Unit 10: Theories of Relational Communication Development

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What is the first stage in Mark Knapp's Relational Stage Model?

  • Experimenting
  • Integrating
  • Initiating (correct)
  • Differentiating

Which stage involves the exchange of safe or surface-level information?

  • Experimenting (correct)
  • Bonding
  • Circumscribing
  • Intensifying

In which stage do individuals merge their identities through shared activities, interests, and routines?

  • Integrating (correct)
  • Stagnating
  • Differentiating
  • Avoiding

What is the stage when communication is seen as pointless, predictable, and unpleasant?

<p>Stagnating (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage involves increased physical distance and great avoidance of the other person?

<p>Avoiding (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At which stage do relationships move from one stage to the next in order?

<p>Differentiating (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage is characterized by focusing on personal activities and seeing the individual as greater than the couple?

<p>Differentiating (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which stage do individuals become an 'official couple' through formal and informal declarations?

<p>Bonding (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the US Census Bureau, a family is defined as:

<p>A group of people who are related by marriage, birth, or adoption (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following characteristics are included in the definition of family?

<p>People living together and one of them being the householder (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of family is defined as a nuclear family?

<p>Binuclear Family (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a binuclear family?

<p>A nuclear family that has split into two households due to divorce or separation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of family types, what is a stepfamily?

<p>A heterosexual couple raising children from previous relationships (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines a single-parent family?

<p>One parent with one or more children (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Uncertainty Reduction Theory, what type of uncertainty involves questions about the appropriateness and desirability of a partner's actions or behaviors?

<p>Behavioral uncertainty (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Communication Privacy Management Theory address?

<p>The process of disclosing private information to others (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Social Penetration Theory, what happens to the development of a relationship when individuals share more?

<p>The development of the relationship moves toward intimacy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Expectancy Violation Theory suggest happens when expectations or expectancies for personal encounters are violated?

<p>It negatively impacts impressions or relationships (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of interpersonal relationships, what does Self-Disclosure refer to?

<p>Intentionally providing information about oneself that others would not know if not told (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Affection Exchange Theory focus on in interpersonal relationships?

<p>The exchange of affectionate behavior between partners (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Uncertainty Reduction Theory, what happens to verbal communication as uncertainty decreases?

<p>It increases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Self-Disclosure in relationship development, according to the Social Penetration Theory?

<p>Intentional verbal communication about oneself (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of uncertainty involves a lack of clarity about a partner's beliefs and attitudes, according to the Uncertainty Reduction Theory?

<p>Cognitive uncertainty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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