Uncertainty reduction theory suggests that people get to know each other because they believe the effort will be worth it
False
_______________ is the force that draws people together.
Interpersonal attraction
Friendship rules are almost always explicit, rather than implicit.
False
Research shows that this is positively related to your job satisfaction:
being friends with your co-workers and boss
being friends with your customers or clients
maintaining personal boundaries at work
all of these
...
Research indicates that becoming friends with your customers is almost always bad for business.
False
In the ______________ stage of friendship, people begin to think of themselves as friends and their communication becomes more personal.
nascent friendship
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
ALL OF THESE
Work relationships usually involve both a task dimension and a social dimension.
True
Which of the following is one of the friendship rules identified in a study by communication researchers Argyle and Henderson?
Protect your friend from potential threats.
Don't tell your friend information that might hurt his or her feelings.
Don't be jea
Don't be jealous of your friend's other friends.
Smoking cigarettes is worse for your health than not having close friendships.
False
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?/
social attraction
physical attraction
competence attraction
task attraction
Task attraction
Which of the following statements about friendships is not true?
Friendships are voluntary.
Friendships are governed by rules.
Friendships are the same in both sexes.
Friendships usually occur between peers.
Friendships are the same in both sexes
This is your realistic expectation of what you think you deserve from a relationship:
comparison level for alternatives
comparison level
complementarity assessment
predicted outcome value
comparison level
Which of the following statements about similarity is not true?
Forming relationships with people unlike ourselves is more interesting and enjoyable.
Forming relationships with people like ourselves is socially validating.
Genetically, we are inclined to
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
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When you establish a friendship with a supervisor at work, it is a good idea to establish _______________ to prevent potential problems.
Ground rules
According to the need to belong, we need relationships that are both emotionally close and interactive.
True
Which of the following statements about opposite-sex friends is not true?
They provide men a chance to be emotionally expressive and women a chance to engage in shared activities.
They often contain some degree of sexual or physical attraction.
According
ALL OF THESE ARE TRUE
Other things being equal, we are more likely to form social relationships with people we see often than with people we don't.
True
Which of the following represents a peer relationship?
a graduate student instructor because she teaches a class you're taking
your sister because you are siblings in the same family
your boss because he works at the same company as you do
your parents be
Your sister because you are siblings in the same family
According to equity theory, it's better to be equally benefited than to be overbenefited.
True
This theory predicts that the more we learn about someone, the more we like that person:
social exchange theory
uncertainty reduction theory
attraction theory
equity theory
uncertainty reduction theory
Which of the following statements about potential health benefits of relationships is true?
People with more social contacts put themselves at greater risk for illnesses like a cold.
People with strong social networks are more than twice as likely to surv
People with strong social networks are more than twice as likely to survive a heart attack.
Which of the following reasons is most commonly cited for ending a friendship due to changes in life circumstances?
moving away
Which type of sexual harassment includes requesting romantic or sexual favors in return for preferential treatment at work?
hostile work environment
sexual bargaining
quid pro quo
harassing requests
Quid pro quo
Just because friendship is voluntary, that doesn't mean we choose our friends arbitrarily.
true
A good relationship does not involve any sort of cost to you
False
Friendships and other social relationships often involve these types of rewards:
emotional
material
health
all of these
ALL OF THESE
When forming friendships, people find several forms of similarity to be attractive. According to research, which of the following is true?
Cognitive similarity is not influential at any stage of friendship formation.
Attitude similarity is the strongest p
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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