COMM 315 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
UPDATED 2025
What the most hurtful messages involve. Making someone feel unappreciated or
unimportant (individual or relational level) - ANSWER Devaluation
when people violate implicit or explicit relational rules causing irreparable harm to
the relationship (includes, but not limited to having sex w someone else, dating
others, deceiving others, violence, secrets) - ANSWER Relational
transgressions
words that bring you psychological pain, especially bad if perceived to be
intentional - ANSWER hurtful messages
confronts one's partner about hurtful remarks (especially likely in satisfying
relationships) - ANSWER (responses to hurtful messages) Active verbal
responses
giving in and acknowledging partner's ability to inflict hurt (apologizing, crying,
conceding) more common w/ women - ANSWER (responses to hurtful
messages) acquiescent responses
acting unaffected by the hurtful remark - more common w/ men - ANSWER
(responses to hurtful messages) invulnerable responses
, (leads to feelings of betrayal and lack of trust) intentionally managing verbal or
nonverbal messages so that a receiver will believe or understand something in a
way that the sender knows is false - ANSWER deception
lies, equivocation (being indirect, ambiguous, contradictory), concealment,
exaggeration, understatement - ANSWER types of deception
we expect others, especially those we like or are close to, to be honest and we do
not look for deception - ANSWER (deception) truth bias
It has a very strong negative effect on relationships, possible the least forgivable of
hurtful events (how sexual infidelity is discovered is important) - ANSWER
infidelity
sexual: sexual activity w/ someone other than one's long term partner
emotional: involvement w/ another person channeling emotional resources (love,
time, attention) to someone else - ANSWER (types of infidelity) sexual vs.
emotional
reasons why it happens: dissatisfaction w current relationship, boredom, need for
excitement, revenge, etc. Behavioral cues: sexual - observed changes in partner's
sexual behavior / emotional- partner displays the opposite of maintenance
behaviors, acting distant, apathetic, and argumentative - ANSWER (types of
infidelity) discovery/forgiving
predicts men should get more upset over sexual infidelity (concerns over
parentage of children), while women should get more upset over emotional
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
UPDATED 2025
What the most hurtful messages involve. Making someone feel unappreciated or
unimportant (individual or relational level) - ANSWER Devaluation
when people violate implicit or explicit relational rules causing irreparable harm to
the relationship (includes, but not limited to having sex w someone else, dating
others, deceiving others, violence, secrets) - ANSWER Relational
transgressions
words that bring you psychological pain, especially bad if perceived to be
intentional - ANSWER hurtful messages
confronts one's partner about hurtful remarks (especially likely in satisfying
relationships) - ANSWER (responses to hurtful messages) Active verbal
responses
giving in and acknowledging partner's ability to inflict hurt (apologizing, crying,
conceding) more common w/ women - ANSWER (responses to hurtful
messages) acquiescent responses
acting unaffected by the hurtful remark - more common w/ men - ANSWER
(responses to hurtful messages) invulnerable responses
, (leads to feelings of betrayal and lack of trust) intentionally managing verbal or
nonverbal messages so that a receiver will believe or understand something in a
way that the sender knows is false - ANSWER deception
lies, equivocation (being indirect, ambiguous, contradictory), concealment,
exaggeration, understatement - ANSWER types of deception
we expect others, especially those we like or are close to, to be honest and we do
not look for deception - ANSWER (deception) truth bias
It has a very strong negative effect on relationships, possible the least forgivable of
hurtful events (how sexual infidelity is discovered is important) - ANSWER
infidelity
sexual: sexual activity w/ someone other than one's long term partner
emotional: involvement w/ another person channeling emotional resources (love,
time, attention) to someone else - ANSWER (types of infidelity) sexual vs.
emotional
reasons why it happens: dissatisfaction w current relationship, boredom, need for
excitement, revenge, etc. Behavioral cues: sexual - observed changes in partner's
sexual behavior / emotional- partner displays the opposite of maintenance
behaviors, acting distant, apathetic, and argumentative - ANSWER (types of
infidelity) discovery/forgiving
predicts men should get more upset over sexual infidelity (concerns over
parentage of children), while women should get more upset over emotional
