Question 1

Physical aggression is as common as communicative aggression in a relationship.

Accepted Answer

Correct:Communicative aggression is much more common than physical aggression.
Incorrect:Communicative aggression is much more common than physical aggression.

Question 2

Conflict is very often damaging to a relationship.

Accepted Answer

Correct:Conflict is common in any relationship and can actually be quite beneficial if managed effectively.
Incorrect:Conflict is common in any relationship and can actually be quite beneficial if managed effectively.

Question 3

Aiyana hears that her professor is giving a pop quiz in class today and tells her classmate, who panics and crams in some study time before class. If it turns out that there is no pop quiz, this is NOT deception on Aiyana's part.

Accepted Answer

Correct:If you think you are telling the truth but you are incorrect, you are not being deceptive.
Incorrect:If you think you are telling the truth but you are incorrect, you are not being deceptive.

Question 4

While there are not necessarily infallible, universal "tells"
that show that a person might be lying, if you know a person well, you may be able to detect if he or she is being deceptive by his or her behavior.

Accepted Answer

Correct:The most reliable way to detect deception is to observe patterns and behaviors that fall outside the range of someone's normal behaviors.
Incorrect:The most reliable way to detect deception is to observe patterns and behaviors that fall outside the range of someone's normal behaviors.

Question 5

Infidelity can include even seemingly innocent actions such as holding hands or sending flirty text messages with someone other than one's romantic partner.

Accepted Answer

Correct:There is a wide range of behaviors that can constitute infidelity in a romantic relationship.
Incorrect:There is a wide range of behaviors that can constitute infidelity in a romantic relationship.

Question 6

If you and your roommate write down who is responsible for specific chores around your apartment, you have created:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Explicit rules are relational rules that are clearly stated by one or more parties in a relationship.
b.Incorrect. Explicit rules are relational rules that are clearly stated by one or more parties in a relationship.
c.Correct. Explicit rules are relational rules that are clearly stated by one or more parties in a relationship.
d.Incorrect. Explicit rules are relational rules that are clearly stated by one or more parties in a relationship.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of relational aggression?

Accepted Answer

a.Correct. Some aggressive tactics, such as withdrawal, involve neglecting the relationship or ignoring the other person.
b.Incorrect. Some aggressive tactics, such as withdrawal, involve neglecting the relationship or ignoring the other person.
c.Incorrect. Some aggressive tactics, such as withdrawal, involve neglecting the relationship or ignoring the other person.
d.Incorrect. Some aggressive tactics, such as withdrawal, involve neglecting the relationship or ignoring the other person.

Question 8

Christie's husband puts only enough gas in her car to get her to the grocery store and back. This is:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Freedom restriction includes denying another person the everyday autonomy afforded to other people.
b.Correct. Freedom restriction includes denying another person the everyday autonomy afforded to other people.
c.Incorrect. Freedom restriction includes denying another person the everyday autonomy afforded to other people.
d.Incorrect. Freedom restriction includes denying another person the everyday autonomy afforded to other people.

Question 9

One of the main characteristics of _______ is tone of voice.

Accepted Answer

a.Correct. Verbal aggression includes screaming or using an offensive tone of voice during an interaction.
b.Incorrect. Verbal aggression includes screaming or using an offensive tone of voice during an interaction.
c.Incorrect. Verbal aggression includes screaming or using an offensive tone of voice during an interaction.
d.Incorrect. Verbal aggression includes screaming or using an offensive tone of voice during an interaction.

Question 10

When Horatio tries to talk to his girlfriend about problems in their relationship, she will often roll her eyes or close them and "snore" as though she is bored to sleep by the conversation. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Contempt is an obvious expression of disdain, which can be either verbal or nonverbal.
b.Correct. Contempt is an obvious expression of disdain, which can be either verbal or nonverbal.
c.Incorrect. Contempt is an obvious expression of disdain, which can be either verbal or nonverbal.
d.Incorrect. Contempt is an obvious expression of disdain, which can be either verbal or nonverbal.

Question 11

Criticism is most destructive when it focuses on:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. When criticism focuses more on a partner's character than on specific changeable behaviors, it's often an indicator of a bigger problem.
b.Incorrect. When criticism focuses more on a partner's character than on specific changeable behaviors, it's often an indicator of a bigger problem.
c.Incorrect. When criticism focuses more on a partner's character than on specific changeable behaviors, it's often an indicator of a bigger problem.
d.Correct. When criticism focuses more on a partner's character than on specific changeable behaviors, it's often an indicator of a bigger problem.

