CMN 120 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT RATIONALES
What care cthe cdimensions cof cself-disclosure/disclosure cmessages c(e.g., creward cvalue, cetc.)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-1.
cTransactional- cself-disclosure cis ca cprocess cthat cmay cunfold cover ca cnumber cof coccasions
-2. cReward cvalue- cthere cmay cbe c+/- coutcomes cfor cboth cdiscloser cand cdisclosure ctarget.
-3. cInformativeness- cthere care cdifferences cIn chow cmuch cinformation cthe cdisclosure cmessage cprovides cabout cthe cdiscloser
-4. cAccessibility- cthe cease cof cdifficulty cof cdivulging cpersonal cinformation cin cthe cinteraction cbetween cthe cdiscloser cand cthe
ctarget cperson
-5. cTruthfulness-
-6. cSocial cNorms
-7. cEffectiveness
2. cWhat care cthe ccomponents cof cdisclosure cmessage cenactment c(e.g., cmode, csetting, cetc.)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Disclosure
cMode: ccould cbe cface-to-face c, cnon-face-to-face, cor cthird cparty
-Disclosure cSetting: cPhysical cenvironment cwhere cdisclosure ctakes cplace
-Disclosure cTiming: ctiming cof cdisclosure cin crelationship, cspontaneous cversus cpreplanned cdisclosure, cand ctiming cof cdisclosure
cwithin ca cconversation
-Disclosure cMessage cFeatures: c(directness, clength, ccontent)
- cAlternative cDisclosure cMessage cStrategies: cSymbolic cand cNon-verbal
-Nondisclosure cas cpsychological cinhibition, cdisclosure cas cdisinhibition
- cNondisclosure cas csuppression, cdisclosure cas ccognitive cprocessing
What care cthe ccomponents cof cthe cdisclosure cdecision cmaking cmodel? cCan cyou cexplain chow cthe cmodel cworks? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔- cDecisions cabout cwhether cto cdisclose cdepend, cin cpart, con can cassessment cof cthe crelative cbenefits cand ccosts cto
cthe cdiscloser cand cthe cdis-closure ctarget
-Distal c(cultural, csocial cnetwork, cetc.) cand cProximal c(self-partner, crelationship-linked creasons cfor cand cagainst cdisclosing)
cFactors ccontribute cto cdecision, cand cassent cof cthe ccurrent csituation)
What cdoes cthe cRelationship cCoordination cand cStrategic cTiming c(ReCAST) cModel cargue? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-people cuse
cdifferent cstrategies cfor cshort cvs. cLong-term crelationships, csuch cthat cgoals c(sexual cversus cattachment cgoals)may cdiffer
cdepending conthe ctime cin cthe crelationship
What cdoes cRelational cTurbulence cTheory cfocus con? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- ctheoretical cframework cthat cfocuses con
crelationship cqualities cthat cemerge cduring crelationship ctransitions cand, cin cturn, cshape ccommunication cexperiences
- cthe cprogression cof ca cromantic crelationship cis cpunctuated cby cunique cperiods cof cintense crelating csimilar cto ca cpeaceful
cstretch cof criver cgiving cway cto csuddenly cturbulent ccondition
- cpeople cwho cencounter cfrequent cdisruptions cfrom ctheir cpartner care cvulnerable cto creactivity.
What care cthe cdifferent cstages cof cKnapp's cstaircase cmodel cof crelationship cdevelopment/dissolution? cCan cyou cexplain ceach? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Development:
1: cinitiating cinvolves copening cchannels cof ccommunication cand cinitial ccontact cbetween cpartners.
2: cexperimenting callows cpartners cto cget cto cknow ceach cother cbetter cby cmoving cfrom csuperficial cto cmore cpersonal
ccommunication.
3:intensifying cstage, cpartners cacknowledge cthe cspecial cnature cof ctheir crelational cconnection. c4:integrating, cwhen cthe ctwo
cpartners cfiguratively cbecome ca csingle centity.
5: cBonding: csuch cas ca cmarriage cceremony
-Dissolution:
1: cdifferentiating cinvolves cpartners cseparating cthemselves cfrom cthe ccouple cand cfocusing con ctheir cuniqueness.
