people's inability to detect deception accurately?
A. truth bias
B. focusing on the wrong nonverbal signals
C. questioning everything we hear takes too much energy
D. all of these
Q:
According to research, most people discover that they have been lied to when:
A. the liar confesses
B. a third party reveals the truth
C. circumstantial evidence incriminates the liar
D. they investigate the evidence for themselves
Q:
In a survey of college students, researchers determined that more than _____________ of the statements made in a week involved some form of deception.
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 90%
Q:
Deception has several characteristics; which of the following is NOT among them?
A. The sender must believe the information is false.
B. The receiver must believe the information is true.
C. The information must be transmitted knowingly.
D. The sender must intend to create a false belief in the receiver.
Q:
Misrepresenting facts for the purpose of material gain is known as:
A. forgery
B. impersonation
C. fraud
D. deception
Q:
Imagine you were a counselor assigned to help Marc and Amber (described on page 354 of the text) work through their conflict. Using the concepts you've learned in the chapter, explain the nature of their conflict to them (specifically identifying its content and relational dimensions), and then explain what options they have for managing their conflict in a productive way. Include relevant issues of power in your answer. Address your answer directly to Marc and Amber.
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When Tonya's boss asked her what time their meeting with the new client was, she replied that it was that afternoon at 3:30. She was so certain that she did not bother to check her calendar first. When Tonya and her boss arrived at the client's office, the client was very upset because she had been waiting for 30 minutes for their 3:00 meeting. Tonya then checked her calendar, and sure enough, the meeting had been scheduled for 3:00. Which of the following is true of this scenario?
A. Tonya lied to her boss in order to avoid potential harm.
B. Tonya did not lie to her boss because she didn't mean for her boss to believe her.
C. Tonya lied to her boss because she failed to check facts before making a statement.
D. Tonya did not lie to her boss because she believed her statement was true.
Q:
What is meant by the phrase "deception can serve as a social lubricant?"
A. People commonly engage in deception to get what they want from other people.
B. People commonly engage in deception to avoid hurting others' feelings.
C. People commonly engage in deception in order to impress others.
D. People commonly engage in deception in order to increase their number of friends.
Q:
According to your text, all of the following are common reasons for deception except:
A. some lies take advantage of others' ignorance
B. some lies make you look better
C. some lies benefit the hearer
D. some lies amuse you
Q:
Identify and briefly define each of Gottman's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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Using concrete examples, identify the three most common topics of conflict in romantic relationships, according to Erbert's research.
Q:
Felix had been angry with his roommate Hector for some time. Hector was always playing his music so loudly that Felix couldn't concentrate, much less have a conversation on the telephone. Despite his anger, he hadn't expressed his feelings to Hector. Which of the following is true of this situation?
A. Hector and Felix are engaged in conflict because Felix's anger is sufficient to produce conflict.
B. Hector and Felix are not engaged in conflict because the source of their conflict is not interpersonal.
C. Hector and Felix are engaged in conflict because conflict can exist "under the surface" for some time.
D. Hector and Felix are not engaged in conflict because conflict must be expressed.
Q:
Frank and Samantha just received a large inheritance when Samantha's grandmother passed away. Samantha said she wanted to use the money to build a room addition onto their house. Frank said he wanted to buy a more fuel-efficient car. Which of the following is true about this situation?
A. This is an example of conflict because it involves an expressed struggle.
B. This is an example of conflict because it involves scarce resources.
C. This is an example of conflict because it involves incompatible goals.
D. All of these are true.
Q:
Which of the following is NOT one of the common conflict metaphors identified in your textbook?
A. conflict is a war
B. conflict is a dance
C. conflict is a hammer
D. conflict is a game
Q:
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the idea of "reframing" a conflict?
A. Thinking of conflict as a game if you traditionally think of it as a battle.
B. Engaging in a cooling off period before you have a conflict discussion.
C. Trying to see a conflict from someone else's point of view.
D. Minimizing your responsibility for a conflict.
Q:
The content dimension of a conflict relates to what?
