Question 1

From what is legitimate power derived from?

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Question 2

____________ power is defined as the "potential for changing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of others."

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Question 3

The __________ theory suggests that people choose to maintain or exit relationships based on the rewards they receive within those relationships.

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Question 4

According to Mark Knapp, a relationship is in the ________ stage of relationship development once two people decide to break up.

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Question 5

Identify the four quadrants of the Johari window.

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Question 6

Identify the four types of intimacy we can experience in our society.

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Question 7

William Schutz developed a theory stating that everyone has three basic types of need in their interpersonal relationships. Identify these three needs.

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Question 8

________ is an expressed struggle between two or more interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce rewards, and interference from other parties in achieving their goals.

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Question 9

Identify the five problems that one is faced with when dealing with conflicting situations.

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Question 10

Interpersonal communication is an informal exchange and can occur between two people through dyadic communication as well as more than two people in small-group communication.

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Interpersonal communication can occur between two people in dyadic communication or in small-group communication involving more than two people.

Question 11

Social power is the "potential for changing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of others."

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Social power is indeed the potential to influence or change the attitudes, beliefs, and behavior of others.

Question 12

Yvonne is completing an internship at a public relations firm where Sharon is her boss. Yvonne's perception of Sharon's abilities is overwhelmingly positive. As their relationship grows, Yvonne finds that she wants to be like Sharon, and Sharon encourages Yvonne to choose a career in public relations. Sharon is exerting coercive power over Yvonne.

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Coercive power involves the use of threats or punishment to force someone to comply with directives. In this scenario, Sharon is not using any threats or punishment to make Yvonne choose a career in public relations. Instead, Yvonne is inspired by Sharon's abilities and Sharon is simply providing encouragement. This is an example of referent power, where someone is admired and respected, and others seek to emulate them.

Question 13

Bonding and terminating are two stages in Knapp's Relational Development Model that usually immediately follow each other.

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In Knapp's Relational Development Model, bonding is the final stage of coming together, while terminating is a stage of coming apart, and they do not immediately follow each other.

Question 14

The content message is usually sent nonverbally through tone of voice, body language, or use of space whereas the relational message is the obvious message.

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The relational message is the underlying or implied message, often related to the state of the relationship between the people communicating. The content message is the explicit or obvious message being communicated.

Question 15

When self-disclosing to another, we look for someone whom we believe will be both a good listener and responsive to our needs.

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Self-disclosure involves trusting another person with personal information and we usually choose someone whom we believe will listen attentively and provide a supportive response.

Question 16

According to Mark Knapp, creator of the stages of relationship development, the terminating stage is inevitable, as all relationships eventually come to an end.

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Mark Knapp's model of relationship development does not suggest that the terminating stage is inevitable for all relationships; rather, it outlines terminating as one possible stage that relationships can experience, among other stages such as initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding.

Question 17

Inclusion needs, according to Schutz, deal with our desire to be part of a group and lead to a division of people into three categories: underdeveloped individuals, overdeveloped individuals, and developed individuals.

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Schutz's theory on inclusion needs does not categorize people into underdeveloped, overdeveloped, and developed individuals. Instead, it focuses on the basic interpersonal needs of inclusion, control, and affection, without categorizing individuals in such a manner.

Question 18

Three years ago, Mindy broke her neighbor's window with a baseball. Although this was an accident, Mindy has not admitted her mistake. Mindy's hidden quadrant would be the most predominate section in her Johari Window.

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The hidden quadrant represents aspects of oneself that are known to oneself but not revealed to others. In this case, Mindy is aware that she broke her neighbor's window but has not admitted it, making it a part of her hidden quadrant.

Question 19

On the day he was born, neither baby Ludwig nor his parents knew that he would be a musical protégé in the future. On that day, the unknown quadrant dominated Ludwig's Johari Window.

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The unknown quadrant represents information that neither the individual nor others know about them at a given time. Therefore, on the day of Ludwig's birth, his musical talent was not yet known, placing it in the unknown quadrant.

Question 20

Because he was uncertain about whether he should continue or exit the relationship, Evan made an inventory of all the things he liked and disliked about his partner Rudy. This technique of analyzing relationships is called Schutz's Theory of Interpersonal Needs.

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The technique described is actually called a pros and cons list, not Schutz's Theory of Interpersonal Needs.

Quiz 6: Understanding Ourselves and Others