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Course Introduction
Relational Communication explores the processes and dynamics of communication within personal, professional, and social relationships. The course examines how individuals use verbal and nonverbal messages to initiate, develop, sustain, and sometimes end relationships. Topics include the role of communication in building trust, negotiating conflict, expressing emotions, managing power dynamics, and maintaining intimacy across diverse interpersonal contexts. By analyzing theoretical models and engaging in practical applications, students gain insights into effective communication strategies that foster healthy, meaningful connections.
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Interpersonal Communication 1st Edition by Teri Kwal Gamble
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Chapter 1: Interpersonal Communication: A First Look
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Q1) Intrapersonal communication occurs when you think or talk to yourself; it requires only a single communicator.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) If the color of a room is not appealing to you, which of the elements of communication would be affected the most?
A) Message
B) People
C) Context
D) Noise
Answer: D
Q3) Once you have said something, or posted something on the Internet, no matter how hard you try, you cannot erase it; you cannot take it back.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) We call the dividing of communication into segments ________________. Answer: Punctuation
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Chapter 2: The Impact of Self-Concept
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Q1) According to Social Comparison Theory, the self we present is in large part based on the way others categorize us, the roles they expect us to play, and the behaviors or traits they expect us to exhibit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The extent to which individuals are willing to accept power differentials is called
A) Power distance
B) Power control
C) High priority
D) Exerting control
Answer: A
Q3) Facebook is one way to validate our existence and our concept of
A) Motivation
B) Importance
C) Self
D) Connection to others
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Perception
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Q1) Others' expectations and role model behavior reinforce "acceptable" images of female behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Rigid perceptions that are applied to all members of a group, regardless of individual variation, are called ethnocentricities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which is NOT correct: stereotypes in media influence our expectations and relationships in all ways except:
A) They identify appropriate behavior
B) They provide us with perceptual shortcuts
C) They cause us to forget that we interact with people-not stereotypes
D) They provide us perceptual feedback
Answer: D
Q4) Name the four constructs that make up our schemata.
Answer: Physical, interaction, role, psychological
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Q1) Responding effectively to the messages we receive throughout the day affects our overall communication experience.
A)True
B)False
Q2) These kinds of listeners commonly relate what they are listening to their own views.
A) Time-oriented
B) Action-oriented
C) People-oriented
D) Content-oriented
Q3) We can center feedback on two different areas; what are those areas?
Q4) Nonevaluative feedback occurs when we speak our mind, announcing our opinions and feelings, about the subject we are discussing.
A)True
B)False
Q5) This kind of feedback tends to keep us on guard, as we need to determine what purpose our feedback will serve before sending.
Q6) Explain one goal of empathic listening.
Q7) _____________ do not listen to relay support; they want to solve the problem.
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Chapter 5: Communicating with Words
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Q1) If we use language that has more than one interpretation, and it leaves both parties confused at the end of a conversation, we have just used what kind of language?
Q2) Give an example of a word whose definition has changed as a result of the passage of time.
Q3) There are two distinct types of bypassing. Please explain them.
Q4) Why can we not make words mean what we want them to mean?
Q5) ______________________ oriented individuals are easily fooled by words and labels and as a result fail to inspect what the label represents.
Q6) The prevalence of ____________________ may cause us to speak in shorter sentences and, eventually, wipe out spoken conversation.
Q7) What culture prefers reserve, formality, and silence and contrasts with Americans, who prefer informality, talkativeness, and assertion?
Q8) Meanings for words do not reside in their symbols; rather, they reside where?
A) On the page
B) In the minds of those who use them
C) In the inflection
Q9) We more frequently define ___________ by their appearance and relationships.
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Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) In up to ________ of all advertisements, male voices are used in voice-overs.
A) 75
B) 60
C) 83
D) 90
E) 95
Q2) If you are perceived as powerful, what body language would you NOT exhibit?
A) Staring at others
B) Interrupting someone to voice your opinions
C) Gesturing dynamically
D) Keeping your posture closed
Q3) When communicating online, there is no way to replace nonverbal cues; all conversation must be done with words.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ___________ ___________ has done extensive research on advertisements and the messages they convey; she explores how media representations help convey gender norms for dominance and subordination.
Q5) When terminating a flirtation, ___________ tend to be less polite than
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Chapter 7: Conversations
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Q1) This involves little interactivity and expresses minimal concern for the person we are speaking with.
A) Dialogue
B) Monologue
C) Small talk
D) Prejudiced talk
Q2) Every communicator shares responsibility for _______________, _______________, and ___________ conversations.
Q3) One third of teenagers send approximately ____________ texts each day.
A) 75
B) 100
C) 200
D) 60
Q4) Forcing a respondent to choose a specific response to a question is called _______________.
