Communicating with Families, Friends, and Romantic Partners MCQ
An approach to communication that stresses the interaction of all elements in a communication network is called ------- theory.
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Systems
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Single-Parent Family in which ----- parent is solely responsible for the care of a biological or adopted child or children.
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One
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Implied or spoken behavioral norms are called--------.
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Rules
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Roles are the part --------- play while interacting.
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People
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Reflective Thinking Framework is a ------------- system to encourage critical inquiry.
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Problem solving
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In participative leadership, leaders act as ---------- .
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Guides
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Organizational Networks is ------ of communication in organizations.
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Pattern
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A household family unit that includes a mother, a father, and one or more children is called--- family.
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Nuclear
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A field of study concerned with human interaction in the -------- care process is called health communication.
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Health
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Groupthink is communication dysfunction in which opinions of other people are-----------.
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Suppressed
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In a commuter family people travel from home to reside at work place for-------.
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Long period
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A technique designed to encourage idea generation is called----.
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Brainstorming
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The Boomerang family has -------- who the family thought have left but returned unexpectedly.
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Adult
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A family with two adults and children from one or both of the adults’ previous relationships, as well as possibly children from the current relationship is called
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Boomerang
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A style of leadership characterized by the use of ------- and directive communication is called authoritarian leadership.
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Dominating
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The label “best friend” is no longer used in a ______.
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Waning
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Cali and her boyfriend, Frank, are professionals who have similar incomes. Frank comes to Cali’s house every night for dinner. Cali cooks the food she has bought while Frank watches TV. Frank has no food in his own refrigerator, and he has cancelled his cable because he spends every evening at Cali’s. This relationship would likely benefit from ______.
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Ensuring equity
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Jen and Billy have been married for 3 years. They come home from work each night, change into short and T-shirts, and eat on the couch while they watch reality TV. ______ might benefit Jen and Billy’s relationship.
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Finding ways to keep the relationship “alive”
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Commitment, passion, and intimacy are the elements in the triangular theory of ______.
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Love
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In which of Selman’s stages are George and Hunter?
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Mature friendship
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Sarah is a sweet child, always helping others. She is in the ______ stage of the Selman Model of Childhood Friendship.
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Caring and sharing
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Which type of family is likely to face social disapproval?
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Gay- and lesbian-headed
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Mary’s grandmother lives with her and her mom and siblings. This is a ______.
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Multigenerational family
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John stays at home and takes care of the house and children while Cindy goes off to work. This is an example of ______.
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Contemporary nuclear family
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The stage in an adult friendship development that includes friends drifting apart for various reasons (e.g., job, health, school, boredom) is called
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● Waning friendship
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Individuals who feel like family but who we’re not related to by blood or law is known as voluntary kin
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● True
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A stage in childhood friendship (ages 6–12) in which children understand friendship as reciprocal, but if the friendship is unpleasant, they will exit the relationship in two-way weather cooperation
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● True
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A theoretical perspective of love that includes three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment is called
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● Triangular theory of love
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A married couple living with their biological children, with the husband/father as the financial provider and the wife/mother as the domestic provider is called
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● Traditional nuclear family
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An expectation in friendship that occurs when both members of the friendship strategically choose to enact behaviors that sustain friendship in symmetrical reciprocity
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● True
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The fifth stage in adult friendship development whereby close friends merge social circles, establish emotional bonds, and begin to appreciate the others’ values on friendship is called
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● Stabilized friendship
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An expectation in friendship that includes a sharing of mutual activities and the companionship of friends is called
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● Solidarity
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Families that consist of one adult serving as a parent and at least one child is called
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● Single parent family
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The decision to love a certain person is called
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● Short term commitment
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A generation of people who simultaneously take care of their (aging) parents and their own children is called
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● Sandwich generation
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A stage of adult friendship development whereby we adhere to social expectations and cultural guidelines for conversation in role-limited interaction.
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● True
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A repeated patterned communication event is called
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● Ritual
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Patterns of relationship behavior that become dull and unproductive is called
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● Relationship ruts
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A component of the Triangular Theory of Love that refers to those drives leading to desires such as nurturance, affiliation, and sexual fulfillment is callled
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● Passion
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A stage in childhood friendship (ages 4–9) in which children show arrogance and egocentrism because they are incapable of being other-centered is called
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● One-way assistance
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The original foundation of family life in the United States is known as
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● Nuclear family
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The fourth stage in adult friendship development whereby friends begin to widen their activities together; communication patterns and routines begin to emerge is called
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● Nascent friendship
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Extended family members (children, parents, grandparents, etc.) Living under the same roof is called multigenerational families
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● True
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The third stage in adult friendship development whereby friends begin to move cautiously toward more personal disclosures and more time spent together is called
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● Moving toward friendship
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A momentary playmate ship stage in childhood friendship (ages 3–7) in which children play together because they are conveniently located near each other.
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● True
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A stage in childhood friendship (ages 12 and up) in which a sense of interdependence and autonomy begin to foster between friends is called
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● Mature friendship
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The decision to maintain love with another person is called
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● Long term commitment
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A component of the Triangular Theory of Love that encompasses giving and receiving emotional support, holding a loved one in high regard, and so forth is called
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● Intimacy
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Family members who band together by choice rather than by blood relationships is called
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● Intentional families
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An irrational fear and/or anxiety of gay men or lesbians is called
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● Homophobia
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Two people of the same sex who maintain an intimate relationship and who serve as parents to at least one child is called
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● Gay- and lesbian-headed family
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A significant close relationship of choice that exists over a period of time between individuals who provide social support and who share various commonalities is called friendship
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● True
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The second stage in adult friendship development characterized by friends checking each other out and becoming less guarded about what they say is called
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● Friendly relations
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The family into which we are all born is called
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● Family-of-origin
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Pieces of narrative about family members and activities that are told and retold is called
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● Family Stories
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In contemporary nuclear family a modernized version of the nuclear family with two variations: (1) stay-at-home dad with the mom working outside the home and (2) a dual-career couple that includes both parents working outside the home, and both providing primary child care.
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● True
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An expectation in friendship whereby two friends are trying to unite in a compatible way is called
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● Communion
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A component of the Triangular Theory of Love that relates to the likelihood of an individual sticking with another individual is called
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● Commitment
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A stage in childhood friendship (ages 8–15) in which children reflect on the value of intimacy and the notion of mutuality is called
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● Caring and sharing
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Those individuals whom we identify as close friends and whom we hold in high esteem is called
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● Authentic friends
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An expectation in friendship that arises when close friends perceive each other as possible resources and benefits is called
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● Agency
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