Managing Uncertainty and Expectancy Violations MCQ
Uncertainty reduction theory is obtaining information about the other person in order to reduce uncertainty about her or him .
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True
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Uncertainty management theory based on the idea that uncertainty is neither inherently positive nor inherently negative but something that is managed .
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True
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Uncertainty is the level of confidence a person has in her or his ability to predict particular _________ .
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All of these
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Trust violation is when a person behaves in a way that is deceptive or violates relational rules.
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Both a & b
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Which theory examines how people respond to uncertainty ?
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Theory of motivated information management
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In Social violations people fail to act in relationally appropriate ways and instead engage in ________ or condescending behavior.
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All of these
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When people question their own feelings about how involved they want to be with another person , this statement is related to _______ .
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Self-uncertainty
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Secret tests are used to secretly reduce uncertainty about their partner’s level of commitment.
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True
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A lack of confidence in the ability to predict the current or future state of the relationship is known as ______ .
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Relationship uncertainty
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Relational turbulence theory is a theory that explains how ________ one another to shape experiences of relationship as either chaotic or smooth.
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All of these
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Which type of behavior people think will occur in a situation based on personal knowledge about someone ?
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Predictive expectancies
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A theory based on the idea that people only seek to reduce uncertainty about someone if they see that person as rewarding is known as ________ .
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Predicted outcome value theory
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Partner uncertainty occurs when a person is uncertain about a partner’s _________ .
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Both a & b
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Outcome values predictions about how ________ future interactions with a particular person would be.
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Both a & b
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Outcome expectancy is a prediction about the outcome of an information search as ________ .
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Both a & b
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Moral violations behavior that deviates from what is considered right or moral.
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True
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Low outcome value is a judgment that someone is more costly than _______ with that person would be a negative experience.
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Relationship
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In the Idealization effect people who communicate exclusively online for an extended period of time tend to idealize one another and have _______ .
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High expectations
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High outcome value is a judgment that someone is _______ and a relationship with that person would be a positive experience .
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Highly rewarding
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A theory that predicts how people will react to unexpected interpersonal behavior based on social norms is known as _______ .
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Expectancy violations theory
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Expectancy violation behavior that differs from what was expected.
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Expectancy violation
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Efficacy assessment is a prediction about whether people can _________ with the information they receive.
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Both a & b
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Which theory examines how people interpret and respond to competing discourses in their relationships ?
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Dialectics theory
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The expectancy violations theory has been used to examine how people respond to uncertainty-evoking or hurtful events. Research has compared friends’ likely responses to three types of expectancy violations. Which of the following is NOT one of the three types?
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Relational violation
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Which of the following best defines a gesture of inclusion?
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Actions that show an unexpected desire to include the partner in the person's activities or life
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Brandon knew that his girlfriend Kim had a bad day, so on his way home from work he stopped to get her some flowers. His girlfriend was irritated as she was expecting him to be home on time, but when he came home with a surprise for her she was no longer upset. Brandon’s actions are an example of what type of expectancy violation?
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Act of devotion
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Christian and Alvin have been roommates for the past 2 years. Alvin always has dinner prepared for the two of them by the time Christian comes home from work. Recently, Christian has been coming home to find that Alvin has not prepared any dinner. Christian is surprised and worried about Alvin because of this change. This is an example of what?
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Predictive expectancies
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Which of the following best describes the turbulence model?
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Relationships experience different amounts of uncertainty throughout the relationship, with relational uncertainty peaking in the middle stages of relationships.
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Jon and Stella are in the early stages of a dating relationship. Jon wants to find out more about Stella, but thinks it may be risky to use direct information-seeking strategies since they still don’t know each other very well. What kind of strategy is Jon likely to use?
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Indirect secret tests
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Which of the following lists the two factors that determine if an individual will directly seek information to reduce uncertainties, according to the theory of motivated information management?
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Outcome expectancy and efficacy assessment
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Jim met Andy last summer when they were at a company picnic. Jim found Andy to be annoying and too outgoing for Jim to really want to get to know him better. In this example, Jim has judged Andy as having what trait?
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Low outcome value
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Dwight and Janis often go to their favorite coffee shop to check in with one another. They rely on talking about their relational issues and often ask each other questions and discuss the things that they feel uncertain about in their relationship. This is an example of which of the “secret tests?”
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Directness test
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Rita is unsure how committed her girlfriend Sara is to their relationship, so Rita decides to have one of her friends ask Sara on a date. Rita is using what kind of strategy to gain information and reduce her uncertainties?
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Active strategy
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Which is NOT one of the six uncertainty increasing behaviors?
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Modality switches
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When two people first meet and begin to get to know each other, which answer best describes what is happening?
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They communicate to get information and reduce uncertainty.
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Which of the following best represents dialectic theory?
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Carl and his partner tend to be close and connected, but they also enjoy independence from time to time.
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Charlie is a college student, and despite his high chances of having contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI), he does not go to the clinic to get tested, because he thinks it is better to simply not know whether or not he has an infection. This is an example of what?
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Uncertainty management theory
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Lana and Darren have been dating for 6 months. Darren told Lana he loved her, but she didn’t respond. Darren is worried that Lana might not feel as strongly toward him as he does toward her. What is Darren experiencing?
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Partner uncertainty
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