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. According to researchers, long-term relational satisfaction hinges on how ____________.

attractive we find our partner correct incorrect

similar we are to our partner correct incorrect

attractive our partner finds us correct incorrect

well we communicate with our partner correct incorrect

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. Which of the following suggests we often seek out people who can give us rewards that are greater than or equal to the costs we encounter in dealing with them?

Communication competence correct incorrect

Perception checking correct incorrect

Social exchange theory correct incorrect

Metacommunication correct incorrect

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. ____________ avoid(s) full disclosure by being deliberately vague.

Evasions correct incorrect

Metacommunication correct incorrect

Altruistic lies correct incorrect

Relational messages correct incorrect

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. Relational messages focus on ____________.

communicators’ feelings about each other correct incorrect

where the communication occurs correct incorrect

communication only between people who have a close personal relationship with one another correct incorrect

the subject being discussed correct incorrect

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. Communication scholars use the term “immediacy” to describe the degree ____________.

to which people like or appreciate one another correct incorrect

of interest and attraction we feel toward and communicate to one another correct incorrect

to which we admire others and hold them in esteem correct incorrect

of influence communicators seek correct incorrect

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. The stage of Knapp’s relationship model where truly interpersonal relationships begin to develop is ____________.

terminating correct incorrect

initiating correct incorrect

circumscribing correct incorrect

intensifying correct incorrect

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. One of the characteristics of Knapp’s experimenting stage is ____________.

merging social circles correct incorrect

small talk correct incorrect

increased commitment correct incorrect

initial contact correct incorrect

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. Conflicts that arise when two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously are known as ____________.

dialectical tensions correct incorrect

metacommunication correct incorrect

paralanguage correct incorrect

equivocal Language correct incorrect

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. The process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and would not normally be known by others is ____________.

perception correct incorrect

intimacy correct incorrect

self-concept correct incorrect

self-disclosure correct incorrect