Question 12

Arlene gets angry every day when she gets home from work and finds that her husband has left a mess in the kitchen. She cleans it up, and then doesn't speak to him for at least an hour after he gets home from work. Her conflict management style is:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. In the avoiding conflict style, a person is uncooperative yet unassertive with one's partner.
b.Incorrect. In the avoiding conflict style, a person is uncooperative yet unassertive with one's partner.
c.Correct. In the avoiding conflict style, a person is uncooperative yet unassertive with one's partner.
d.Incorrect. In the avoiding conflict style, a person is uncooperative yet unassertive with one's partner.

Question 13

The compromising conflict style is:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Compromising is both cooperative and assertive, but each partner gives up part of his or her own goals to conclude the conflict.
b.Correct. Compromising is both cooperative and assertive, but each partner gives up part of his or her own goals to conclude the conflict.
c.Incorrect. Compromising is both cooperative and assertive, but each partner gives up part of his or her own goals to conclude the conflict.
d.Incorrect. Compromising is both cooperative and assertive, but each partner gives up part of his or her own goals to conclude the conflict.

Question 14

Kelly calls her husband to let him know that she'll be home late because she's going out with a group of friends for a drink after work. She fails to mention that one of those "friends" is her ex-fiancée. This is:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Omission is a type of deception involving leaving something out of a story that should be conveyed.
b.Incorrect. Omission is a type of deception involving leaving something out of a story that should be conveyed.
c.Incorrect. Omission is a type of deception involving leaving something out of a story that should be conveyed.
d.Correct. Omission is a type of deception involving leaving something out of a story that should be conveyed.

Question 15

Carl often changes the subject when his girlfriend asks him how he's feeling about their relationship, which demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

a.Correct. Equivocation is a type of deception that involves changing a topic or avoiding questions without appearing to have done so.
b.Incorrect. Equivocation is a type of deception that involves changing a topic or avoiding questions without appearing to have done so.
c.Incorrect. Equivocation is a type of deception that involves changing a topic or avoiding questions without appearing to have done so.
d.Incorrect. Equivocation is a type of deception that involves changing a topic or avoiding questions without appearing to have done so.

Question 16

Katrina has been talking to her co-worker Will about the problems in her marriage with her husband, Greg. Will listens sympathetically and tries to bolster Katrina's self-esteem. Katrina thinks about Will all the time and begins to talk to him about her life more than she does with Greg. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Though difficult to define, emotional infidelity involves forming a romantic attachment to an individual other than your partner.
b.Correct. Though difficult to define, emotional infidelity involves forming a romantic attachment to an individual other than your partner.
c.Incorrect. Though difficult to define, emotional infidelity involves forming a romantic attachment to an individual other than your partner.
d.Incorrect. Though difficult to define, emotional infidelity involves forming a romantic attachment to an individual other than your partner.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true about infidelity?

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. While there are differing theories, some scholars believe that men are more threatened by sexual infidelity because they assume that women who engage in sexual infidelity must also be emotionally attached.
b.Incorrect. While there are differing theories, some scholars believe that men are more threatened by sexual infidelity because they assume that women who engage in sexual infidelity must also be emotionally attached.
c.Incorrect. While there are differing theories, some scholars believe that men are more threatened by sexual infidelity because they assume that women who engage in sexual infidelity must also be emotionally attached.
d.Correct. While there are differing theories, some scholars believe that men are more threatened by sexual infidelity because they assume that women who engage in sexual infidelity must also be emotionally attached.

Question 18

If you do not want your partner to go out with her friends because you fear she will find someone new, you are acting out of:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Jealousy is a desire to protect a relationship from an outside party.
b.Incorrect. Jealousy is a desire to protect a relationship from an outside party.
c.Correct. Jealousy is a desire to protect a relationship from an outside party.
d.Incorrect. Jealousy is a desire to protect a relationship from an outside party.

Question 19

Why are criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling considered the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in a relationship? What characteristics of each of these make them especially toxic to relationships?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Give examples of self-focused, partner-focused, and relationship-focused motives for deception in a relationship. Are any of these motivations inherently better than the others? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 8: Relational Difficulties