A. The implications of the conflict for the relationship.
B. The strategies people use to manage the conflict.
C. The acceptability of the outcome of the conflict.
D. The specific point of contention giving rise to the conflict.
Q:
Jon recently stopped a conflict with his girlfriend, Ana, and said to her, "You don't know how to have a disagreement without losing your temper and swearing!" Ana replied, "Well at least I want to confront the issues instead of avoiding them!" Jon and Ana's exchange is an example of:
A. the content dimension of conflict
B. the relational dimension of conflict
C. meta-conflict
D. pseudoconflict
Q:
Which of the following is NOT one of the health detriments associated with conflict described in your text?
A. hardening of the arteries
B. calcium deposits in the kidneys
C. reduction in the body's natural killer cells
D. delayed wound healing
Q:
When two points of view are in conflict and share no common ground, we say that those positions are:
A. inconceivable
B. dialectically opposed
C. diametrically opposed
D. incommensurate
Q:
Research shows that three issues top the list as sources of conflict in romantic relationships. Which of the following is NOT among them?
A. household chores
B. relationships with in-laws
C. personal criticisms
D. finances
Q:
Discuss the prevalence of, and the problems associated with, violence in intimate relationships. What (if anything) should be done to limit the occurrence of intimate violence? Based on what you learned in this chapter, generate at least four ideas that might help people minimize the occurrence of violence in their relationships. Support your ideas as fully as possible.
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How do expectations of sex and gender contribute to conflict? Identify and discuss at least three ways that men and women tend to differ in their approach to conflict. What role does relationship type or satisfaction play in these differences? Finally, do you agree that popular culture exaggerates these tendencies? Why or why not? Make sure to justify your reasoning as fully as possible.
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In recent months, employers have been reprimanding and even firing employees for comments made online in blogs, Twitter, or Facebook. Using what you learned about the concepts of power in this chapter, construct an argument either for or against that practice.
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Identify, define, and provide an example of each of the five conflict strategies identified by Blake and Mouton. If it helps, you can draw the graph that represents the five styles. Next, identify which conflict style fits you. Which features of your personality led you to select that style and not the others?
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Which of the following is true with respect to interpersonal conflict?
A. It involves independent parties.
B. It involves perceived scarce resources.
C. It occurs within oneself.
D. It is synonymous with disagreement.
Q:
Explain and provide a hypothetical example of the principle of least interest.
Q:
The disinhibition effect suggests that online conflicts are more likely to involve inequitable distributions of power than face-to-face conflicts.
Q:
Referent power derives from one's admiration for, and attraction to, another.
Q:
As an approach to structuring families and communities, patriarchy is virtually universal.
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Stonewalling involves seeing yourself as a victim and denying responsibility for your own behaviors.
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The goal of collaboration is to identify a "win-win" solution to a conflict.
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If you try hard enough, you can resolve any conflict.
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Using concrete examples, identify the three most common topics of conflict in romantic relationships, according to Erbert's research.
Q:
Identify and discuss two cultural dimensions that influence how people manage conflict.
Q:
Define and provide examples of the three types of power-based messages identified by Ericson and Rogers.
Q:
Define and give examples of French and Raven's five forms of power.
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To qualify as conflict, a struggle or disagreement has to be expressed.
Q:
The most distressed relationships are those with the most frequent conflict.
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The strength of the immune system is predicted by the way people handle conflict, particularly in romantic relationships.
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The topics that gay and lesbian couples experience conflict over tend to differ from the conflict topics of heterosexual couples.
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Traditional gender socialization encourages men to use accommodating conflict management strategies.
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People in this type of culture think of the unequal distribution of power as normal or even desirable:
A. high-content
B. low-context
C. high power-distance
D. low power-distance
Q:
When engaged in interpersonal conflict, ______________ is the practice of saving up past grievances and bringing them all up at the same time.
A. blindsiding
B. counter-attacking
C. gunnysacking
D. rubber-band balling
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According to Gottman, people engage in this behavior when they insult each other and attack each other's self worth:
A. contempt
B. defensiveness
C. criticism
D. stonewalling
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Which of the following statements correctly defines the concept of flooding?
A. Flooding refers to a sudden rush of emotion and is commonly experienced by women during conflict.
B. Flooding happens when someone engaged in conflict is emotionally or psychologically unable to engage the discussion further.
