Read each question carefully and select the best answer.

1		Social penetration refers to the process of relationship movement from superficial communication to:
			A)	a large volume of communication
			B)	analytical communication
			C)	intimate communication
			D)	conflictual communication
2		Social penetration theorists see relationship development as a:
			A)	random movement
			B)	trajectory or pathway
			C)	long process
			D)	universal process
3		The core of Social Penetration Theory (SPT) revolves around self-disclosure, which can be defined as:
			A)	communication about phatic topics
			B)	communication about a breadth of topics
			C)	communication revealing significant information about yourself
			D)	communication revealing uncertainties about others
4		Altman and Taylor's metaphor for relationship movement compares each person to a(n):
			A)	flower
			B)	apple
			C)	circle
			D)	onion
5		When George tells Maria that he is concerned about his performance in school this semester and she confides that she is having a bad semester as well, they are illustrating:
			A)	balanced communication
			B)	reciprocity
			C)	coordinated communication
			D)	intimacies
6		_____________ refers to the number of various topics discussed in a relationship.
			A)	Depth
			B)	Disclosure ratio
			C)	Penetration process
			D)	Breadth
7		If people change elements of their public image (losing a lot of weight, for example), SPT predicts this will affect their relationship _____________ changes in more private areas (opinions about premarital sex, for example).
			A)	less than
			B)	more than
			C)	as equally as
			D)	The theory does not speak to this issue.
8		SPT is related to another theory in the text, _______________ Theory.
			A)	Uncertainty Reduction
			B)	Relational Dialectics
			C)	Social Exchange
			D)	Cognitive Dissonance
9		SPT posits that relationships progress in stages, the first of which is called:
			A)	orientation
			B)	exploratory affective exchange
			C)	affective exchange
			D)	stable exchange
10		Private ways of expressing a relationship's intimacy through words, phrases, or behaviors (like calling your partner by a nickname like "Bud") are called:
			A)	relational enhancers
			B)	personal idioms
			C)	catchphrases
			D)	affective strategies