Question 1

Communication in close relationships can be organized into the following types:

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A)   Small talk, control talk, meta-communication and straight talk
B)   Small talk, control talk, empathy talk and competitive talk
C)   Small talk, empathy talk, coercive talk and competitive talk
D)   Small talk, control talk, meta-communication and competitive talkE) B) and D)
F) A) and D) A

Question 2

Is message congruency positive or negative in family communication? Why?

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Message congruency in family communicati...

Question 3

Covert messages are:

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A)   The report element of the message
B)   Less important than the actual words spoken
C)   More subtle and less obvious parts of the message
D)   The raw data of the message transmissionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Interrupting is always a type of competitive communication.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Straight talk is characterized by:

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A)   Topics that focus on news items, daily routine, the weather or what's for dinner
B)   Praise, direction, or suggestions to family members and others to whom we are communicating with
C)   Discussion and evaluation of how we participate in certain family processes
D)   Intimacy, meaning, appreciation or clarificationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 6

Discuss three types of cooperative communication/straight talk? Provide an example of each.

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Cooperative communication, also known as...

Question 7

Research on communication in marriage has discovered that couples communicate least frequently about:

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A)   Their own relationship
B)   Work, home maintenance and children
C)   Sex
D)   MoneyE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Please categorize the following messages
-Telling your oldest child, "I have told you to do that a thousand times!"

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A)   Cooperative communication
B)   Competitive communicationC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 9

According to the text, communication is best described as:

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A)   A language management procedure
B)   A fundamental aspect of personality
C)   The way in which we define relationships and discover one another
D)   ConversationE) C) and D)
F) A) and D) C

Question 10

Please categorize the following messages
-Sharing with someone, "You know, there is a great way to do that!" and offering
Them suggestions on how to complete the task.

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A)   Cooperative communication
B)   Competitive communicationC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 11

The purpose of covert messages is to:

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A)   Reveal our attitudes toward the sender, topic or situation
B)   Convey information about ourselves
C)   Handle ongoing interactions with other individuals
D)   All of the aforementioned are purposes of covert messagesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Please categorize the following messages
-Praising a spouse for unloading the dishwasher.

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A)   Cooperative communication
B)   Competitive communicationC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 13

Women communicate primarily to connect and build relationships.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Please categorize the following messages
-Asking someone, "Could you tell me more about that? I'm confused."

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A)   Cooperative communication
B)   Competitive communicationC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 15

Decoding a message involves:

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A)   Intent message content only
B)   Overt message content only
C)   Covert message content only
D)   Overt and covert message contentE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

Giving advice or lecturing is not really very helpful in problem solving, however, it is usually thought of as being a cooperative communication style.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Messages are comprised of:

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A)   Content and sublimity
B)   Covert and overt content
C)   Language and metaphor
D)   Interaction and reactionE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

In highly fused families, it is common for:

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A)   Family members to have conflict about the problem solutions and for there to be high amounts of negative emotion expressed as well
B)   Family members to have conflict and argue (not about solutions)  and for there to be high amounts of negative expressed emotion
C)   There to be little conflictD) A) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 19

Communication is most effective when the end result of changing someone is achieved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The tone and intent of the way we begin a conversation is:

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A)   Relatively unimportant if we are right
B)   A sign of relationship strength
C)   Not a significant part of relationship context
D)   A & CE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 9: Communicating in Families

Communication in close relationships can be organized into the following types:

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Is message congruency positive or negative in family communication? Why?

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Covert messages are:

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Interrupting is always a type of competitive communication.

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Straight talk is characterized by:

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Discuss three types of cooperative communication/straight talk? Provide an example of each.

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Research on communication in marriage has discovered that couples communicate least frequently about:

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Please categorize the following messages -Telling your oldest child, "I have told you to do that a thousand times!"

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According to the text, communication is best described as:

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Please categorize the following messages -Sharing with someone, "You know, there is a great way to do that!" and offering Them suggestions on how to complete the task.

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The purpose of covert messages is to:

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Please categorize the following messages -Praising a spouse for unloading the dishwasher.

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Women communicate primarily to connect and build relationships.

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Please categorize the following messages -Asking someone, "Could you tell me more about that? I'm confused."

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Decoding a message involves:

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Giving advice or lecturing is not really very helpful in problem solving, however, it is usually thought of as being a cooperative communication style.

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Messages are comprised of:

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In highly fused families, it is common for:

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Communication is most effective when the end result of changing someone is achieved.

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The tone and intent of the way we begin a conversation is:

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