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Chapter 8 Multiple Choice
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1

__________ is "a condition of disharmony and disagreement that exists when people who depend on one another see their needs, beliefs, and values, or goals as incompatible."
A)Conflict
B)Strife
C)Hostility
D)Disunion
2

"__________ tensions" are ongoing, changing needs that are often opposite or contradictory.
A)Rhetorical
B)Dialectical
C)Communicative
D)Dialogical
3

__________ is "the desire to retain independence."
A)Interdependence
B)Sovereignty
C)Autonomy
D)Self-rule
4

The "need to be included in a relationship" is called
A)kinship.
B)reciprocity.
C)affiliation.
D)connection.
5

__________ is "the need to control our environment through safe and conventional routines."
A)Stability
B)Constancy
C)Solidity
D)none of the above
6

__________ is "the need for novelty and new experiences."
A)Stability
B)Change
C)Diversity
D)Difference
7

__________ is "the need to be or have others be open, candid, and confiding."
A)Locution
B)Interplay
C)Expression
D)none of the above
8

__________ is "the need to be or have others be restrained, circumspect, and distant."
A)Seclusion
B)Separateness
C)Solitude
D)Privacy
9

This is "an interaction style in which people expect others to figure out implicit meanings based on the situation or the relationship between communicators."
A)high-context
B)low-context
C)adjunct-context
D)intuitiveness
10

This is "an interaction style in which communicators expect information to be direct and explicit."
A)high-context
B)low-context
C)adjunct-context
D)definitive
11

__________ occurs when someone is either psychologically or physically forcing the other person to accept a particular point of view.
A)Constraint
B)Duress
C)Coercion
D)Compulsion
12

__________ is "an attempt to get others to change their point of view."
A)Allurement
B)Suasion
C)Exhortation
D)Persuasion
13

This is the process of working together to reach consensus.
A)collaboration
B)agreement
C)machination
D)collusion
14

__________ "occurs when both people in the relationship give up something in order to find an acceptable solution to the problem."
A)Persuasion
B)Collaboration
C)Compromise
D)Accommodation
15

__________ is "sacrificing, in whole or in part, your own preferences and points of view."
A)Cooperation
B)Acquiescing
C)Assenting
D)Accommodation







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