A) An open-ended question
B) A close-ended question
C) A direct answer
D) A statement of fact
Q5) Technologically speaking, even as we connect, we __________________.
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Chapter 8: Emotions
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Q1) Messages containing positive emotions are retweeted more frequently than other messages.
A)True
B)False
Q2) We facilitate this by displaying emotional self-control and a willingness to delay gratification:
A) Goal setting
B) Goal realization
C) Resilience
D) Interpersonal intelligence
Q3) Those who watch television more than four hours each day tend to perceive the world as a meaner and more sinister place than do those who do not watch it so much.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Our mind influences our body, and our body influences our mind.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Those emotions most closely associated with ____________________, or goal attainment, are compassion, happiness, and relief.
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Chapter 9: Trust and Deception
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Q1) The nature of _______________ is to deceive others without their noticing.
A) Cheating
B) Stealing
C) An argument
D) Lying
Q2) The goals we bring to a relationship directly affect how trusting we are.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Learning to forgive yourself is as important as learning to forgive others.
A)True
B)False
Q4) This percentage of students believes their parents want them to behave ethically.
A) 92%
B) 85%
C) 64%
D) 24%
Q5) Creating an interpersonal climate that reduces the change of rejection or betrayal that each of us fears is essential to foster the development of what kind of relationship?
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Chapter 10: Power and Influence
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Q1) Once we identify how to best influence one another, our ____________ ____________ may improve markedly.
A) Ability to persuade
B) Personal understanding
C) Interpersonal communication
D) Interpersonal effectiveness
Q2) Few relationships imply some degree of reward power.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Those who hold this kind of power have the ability to influence us because of their training and accomplishments.
A) Persuasive
B) Expert
C) Coercive
D) Referent
Q4) Power is relational.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the term "Machiavellianism" and explain what low scores and high scores mean on that "scale."
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Chapter 11: Conflict
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Q1) An ego conflict occurs when two parties disagree over matters of fact.
A)True
B)False
Q2) List one function of conflict and explain how using this approach is beneficial.
Q3) Blake and Mouton create this grid to determine conflict behavior and how people resolve conflict.
A) Conflict resolution
B) Conflict management
C) Conflict solutions
D) Conflict values
Q4) Please explain the Social Learning Theory and how it impacts our approach to conflict.
Q5) _____________ nonverbal cues include downcast eyes or evasive eye contact, excessive head nodding, body gestures such as hand-wringing, slouched posture, and a low, whining, hesitant, or giggly voice.
Q6) Interaction that is hostile and insulting is often referred to as _____________.
A) Argument
B) Aggression
C) Texting
D) Flaming
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Chapter 12: Relationship Dynamics
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Q1) What percentage of heterosexual couples met online between 2007-2009?
A) 21%
B) 24%
C) 32%
D) 61%
Q2) Distinguish between acquaintanceships and friendships.
Q3) When one partner restricts the amount and quality of communication in a relationship, they enter the stagnating stage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain how stereotypes can both help-and hurt-a relationship.
Q5) ____________________ find it easy to fall in and out of relationships and/or organizations; however, ___________________ cultures believe that relationships ought to last and individuals should show loyalty to others simply because they are obligated to each other.
A) Americans; Middle Eastern
B) Far Eastern; Americans
C) Americans; Far Eastern
D) Middle Eastern; Americans
Q6) Why do you think that we often "fall" for someone who is very different from us?
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Chapter 13: Intimacy and Distance in Relationships
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Q1) During this grief stage, one regrets anything he/she may have said or done to hurt the person who has died.
A) Anger
B) Denial
C) Guilt
D) Depression
Q2) Confirming that the other person in a relationship is willing to match both the level and nature of disclosing that we have shared is known as the norm of sharing.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Facebook users are often no more than ________ degrees away from any other user.
A) 5.12
B) 4.82
C) 4.74
D) 5.31
E) 3.76
Q4) This is the most painful of all relationship endings.
Q5) When these are good, _______________ help make us healthier and extend our lives.
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Chapter 14: Relationships in Our Lives: Family, Work, and
Health-Related Contexts
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Q1) Members of this generation are both individualistic and team players and seek more work-life balance than did generations before them.
A) Matures
B) Generation Y
C) Boomers
D) Generation X
E) None of the above
Q2) ________ managers describe their style in terms of a series of exchanges involving rewards or punishments for the actions of others.
A) Female
B) Male
C) Corporate
D) Competent
E) Friendly
Q3) Collectivist cultures often prefer what is best for the group.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Please explain at least two "lessons" you can learn from a family network map.
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Q5) How well groups work depends, in part, on these abilities.
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