2:circumscribing, cwhere cpartners cengage cin cless cfrequent, cand cless cpersonal, ccommunication.
3: cstagnating cpartners ccommunicate cnegative cfeelings cnonverbally cand ctend cto cimagine cinteraction c(e.g., c"I'll csay cthis cand
cthen cshe'll csay cthat cand cthen cshe'll cslam cthe cdoor cand cthen cI'll cgo cdrink cwith cmy cbuddies") crather cthan crepeat cfights.
4: cavoiding, cpartners cattempt cto cincrease cphysical cand cpsychological cspace cto cprepare cthemselves cfor clife cwithout ctheir
cpartner.
5: ctermination cor cthe cactual cending cof cthe crelationship c(i.e., ccouple cor cfriendship). cTermination ccan coccur cduring can cinitial
cinteraction, cafter ca clong crelationship, cor canyplace cbetween cthose cpoints.
, What care cthe cdifferent clayers cof cthe conion cin csocial cpenetration ctheory? cHINT: cThese care cnot cthe csame cas cthe c4 cstages cof
cthe csocial cpenetration cprocess. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1: csurface cincludes cthings cthat cothers ccan clearn cjust cby clooking cat
cyou c(e.g., csex, crace, cand capproximate cage).
2: cperipheral clayer. cThis clayer cincludes cinformation cthat cyou cwould cshare cin cjust cabout cany csocial ccircumstance c(e.g., cyour
cfirst cname, ccollege cmajor, cor chometown).
3: cintermediate clayer. cThis clayer ccontains cinformation cthat cyou cshare cinfrequently, cbut cthat cyou cdo cnot ckeep chidden cper cse.
4: ccentral clayer cwhere cinformation cis cextremely cprivate cand cis cdisclosed conly cwhen cthe crelationship cis cvery cclose cand cthe
ccommunicator cis ccertain cthe creceiver cis ctrustworthy c(
What care cthe ccomponents cof cthe ctripartite cmodel cof ccommunicating caffection? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1: cverbal
ccommunication cof caffection cconsists cof cspoken cor cwritten caffectionate cexpressions csuch cas c"I clove cyou," cor c"You cmean cso
cmuch cto cme";
2: cdirect cnonverbal, cwhich cincludes cnonlinguistic cor cparalinguistic cbehaviors cthat cdenote caffection cwithin cthe crelationship cor
cspeech ccommunity cin cwhich cthey care cused c(e.g., cin cNorth cAmerica, cthese cinclude cbehaviors csuch cas chugging, ckissing, cor
cholding chands);
3: cindirect cnonverbal, cwhich cis ccomposed cof cbehaviors cthat cconnote caffection cthrough cthe cprovision cof csocial cor cmaterial
csupport c(e.g., chelping cwith ca ctask cor clending cthe cuse cof ca ccar). cUnlike cwith cverbal cand cdirect cnonverbal cexpressions, cthe
caffectionate cmessage cin cindirect cnonverbal cexpressions cis cancillary cto cthe cbehavior citself, cand cis cconsequently cless covert.
What cis ctrait caffection? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- can cindividual's ctypical cor ctrait-level ctendency ctoward caffectionate cbehavior.
What care cthe ccomponents cof csocial cexchange ctheory? cInterdependence ctheory? cEquity ctheory? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cPost
cpositism
- cAccording cto csocial cexchange ctheories, cwe ccan cpredict cand cexplain cbehavior cthrough can cunderstanding cof cthe cfactors cthat
cindividuals ctake cinto caccount c(rewards cand ccosts) cin cmaking cdecisions.
- cInterdependence cTheory- cemphasizes cdependence con cor ccontrol cof cresources. cmakes cthe cpoint cthat csatisfaction—and
cthus cdecision cmaking cand caction—is cbased con chow cmuch cabove cor cbelow cone's ccomparison clevel cthe coutcomes cof ca
cparticular csituation care, cas cwell cas chow cmuch cabove cor cbelow cthe cprojected coutcomes cthe coutcomes cfrom calternatives care
cperceived cto cbe. cIndividuals cassess cthe crewards cof ctheir crelationships cthrough ccomparison clevels c(CL) cand calternatives
c(comparison clevels cof calternatives, cor cCLalt). cThe cCL ccan cbe cthought cof cas cwhat cone cbelieves cone cshould cbe creceiving
cand cthe cCLalt cas cwhat cone cbelieves cone ccould cbe creceiving.
