In the () stage of friendship, people begin to drift apart and might lose contact with one another
waning
Lets 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
Which of the following is not an emotional reward commonly associated with close relationships?
Emotional confirmation
() is the force that draws people together
interpersonal attraction
When forming friendships, people find several forms of similarity to be attractive. According to research, which of the following is true?
Attitude similarity is the strongest predictor of initial attraction
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
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.
All of these
Smoking cigarettes is worse for your health than not having close friends
False
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 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 to one study, about half of college students engage in sexual behavior wit
When it comes to forming friendships, similarity is good and complementarity is bad
False
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 is one of the friendship rules identified in a study by communication researchers Argyle and Henderson?
Don't be jealous of your friends other friends
Work relationships usually involve both a task dimension and a social dimension
True
Which of the following statements about similarity is not true
Forming relationships with people unlike ourselves is more interesting and enjoyable
In the ( ) stage of friendship, people begin to think of themselves as friends and their communication becomes more personal
nascent friendship
Research shows that this is positively related to your job satisfaction
being friends with your co workers and boss
Which of the following represents a peer relationship?
your sister because you are siblings in the same family
Uncertainty reduction theory suggests that people get to know each other because they believe the effort will be worth it
False
When we experience any form of attraction for someone else we are likely to engage in ( ) behaviors that signal our interest in another person.
attraction behaviors
According to the need to belong, we need relationships that are both emotionally close and interactive
True
When you establish a friendship with a supervisor at work, it is a good idea to establish ( ) to prevent potential problems
ground rules
A good relationship does not involve any sort of cost to you
false
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
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
Friendships and other social relationships often involve these types of rewards
emotional, material, health
according to the equity theory, it's better to be equally benefited than to be over benefited
True
Research indicates that becoming friends with your customers is almost always bad for business
False
Which of the following reasons is most commonly cited for ending a friendship due to changes in life circumstances?
Moving away
When you meet Carrie you are drawn to her as a friend because she is an excellent piano player, just like you. This is an example of what form of attraction?
Task attraction