COMM 1000 EXAM 2 STIFANO UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Interpersonal Communication
Answer:
Communication that occurs between at least two interdependent parties
Question:
Norms
Answer:
Guidelines that direct our behavior -Help us reduce uncertainties in our lives
-Makes our behavior predictable
Question:
Roles
Answer:
A set of behaviors that apply to a certain subset that help us navigate through
situations ex. husband, wife, student, teacher
Question:
Expected Roles
Answer:
How you SHOULD play a role
Question:
Enacted Roles
Answer:
How you ACTUALLY play a role ex. Michael Scott as a boss
Question:
Interrole Confict
Answer:
You can be multiple roles at once, and they can contradict each other ex. being
a friend and tutor at the same time
Question:
Intrarole Conflict
Answer:
Defining roles differently can cause us conflict ex. dating--> what you expect of
one another can differ
Question:
Disclousure
Answer:
-Getting to know someone, disclosing personal information -Helps
relationships become more intimate -We reveal things for clarity, emotional
expression, and to make impressions -This is a risk, we just have to be willing
to take it
, Question:
Johari Window
Answer:
Shows the way at which things are disclosed Known to self and to others:
OPEN WINDOW Known to self but not to others: HIDDEN WINDOW Not
known to self but known to others: BLIND WINDOW Not known to self and not
known to others: UNKNOWN WINDOW
Question:
Social Penetration Theory
Answer:
-Individuals tend to increase their self-disclosures as a relationship progresses
-Breadth: a wider range of topics you can talk about -Depth: depth of convos
-Frequency: how often you disclose info.
Question:
Uncertainty Re-duction Theory
Answer:
-Uncertainty: raises information-seeking, reduces intimacy -Uncertainty
Reduction: lowers jealousy, improves relational maintenance *is this person
really worth talking to?
Question:
Attachement Theory
Answer:
The way your caregivers interacted with you is a precedent for how you will
act in future relationships
Question:
Secure (Attachment Theory)
Answer:
-70% -Positive model of who they are -Positive view of other people -Caregivers
were good and consistent -In adults: comfortable with intimacy and have good
relationships with people
Question:
Avoidant (Attachement Theory)
Answer:
-20% -Negative model of others -Oppressive caregivers -Under stimulated as
child -Closeness makes them feel uncomfortable, push people away
Question:
Anxious-Ambivalent (Attachment Theory)
Answer:
-10% -Negative model of themselves -Caregivers were inconsistent and
preoccupied -Yearn for close relationships but are constantly afraid of being
abandoned, crave closeness but drive people away
Question:
Autonomy vs. Connection (Di-
alectical Tensions)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Interpersonal Communication
Answer:
Communication that occurs between at least two interdependent parties
Question:
Norms
Answer:
Guidelines that direct our behavior -Help us reduce uncertainties in our lives
-Makes our behavior predictable
Question:
Roles
Answer:
A set of behaviors that apply to a certain subset that help us navigate through
situations ex. husband, wife, student, teacher
Question:
Expected Roles
Answer:
How you SHOULD play a role
Question:
Enacted Roles
Answer:
How you ACTUALLY play a role ex. Michael Scott as a boss
Question:
Interrole Confict
Answer:
You can be multiple roles at once, and they can contradict each other ex. being
a friend and tutor at the same time
Question:
Intrarole Conflict
Answer:
Defining roles differently can cause us conflict ex. dating--> what you expect of
one another can differ
Question:
Disclousure
Answer:
-Getting to know someone, disclosing personal information -Helps
relationships become more intimate -We reveal things for clarity, emotional
expression, and to make impressions -This is a risk, we just have to be willing
to take it
, Question:
Johari Window
Answer:
Shows the way at which things are disclosed Known to self and to others:
OPEN WINDOW Known to self but not to others: HIDDEN WINDOW Not
known to self but known to others: BLIND WINDOW Not known to self and not
known to others: UNKNOWN WINDOW
Question:
Social Penetration Theory
Answer:
-Individuals tend to increase their self-disclosures as a relationship progresses
-Breadth: a wider range of topics you can talk about -Depth: depth of convos
-Frequency: how often you disclose info.
Question:
Uncertainty Re-duction Theory
Answer:
-Uncertainty: raises information-seeking, reduces intimacy -Uncertainty
Reduction: lowers jealousy, improves relational maintenance *is this person
really worth talking to?
Question:
Attachement Theory
Answer:
The way your caregivers interacted with you is a precedent for how you will
act in future relationships
Question:
Secure (Attachment Theory)
Answer:
-70% -Positive model of who they are -Positive view of other people -Caregivers
were good and consistent -In adults: comfortable with intimacy and have good
relationships with people
Question:
Avoidant (Attachement Theory)
Answer:
-20% -Negative model of others -Oppressive caregivers -Under stimulated as
child -Closeness makes them feel uncomfortable, push people away
Question:
Anxious-Ambivalent (Attachment Theory)
Answer:
-10% -Negative model of themselves -Caregivers were inconsistent and
preoccupied -Yearn for close relationships but are constantly afraid of being
abandoned, crave closeness but drive people away
Question:
Autonomy vs. Connection (Di-
alectical Tensions)