- cEquity cTheory- cholds cthat cwe cconsider cfairness. ccontends cthat cpeople cthink cand cact cso cthat crewards care cdistributed cin
caccordance cwith ctheir cefforts. cThree ctypes cof c(in)equity cmight coccur: c(a) cYou cconsider cwhether cthe cratio cof cyour crewards cto
ccosts cis cequal cto cyour cpartner's cratio, c(b) cyou cconsider cthe cexchange crelationship cyou cand cyour cpartner chave cwith ca cthird
cindividual, cor c(c) cyou ccompare cyour crelationship cto cothers cin csimilar ccircumstances. cWe cattempt cto cmaintain cequity cby
cchanging cour cactions cor cour cperceptions
What care cthe cscope/boundary cconditions cof csocial cinformation cprocessing ctheory? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cThe ccentral
carguments cof cthe ctheory cpertain cto c(a) cthe calteration cof cimpression-bearing, cemotional, cand crelation-managing cinformation
c(i.e., csocial cinformation crather cthan ctask-related cinformation); c(b) chow cit cis ctranslated cinto cverbal cand ctextual csymbols
conline; cand c(c) cthe cprocess cby cwhich cthe ctranslation cproduces cmessage cexchanges cthat care cnot cas cquick cas cface-to-face
cconversations.
- cWhen csufficient ctime celapses cso cthat cample ccommunicative cexchanges care cmade, cCMC cfacilitates can cexchange cof
cpersonal cand crelational cinformation csufficient cfor cdeveloping cimpressions cand cmanaging cinterpersonal crelations cno cless cso
cthan cface-to-face ccommunication, calbeit cmore cslowly
What care cimportant cresearch cfindings cabout caffection cexchange ctheory cand cfamilies/relationships, csuch cas cwho cdo cfamilies
cshow caffection/don't cshow caffection cto? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cAET chypothesizes cinstead cthat cparents cgive cmore caffection
cto cthe cchildren cwho care cthe cmost clikely cto cproduce coffspring cthemselves c(although cthe ctheory cdoes cnot csuggest cthat
cparents cdo cthis cconsciously). ccertain crelationships cshould cbe cmore caffectionate cthan cothers. cThis chypothesis chas cbeen
ctested cin cseveral cfamily crelationships cthat cvary csystematically cin ctheir clevels cof cgenetic crelatedness. cFor cinstance, cFloyd
cand cMorman c(2002) cfound cthat cmen cwere cmore caffectionate cwith cbiological csons cthan cwith cstepsons, cFloyd cand cMorr
c(2003) creported cthat cadults cwere cmore caffectionate cwith csiblings cthan cwith csiblings-in-law, cand cMansson cand cBooth-
Butterfield c(2011) cdiscovered cthat cgrandchildren creceived cmore cdirect cand cindirect cnonverbal caffection cfrom cbiological
cgrandparents cthan cfrom cnonbiological cgrandparents.
How cdoes caffectionate ccommunication cpredict chealth coutcomes c(i.e., cmental chealth, cphysical chealth, cetc.)? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔- cA clarge cbody cof cresearch calready cshows cthat creceiving caffectionate cbehavior c(especially caffectionate ctouch) cis
cbeneficial cto cphysical cand cmental chealth
. cWhat care cthe cstrengths cand cweaknesses/criticisms cof ceach ctheory cin cthe ctextbook cwe chave ccovered cthis cunit c(after cexam
c1)? cHINT: cLook cin cthe cevaluation csection cof ceach cchapter. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔AET cSTRENGTHS
-it cis cthe cfirst ccomprehensive ctheory cabout caffectionate ccommunication. cAs ca cconsequence, cit cis cable cto cexplain ca cwide
crange cof cfindings cidentified cby cstudies cconducted cwithin cdifferent ctheoretic ctraditions
answers chigher-order cquestions cabout caffectionate ccommunication, csuch cas cwhy chuman cbeings care caffectionate cin cthe cfirst
cplace, cAET cprovides ca cconceptually cbroader cand cgrander cview cof chow caffectionate ccommunication ccontributes cto cimportant,
cenduring chuman cmotivations crelated cto csurvival cand cprocreation.
