UCSB Comm 151 Final Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024

UCSB Comm 151 Final Exam Questions
With 100% Correct Answers

Whatiisitheidifferenceibetweeni"secrets"iandi"avoidance"?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Secrets:iConcealed,iUNKNOWNibyiotheriparty




Avoidance:iotheripartiknowsithatianiissueiexists,ibutiitiisiignoredibyiboth
iparties




WhatiisiPrivacyi(wheniiticomesitoisecretsiandiavoidance)i-
iCorrectiAnswer-

Itiisitheilargeriumbrellaithatisecretsiandiavoidanceistrategiesifalliunder.iI
tiisistrategiesitoimanageiboth


Areiallisecretsideceptive?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
No...ifitheisecretihasinothingitoidoiwithitheiotheriindividualiand/oriifithe
iinfoiisinotiimportantiorivitalitoitheirelationship




benefitsiofidisclosurei-iCorrectiAnswer--
Disclosureiisicathartic....theimoreitheibetter


-Problem-solvingicopingiisibetterithaniavoidanticoping


-Socialisupportiisiaibufferiagainstitheieffectsiofistress

,-
Personalityitraits....highidisclosurei=ihighiselfiesteem,ilifeisatisfaction,ia
ndipositiveieffectsithani"concealers"


Pennebaker'siworkioniSelfiDisclosurei-iCorrectiAnswer--
Sharingisecretsiorallyiorithruiwritingiisihealthipromoting
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Writingiaboutitraumaioveritimei=ifeweriphysicaliailments/improvediim
muneisystem


CritiquesiofiPennebaker'siworkioniSelfiDisclosuei-iCorrectiAnswer-
1.iThisimodeliisifaritooisimple
2.iWeidon'tijustidiscloseitoianyone
3.iIfisecretitoldiandisupportireceivediisinegative,ithisiwilliyieldinegativeie
ffects
4.iThoseithatisharedieverythingithatistressedithemiw/theiripartneriwere
ithoseiw/theimostianxietyiafterwards




(Kelly,i2009)iWeineeditoiexamineitheipurposeiofidisclosureitoidetermin
eiitsiimpacti-iCorrectiAnswer-
1.iIfionlyidiscloseiforicatharsis,ithereiisn'timuchiimpact
2.iEffectsidependionireactionifromiothers
3.iPositiveiimpactiifia)isenseioficlosureiorib)isense-making

,CostsiofiConcealment:iIndividualiCostsi-iCorrectiAnswer--
Wegner'si(1987)iWhiteiBeariExperimenti...."wheniyouitryinotitoithinkiab
outisomething,iyouithinkimoreiaboutiit"


-Preoccupationimodeliofisecrecyi(LaneiandiWegner,i1995):
1.iSecrecyicreatesithoughtisuppressioni(beingiaroundiothersiremindsiusi
ofitheisecret)
2.iThoughtisuppressioniiniturnicreatesiintrusiveithoughts
3.iIntrusiveithoughtsifosterisuppression


-FeveriModeli(Stiles,i1987)
1.iSecret-keepingiruminatesiinibodyiandimakesiusisickilikeiaifever
2.iDisclosureirestoresihealthi(cathartic)
Critique:itestediiniailabiwithoutiairespondingiparty


InterpersonaliCostsiofiConcealmenti-iCorrectiAnswer--
Avoidanceiandisecretsiassociatediw/irelationalidissatisfactioni(unlessiitii
sifori'relationshipiprotection')


-Canipreventidevelopingifulfillingirelationships
1.i"chillingieffect"
2.iConformityiinifamilies

, -Researchionidemand-withdrawalipatterns
1.iWhenioneipersoniwantsitoitalkiandianotheriwantsitoiwithdraw,ithatiis
iaibadithing




-ExplicitiAvoidancei(tabooitopics)iasimoreidetrimental


HowidoiperceivediRisksiImpactirevealmentistrategiesi(Afifii&iSteuber,i2
009)i...6istrategiesiforirevealingisecretsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
6iStrategiesiforiRevealingiSecrets
1.iPreparationiandiRehearsal
2.iDirectness
3.i3rdipartyiRevelations
4.iIncrementaliDisclosuresi(revealiailittleitoitestiaireaction)
5.iEntrapmenti(someoneiforcesiyouitoitellisomething...heatiofitheimom
ent)
6.iIndirectiMediumsi(telephone,imail,iemail,ietc)


**Greateririskiofidisclosure,igreateriuseiofiindirectistrategiesi(unlessiess
entialitoiidentityi...likeitheiLGBQimovement)


**Peopleiofteniuseimultipleistrategies


ReasonsitoiQuestionitheiIdeologyiofiOpennessi(CommunicationiPrivacyi
ManagementiAssumptions)i-iCorrectiAnswer-