When you establish a friendship with a supervisor at work, it is a good idea to establish _______________ to prevent potential problems.
ground rules
Regarding sex differences in same-sex friendships, which of the following is not true?
Same-sex friendships are more important to women than they are to men.
Which of the following represents a peer relationship?
your sister because you are siblings in the same family
Research indicates that becoming friends with your customers is almost always bad for business.
false
In the _____________ stage of friendship, people begin to drift apart and might lose contact with one another.
waning friendship
When it comes to forming friendships, similarity is good and complementarity is bad.
false
Work relationships usually involve both a task dimension and a social dimension.
true
In the ______________ stage of friendship, people begin to think of themselves as friends and their communication becomes more personal.
nascent friendship
This theory says that each of us is born with a fundamental drive to seek, form, maintain, and protect strong social relationships:
need to belong theory
Uncertainty reduction theory suggests that people get to know each other because they believe the effort will be worth it.
False
Which of the following reasons is most commonly cited for ending a friendship due to changes in life circumstances?
moving away
Which of the following statements about similarity is not true?
Forming relationships with people unlike ourselves is more interesting and enjoyable.
Which of the following is not an emotional reward commonly associated with close relationships?
emotional confirmation
Smoking cigarettes is worse for your health than not having close friendships.
false
Which of the following statements about friendships is not true?
Friendships are the same in both sexes.
Friendships and other social relationships often involve these types of rewards:
emotional
material
health
Other things being equal, we are more likely to form social relationships with people we see often than with people we don't.
true
When you meet Carrie, you are drawn to her as a friend because she is an excellent piano player, just like you are. This is an example of what form of attraction?
task attraction
Which of the following statements about relationships with clients at work is correct?
Close friendships with clients can put workers in an uncomfortable or unethical position.
Janice and Stephanie have been close friends for some time. When Stephanie recently lost her job, she couldn't afford her rent anymore and was on the verge of homelessness. Janice invited her to come and stay in her extra room for as long as needed to. In
Stephanie is currently over-benefited in their relationship.
Stephanie is investing more effort in the relationship by cooking and cleaning.
This relationship will survive a period of brief inequity as long as long-term equity is maintained.
Friendship rules are almost always explicit, rather than implicit.
False
A good relationship does not involve any sort of cost to you.
false
According to equity theory, it's better to be equally benefited than to be overbenefited.
true
This is your realistic expectation of what you think you deserve from a relationship:
comparison level
Which of the following statements about potential health benefits of relationships is true?
People with strong social networks are more than twice as likely to survive a heart attack.
Which type of sexual harassment includes requesting romantic or sexual favors in return for preferential treatment at work?
quid pro quo
When we experience any form of attraction for someone else, we are likely to engage in ___________________, behaviors that signal our interest in another person.
approach behaviors
Let's say you're friends with your co-worker, Eric, who's up for a promotion. Which of the following is an example of the task dimension of your relationship?
Based on his performance, you don't feel Eric deserves the promotion.
This theory predicts that the more we learn about someone, the more we like that person:
uncertainty reduction theory