-AET's chypotheses chave cenjoyed csubstantial cempirical csupport, cnot conly cin cthe careas cof cfamily crelationships cand chealth, cbut
calso cin cnonverbal ccommunication cand cpersuasion
AET cWEAKNESSES
-lack cof cdetail cit cpresently coffers cregarding cthe cpathways cthrough cwhich caffectionate ccommunication ccontributes cto cphysical
chealth.
SPT cSTREGTHS
What care cthe cdimensions cof cself-disclosure/disclosure cmessages c(e.g., creward cvalue, cetc.)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-1.
cTransactional- cself-disclosure cis ca cprocess cthat cmay cunfold cover ca cnumber cof coccasions
-2. cReward cvalue- cthere cmay cbe c+/- coutcomes cfor cboth cdiscloser cand cdisclosure ctarget.
-3. cInformativeness- cthere care cdifferences cIn chow cmuch cinformation cthe cdisclosure cmessage cprovides cabout cthe cdiscloser
-4. cAccessibility- cthe cease cof cdifficulty cof cdivulging cpersonal cinformation cin cthe cinteraction cbetween cthe cdiscloser cand cthe
ctarget cperson
-5. cTruthfulness-
-6. cSocial cNorms
-7. cEffectiveness
2. cWhat care cthe ccomponents cof cdisclosure cmessage cenactment c(e.g., cmode, csetting, cetc.)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Disclosure
cMode: ccould cbe cface-to-face c, cnon-face-to-face, cor cthird cparty
-Disclosure cSetting: cPhysical cenvironment cwhere cdisclosure ctakes cplace
-Disclosure cTiming: ctiming cof cdisclosure cin crelationship, cspontaneous cversus cpreplanned cdisclosure, cand ctiming cof cdisclosure
cwithin ca cconversation
-Disclosure cMessage cFeatures: c(directness, clength, ccontent)
- cAlternative cDisclosure cMessage cStrategies: cSymbolic cand cNon-verbal
-Nondisclosure cas cpsychological cinhibition, cdisclosure cas cdisinhibition
- cNondisclosure cas csuppression, cdisclosure cas ccognitive cprocessing
What care cthe ccomponents cof cthe cdisclosure cdecision cmaking cmodel? cCan cyou cexplain chow cthe cmodel cworks? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔- cDecisions cabout cwhether cto cdisclose cdepend, cin cpart, con can cassessment cof cthe crelative cbenefits cand ccosts cto
cthe cdiscloser cand cthe cdis-closure ctarget
-Distal c(cultural, csocial cnetwork, cetc.) cand cProximal c(self-partner, crelationship-linked creasons cfor cand cagainst cdisclosing)
cFactors ccontribute cto cdecision, cand cassent cof cthe ccurrent csituation)
What cdoes cthe cRelationship cCoordination cand cStrategic cTiming c(ReCAST) cModel cargue? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-people cuse
cdifferent cstrategies cfor cshort cvs. cLong-term crelationships, csuch cthat cgoals c(sexual cversus cattachment cgoals)may cdiffer
cdepending conthe ctime cin cthe crelationship
What cdoes cRelational cTurbulence cTheory cfocus con? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- ctheoretical cframework cthat cfocuses con
crelationship cqualities cthat cemerge cduring crelationship ctransitions cand, cin cturn, cshape ccommunication cexperiences
- cthe cprogression cof ca cromantic crelationship cis cpunctuated cby cunique cperiods cof cintense crelating csimilar cto ca cpeaceful
cstretch cof criver cgiving cway cto csuddenly cturbulent ccondition
- cpeople cwho cencounter cfrequent cdisruptions cfrom ctheir cpartner care cvulnerable cto creactivity.
What care cthe cdifferent cstages cof cKnapp's cstaircase cmodel cof crelationship cdevelopment/dissolution? cCan cyou cexplain ceach? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Development:
1: cinitiating cinvolves copening cchannels cof ccommunication cand cinitial ccontact cbetween cpartners.
