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1

This occurs "when individuals treat each other as unique, and interact in an individual or customized way."
A)interpersonal communication
B)small-group communication
C)organizational communication
D)public communication
2

These are characterized by "high levels of trust, warmth, and affection; non-intimate relationships are more impersonal, distant, and formal. The degree of intimacy can often be measured by its breadth and depth."
A)proxemic interpersonal relationships
B)intimate interpersonal relationships
C)non-intimate interpersonal relationships
D)none of the above
3

__________ is "the number of contexts in which communicators interact in a relationship."
A)Contextuality
B)Depth
C)Breadth
D)none of the above
4

__________ is the amount of time communicators interact and the personal level of information they exchange in a relationship.
A)Primacy
B)Efficacy
C)Breadth
D)Depth
5

One theory that explains the depth of a relationship based on the type of topics discussed is called __________.
A)social penetration theory
B)cognitive dissonance theory
C)the theory of relational contextuality
D)social dissonance theory
6

__________ occurs when we share common attitudes, values, habits, and communication styles with other members of a relationship.
A)Interpersonal parallelism
B)Interpersonal similarity
C)Relational resemblance
D)Relational parallelism
7

__________ refers to "social closeness"; we are often attracted to people who live near us, belong to the same groups or organizations, or attend the same school.
A)Social immediacy
B)Social propinquity
C)Social proximity
D)none of the above
8

"__________ occurs when we are attracted to someone's appearance through such attributes as facial features, height, body type, and hair color. Physical attraction-our perception of "good looking"-is very individualistic and we are all drawn to different types of audiences."
A)none of the below
B)Physical allure
C)Corporeal allure
D)Physical attractiveness
9

This is known as "what we visualize as the 'perfect look' or idealized physical attributes."
A)attractiveness
B)engagingness
C)pleasantness
D)none of the above
10

These are known as "the patterns or life cycles that relationships pass through as they develop or deteriorate."
A)classes of relational evolution
B)stages of relationship development
C)levels of interpersonal valence
D)classes of relational development
11

__________ are "areas of common interest that all members of a relationship enjoy discussing."
A)Topoi
B)Overlapping attention
C)Integrating topics
D)Overlapping topics
12

__________ is "communication about communication." A good example of this form of communication would be a married couple discussing how honest their feelings were to one another on a matter of importance.
A)Supracommunication
B)Intuit
C)Intrapersonal
D)Metacommunication
13

These are "particular events, feelings, or interactions that change the direction or intensity of a relationship."
A)turning points
B)crossroads
C)defining moments
D)none of the above
14

This is known as "the intentional revelation of personal aspects of yourself, including thoughts, preferences, feelings, and experiences, to another person within the context of an interpersonal relationship."
A)self-revelation
B)self-disclosure
C)self-exposure
D)self-divulgence
15

The first "interaction stage" in a relationship is the ____________ stage.
A)experimenting
B)bonding and ongoing intimacy
C)initiating
D)circumscribing







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