C. Flooding is what happens to men in conflict when they experience a rapid increase in hormones that are responsible for stress and anger.
D. Flooding happens when someone engaged in a conflict experiences an increase in their stress hormones after the other person stonewalls.
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This conflict-management strategy involves a high concern for the other party but a low concern for the self:
A. collaborating
B. accommodating
C. avoiding
D. compromising
Q:
Which of the following statements about sex and conflict is NOT true?
A. Women are always taught to be submissive to the demands of men.
B. Men are generally taught to engage in conflict directly and competitively.
C. Men are generally taught not to hurt women.
D. Women might feel the need to fight to obtain necessary resources.
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Which of the following is an example of passive aggression, as it is defined in the text?
A. Tara is hurt when her brother forgets her birthday, so she deliberately "forgets" his.
B. Parker is angry with his mother so he ignores her calls and e-mail messages.
C. Bonnie doesn't want to go to her neighbor's party, so she takes so long to get ready for it that the party is over by the time she's done.
D. All of these.
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When spouses engage in the demand-withdraw pattern, who is most likely to demand and withdraw?
A. Men are most likely to demand; women are most likely to withdraw.
B. Women are most likely to demand; men are most likely to withdraw.
C. Women are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw.
D. Men are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw.
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Which of the following statements about collectivistic cultures is true?
A. In conflict, group priorities are more important than individual priorities.
B. Individuals are more likely to avoid conflict altogether.
C. Parties involved in a conflict are likely to enlist a mediator to help reach an agreement.
D. All of these.
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All of the following tips are useful for managing a conflict online except:
A. avoid responding right away
B. always respond using the same communication medium
C. clarify comments or statements that aren't clear
D. use emoticons to express your emotional state
Q:
______________ is the ability to manipulate, influence, or control other people or events.
A. conflict
B. fear
C. power
D. coercion
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All of the following statements about power are true except:
A. power is known as a "single-dimension" concept
B. power is always present
C. power can be positive or negative
D. power is context-specific
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A relationship between a person of higher power and a person of lesser power is known as:
A. a symmetrical relationship
B. a deficit relationship
C. a contemporary relationship
D. a complementary relationship
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This form of power derives from the ability to punish:
A. legitimate power
B. expert power
C. referent power
D. coercive power
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Feminist scholars highlight the fact that, worldwide, women earn only about _____________ as much as men for the same job as a blatant example of gender inequality.
A. 15%
B. 40%
C. 70%
D. 90%
Q:
When people engage in _______________, they use their words to attack or demean those around them.
A. verbal aggression
B. linguistic assault
C. high-dominance conflict
D. powerful language
Q:
Define and give concrete examples of emotional commitment, social commitment, and legal commitment in an intimate relationship.
Q:
Identify and explain the primary exceptions to the expectations that marriage is exclusive and marriage is voluntary.
Q:
Give brief examples of each of Knapp's five stages of relationship formation.
Q:
Give brief examples of each of Knapp's five stages of relationship termination.
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Compare and contrast family roles and family rituals, giving concrete examples of each.
Q:
Identify and define four different types of disconfirming messages.
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What are dialectical tensions in relationships? List, define, and provide an example of the three most common dialectics that emerge in relationships. Of the three, which one do you feel is most important in a new romantic relationship? Justify your choice.
Q:
Think about your parents' relationship for a moment. Following Fitzpatrick's couple types, identify which marital schemata represents your parents' communication pattern. Give specific examples that illustrate and justify your classification.
Q:
Explain the basic principles behind Petronio's communication privacy management theory. How do couples/families decide the process of sharing information? How are these rules communicated to others? What advantages are there to sharing information freely with outsiders? What are the advantages of keeping information private?
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In no more than three sentences, write a definition of family. Be sure your definition is clear about what counts and does not count as a family relationship. For the rest of your answer, defend your definition, making reference to alternative ways of defining the family and justifying why you defined it the way you did.
Q:
Couples tend to progress through the stages of coming together in much the same way.
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Single-parent families can include biological children, step-children, and/or adopted children.
Q:
Research indicates that most American households are headed by a married couple.
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Mother, son, grandfather, and aunt are all examples of family roles.
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Siblings usually comprise a child's first peer group.