2: cexperimenting callows cpartners cto cget cto cknow ceach cother cbetter cby cmoving cfrom csuperficial cto cmore cpersonal
ccommunication.
3:intensifying cstage, cpartners cacknowledge cthe cspecial cnature cof ctheir crelational cconnection. c4:integrating, cwhen cthe ctwo
cpartners cfiguratively cbecome ca csingle centity.
5: cBonding: csuch cas ca cmarriage cceremony
-Dissolution:
1: cdifferentiating cinvolves cpartners cseparating cthemselves cfrom cthe ccouple cand cfocusing con ctheir cuniqueness.
2:circumscribing, cwhere cpartners cengage cin cless cfrequent, cand cless cpersonal, ccommunication.
3: cstagnating cpartners ccommunicate cnegative cfeelings cnonverbally cand ctend cto cimagine cinteraction c(e.g., c"I'll csay cthis cand
cthen cshe'll csay cthat cand cthen cshe'll cslam cthe cdoor cand cthen cI'll cgo cdrink cwith cmy cbuddies") crather cthan crepeat cfights.
4: cavoiding, cpartners cattempt cto cincrease cphysical cand cpsychological cspace cto cprepare cthemselves cfor clife cwithout ctheir
cpartner.
5: ctermination cor cthe cactual cending cof cthe crelationship c(i.e., ccouple cor cfriendship). cTermination ccan coccur cduring can cinitial
cinteraction, cafter ca clong crelationship, cor canyplace cbetween cthose cpoints.
, What care cthe cdifferent clayers cof cthe conion cin csocial cpenetration ctheory? cHINT: cThese care cnot cthe csame cas cthe c4 cstages cof
cthe csocial cpenetration cprocess. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1: csurface cincludes cthings cthat cothers ccan clearn cjust cby clooking cat
cyou c(e.g., csex, crace, cand capproximate cage).
2: cperipheral clayer. cThis clayer cincludes cinformation cthat cyou cwould cshare cin cjust cabout cany csocial ccircumstance c(e.g., cyour
cfirst cname, ccollege cmajor, cor chometown).
3: cintermediate clayer. cThis clayer ccontains cinformation cthat cyou cshare cinfrequently, cbut cthat cyou cdo cnot ckeep chidden cper cse.
4: ccentral clayer cwhere cinformation cis cextremely cprivate cand cis cdisclosed conly cwhen cthe crelationship cis cvery cclose cand cthe
ccommunicator cis ccertain cthe creceiver cis ctrustworthy c(
What care cthe ccomponents cof cthe ctripartite cmodel cof ccommunicating caffection? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1: cverbal
ccommunication cof caffection cconsists cof cspoken cor cwritten caffectionate cexpressions csuch cas c"I clove cyou," cor c"You cmean cso
cmuch cto cme";
2: cdirect cnonverbal, cwhich cincludes cnonlinguistic cor cparalinguistic cbehaviors cthat cdenote caffection cwithin cthe crelationship cor
cspeech ccommunity cin cwhich cthey care cused c(e.g., cin cNorth cAmerica, cthese cinclude cbehaviors csuch cas chugging, ckissing, cor
cholding chands);
3: cindirect cnonverbal, cwhich cis ccomposed cof cbehaviors cthat cconnote caffection cthrough cthe cprovision cof csocial cor cmaterial
csupport c(e.g., chelping cwith ca ctask cor clending cthe cuse cof ca ccar). cUnlike cwith cverbal cand cdirect cnonverbal cexpressions, cthe
caffectionate cmessage cin cindirect cnonverbal cexpressions cis cancillary cto cthe cbehavior citself, cand cis cconsequently cless covert.
What cis ctrait caffection? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- can cindividual's ctypical cor ctrait-level ctendency ctoward caffectionate cbehavior.
What care cthe ccomponents cof csocial cexchange ctheory? cInterdependence ctheory? cEquity ctheory? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cPost
cpositism
- cAccording cto csocial cexchange ctheories, cwe ccan cpredict cand cexplain cbehavior cthrough can cunderstanding cof cthe cfactors cthat
cindividuals ctake cinto caccount c(rewards cand ccosts) cin cmaking cdecisions.
