Leadership Relationships - correct answer According to leader-member exchange
theory, which of the following relationship types is less formal and is characterized by free-flowing
information?
Independent - correct answer Patty and Rod have been married for 16 years. They
go to movies together from time to time and share some of the household responsibilities, but they
both have friends and interests outside of their marriage. Rod likes to go see movies and visit museums
while Patty goes antiquing with her friends on weekends. Sometimes they have a hard time matching
their schedules because of their varied interests. Which type of married couple are Patty and Rod most
like?
Adaptability, Cohesion, and communication - correct answer The 3 basic dimensions
of the circumplex model of family interaction are...
Retention - correct answer Which of the following workplace values and functions is
related to workplace friends helping to manage the stress and challenges unique to a person's job such
as hostile boss, cutbacks in hours, or working overtime?
Quid pro quo - correct answer Janice has filed a sexual harassment claim against her
boss. She accuses him of demanding sex in return for his approval of her promotion. What type of sexual
harassment is this called?
Upward - correct answer Rashid has regular meetings with his boss to inform him or
productivity, quality control issues, and potential labor problems. In what kind of communication is
Rashid engaging with his boss?
Use productive strategies for managing conflict, stress, and change - correct answer
Which skill for improving family communication is involved when family members schedule discussions,
acknowledge the other's viewpoint, moderate emotions, and know when to get help or when to give
up?
, Conformity - correct answer According to Fitzpatrick, Ritchie, and Koerner, the
degree to which a family pushes all members to agree to the same set of beliefs, values, and attitudes
represents its _____ orientation.
Natural family - correct answer Heidi and Gunther live with their biological parents.
What type of family would this be called?
Outcomes of receiving comforting messages - correct answer What are these: They
put the distressed person in a more positive mood. They empower the person to better manage the
issues at hand. They help reduce brooding about the problems.
Listening actively and responding effectively - correct answer Barbara and George
have been married for several years. George has learned that when Barbara wants to talk, he needs to
eliminate distractions. So, when she comes into the bedroom after having attended the school board
meeting and starts talking, he turns off the TV, even though it's a show he has been waiting to see, and
devotes all his attention to her. Which strategy for escalating and maintaining a relationship is George
employing?
Approachability Cues - correct answer Janelle likes Allen. When he approaches her
she turns to him, waves, and gives an animated smile. She is manifesting...?
Unrequited romantic interest - correct answer Toni has been secretly in love with
Janessa for about 2 years. They are good friends, but Toni wants to move things to a more romantic
level. When he talks to Janessa about his feelings, she very kindly but firmly tells him that she is only
interested in a friendship with him. According to the text, Toni's situation could be described as
Ludis - correct answer Annie and Luke met during their freshman year of college.
They dated now and then, but not exclusively. Annie found that she could count on Luke to ask her out
to key social events such as the college's spring banquet. Both Annie and Luke enjoy each other's
company, but neither has really given much thought to marrying the other. Their relationship is
characteristic of what type of love?
Intimacy, passion, and commitment - correct answer What are the dimensions
utilized in the triangular theory of love?