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Relationship Repair and Reconciliation MCQ

Relationship Repair and Reconciliation MCQ

1. Voice is a behavior that is ________ , such as talking about problems.

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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2. Rewards are exchanged resources that are ________ .

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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3. Remedial strategies attempt to correct problems, restore one’s positive face, and/or repair a relationship.

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Correct Answer: True

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4. Relationship invocation is an expression ________ about the relationship or using the qualities of the relationship as a backdrop for interpreting a relational transgression.

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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5. Punishment is trying to balance the relationship by engaging in _______ .

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Correct Answer: Negative behavior

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6. Prosocial communication is the positive behaviors that promote relational ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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7. A person’s calculation of the rewards in a current relationship minus the costs for being in that same relationship is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Outcome

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8. Relationships are defined by breaking up and then getting back together at least once is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: On-again off-again relationship

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9. Neglect passive, destructive behaviors that involve standing by and letting conditions in the relationship get worse.

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Correct Answer: True

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10. Model of accommodation is a model that describes how people respond to __________ events in their relationships using neglect, exit, voice, or loyalty.

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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11. Mismatched relationships are characterized by _________ .

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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12. Metatalk is talking about the how the transgression ________the relationship

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Correct Answer: Affected

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13. Loyalty is passive, constructive behaviors that involve waiting for positive change by hoping .

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Correct Answer: True

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14. Justifications used as a remedial strategy .

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Correct Answer: True

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15. Resources tied to a relationship that would decline in value or be lost if the relationship were to end is known as ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Investments

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16. The perspective that commitment leads people to use behaviors that help them _______ their relationships .

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Correct Answer: Maintain

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17. Intrinsic invests resources that are put _________ into the relationship, including time, effort, affection, and disclosure.

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Correct Answer: Directly

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18. Habitual, as a type of on-again off-again relationship, falls into old habits because the relationship is _______ .

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Correct Answer: All of these

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19. Couples that grow farther apart from one another during their “off” phases are known as ________ .

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Correct Answer: Gradual separators

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20. Forgiveness is a relational process .

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Correct Answer: True

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21. Resources or benefits that are developed over time as a result of being in a relationship ,this statement is related to _______ .

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Correct Answer: Extrinsic investments

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22. Exit, as a coping strategy, is used to decrease closeness or end a relationship.

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Correct Answer: True

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23. Excuses are ________ for negative behavior by focusing on the inability to control one’s own actions or by shifting the blame to others.

Answer

Correct Answer: Minimizing responsibility

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24. Relationship where one partner constantly wants the relationship and the other partner is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Controlling

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25. Comparison level is a relationship compared to expectations about the kinds of outcomes a person thinks he or she should receive in a relationship.

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Correct Answer: True

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26. Which of the correct statements about Capitalized on transition ?

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Correct Answer: Couples in on-again off-again relationships who get back together after doing things to improve their relationship

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27. Antisocial communication is a Communication that is __________ to a relationship.

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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28. Studies suggest that people use a variety of reconciliation strategies. Which of the following is not one of these strategies?

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Correct Answer: Conditional forgiveness

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29. Which of the following is a, or are, common type(s) of on-again, off-again dating relationships?

Answer

Correct Answer: Gradual separators

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30. Sometimes people display forgiveness ______ through behaviors such as smiles, hugs, or head nods.

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Correct Answer: Nonverbally

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31. Explanations can play an important role in repairing relationships, yet the degree to which they are effective varies.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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32. When transgressors use ______, they try to minimize responsibility for their negative behavior by focusing on their inability to control their own actions or by shifting blame to others.

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Correct Answer: Excuses

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33. When people are caught deceiving their partners, they sometimes use soothing strategies that are designed to ______ the target.

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Correct Answer: Appease

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34. Which of the following best defines metatalk?

Answer

Correct Answer: It involves explicitly discussing the transgression effect on the relationship.

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35. What are the three types of insecure attachment when people react to negative events in their relationships?

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Correct Answer: Dismissive, preoccupied, and fearful

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36. The strategy that focuses on specific behaviors that people engage in to try to fix their relationship after they have done something wrong is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Remedial strategies

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37. Researchers have expanded on the idea that people in committed relationships are more likely to accommodate their partners and repair their relationships by proposing a ______.

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Correct Answer: Model of accommodation

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38. Levi and Marie’s relationship has been unstable lately, but in order to repair their relationship, they have been more affectionate, are spending more time together, stressing commitment, and saying, “I love you” more. They are using the strategy of ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prosocial communication

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39. What is the first and most important step in pro-relationship behaviors?

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Correct Answer: Deciding to remain in the relationship

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40. Relational partners who ______ each other perceive their relationship to be superior to other relationships.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are highly committed to

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41. According to the investment model, satisfaction, investments, and alternatives do not actually predict how committed people are to their relationships.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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42. To account for the influence of expectations, interdependence theory includes ______, which involves the expectation of the kinds of outcomes a person expects to receive in a relationship.

Answer

Correct Answer: Comparison level

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