Chapter 1&2
low-context culture
A culture in which verbal communication is expected to be explicit and is often interpreted literally.
self-fulfilling prophecy
An expectation that gives rise to behaviors that cause the expectation to come true.
self-serving bias
The tendency to attribute one’s successes to internal causes and one’s failures to external causes.
interpersonal communication
Communication that occurs between two people within the context of their relationship and that, as it evolves, helps them to negotiate and define their relationship.
Which of the following are reasons why meeting instrumental needs is important?
We have many instrumental needs
Many instrumental needs have to be met before other needs become relevant.
Self disclosing something of a highly personal nature about oneself can result in which of the following outcomes?
Emotional release
Enhanced trust
Seperation rejection
What are the dimensions of attribution?
Locus
Stability
Controllability
Which of the following best explains why self-concepts are not easily changed?
a) self-concepts are determined by others and it is difficult to change their minds
b) self-concepts are genetically determined
c) we tend to seek out people who will confirm our self-concept
c) we tend to seek out people who will confirm our self-concept
Which of the following statements are true of personality traits?
Personality is strongly affected by biology
Children start displaying personality traits very early in life
According to social penetration theory, getting to know someone requires sharing disclosures that have what?
Depth
Breadth
Satisfied couples tend to emphasize ______ of their relationships.
the negative aspects
all aspects, positive and negative,
the positive aspects
the positive aspects
Which of the following compromise our face needs?
autonomy face
fellowship face
competence face
The _____ area of the Johari window is what you know about yourself but choose not to reveal.
Hidden
According to the interpersonal needs theory, the need for _____ is the need to feel loved and appreciated by others.
Affection
Internal causes are always controllable.
True or False
False
People who identify as intelligent typically derive this idea:
a) by taking an IQ test
b) by deciding that's what they want to be
c) by comparing themselves to their peers
c) by comparing themselves to their peers
Which of the following are reasons why meeting instrumental needs is important?
We have many instrumental needs
Many instrumental needs have to be met before other needs become relevant.
According to social penetration theory, getting to know someone requires sharing disclosures that have what?
Depth
Breadth
When you were late for class, you explained to the professor that there was a traffic jam and you could not do anything about it. What kind of attribution is the traffic?
a) external b) internal c) neutral
external
Face