- cInterdependence cTheory- cemphasizes cdependence con cor ccontrol cof cresources. cmakes cthe cpoint cthat csatisfaction—and
cthus cdecision cmaking cand caction—is cbased con chow cmuch cabove cor cbelow cone's ccomparison clevel cthe coutcomes cof ca
cparticular csituation care, cas cwell cas chow cmuch cabove cor cbelow cthe cprojected coutcomes cthe coutcomes cfrom calternatives care
cperceived cto cbe. cIndividuals cassess cthe crewards cof ctheir crelationships cthrough ccomparison clevels c(CL) cand calternatives
c(comparison clevels cof calternatives, cor cCLalt). cThe cCL ccan cbe cthought cof cas cwhat cone cbelieves cone cshould cbe creceiving
cand cthe cCLalt cas cwhat cone cbelieves cone ccould cbe creceiving.
- cEquity cTheory- cholds cthat cwe cconsider cfairness. ccontends cthat cpeople cthink cand cact cso cthat crewards care cdistributed cin
caccordance cwith ctheir cefforts. cThree ctypes cof c(in)equity cmight coccur: c(a) cYou cconsider cwhether cthe cratio cof cyour crewards cto
ccosts cis cequal cto cyour cpartner's cratio, c(b) cyou cconsider cthe cexchange crelationship cyou cand cyour cpartner chave cwith ca cthird
cindividual, cor c(c) cyou ccompare cyour crelationship cto cothers cin csimilar ccircumstances. cWe cattempt cto cmaintain cequity cby
cchanging cour cactions cor cour cperceptions
What care cthe cscope/boundary cconditions cof csocial cinformation cprocessing ctheory? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cThe ccentral
carguments cof cthe ctheory cpertain cto c(a) cthe calteration cof cimpression-bearing, cemotional, cand crelation-managing cinformation
c(i.e., csocial cinformation crather cthan ctask-related cinformation); c(b) chow cit cis ctranslated cinto cverbal cand ctextual csymbols
conline; cand c(c) cthe cprocess cby cwhich cthe ctranslation cproduces cmessage cexchanges cthat care cnot cas cquick cas cface-to-face
cconversations.
- cWhen csufficient ctime celapses cso cthat cample ccommunicative cexchanges care cmade, cCMC cfacilitates can cexchange cof
cpersonal cand crelational cinformation csufficient cfor cdeveloping cimpressions cand cmanaging cinterpersonal crelations cno cless cso
cthan cface-to-face ccommunication, calbeit cmore cslowly
What care cimportant cresearch cfindings cabout caffection cexchange ctheory cand cfamilies/relationships, csuch cas cwho cdo cfamilies
cshow caffection/don't cshow caffection cto? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cAET chypothesizes cinstead cthat cparents cgive cmore caffection
cto cthe cchildren cwho care cthe cmost clikely cto cproduce coffspring cthemselves c(although cthe ctheory cdoes cnot csuggest cthat
cparents cdo cthis cconsciously). ccertain crelationships cshould cbe cmore caffectionate cthan cothers. cThis chypothesis chas cbeen
ctested cin cseveral cfamily crelationships cthat cvary csystematically cin ctheir clevels cof cgenetic crelatedness. cFor cinstance, cFloyd
cand cMorman c(2002) cfound cthat cmen cwere cmore caffectionate cwith cbiological csons cthan cwith cstepsons, cFloyd cand cMorr
c(2003) creported cthat cadults cwere cmore caffectionate cwith csiblings cthan cwith csiblings-in-law, cand cMansson cand cBooth-
Butterfield c(2011) cdiscovered cthat cgrandchildren creceived cmore cdirect cand cindirect cnonverbal caffection cfrom cbiological
cgrandparents cthan cfrom cnonbiological cgrandparents.
How cdoes caffectionate ccommunication cpredict chealth coutcomes c(i.e., cmental chealth, cphysical chealth, cetc.)? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔- cA clarge cbody cof cresearch calready cshows cthat creceiving caffectionate cbehavior c(especially caffectionate ctouch) cis
cbeneficial cto cphysical cand cmental chealth
. cWhat care cthe cstrengths cand cweaknesses/criticisms cof ceach ctheory cin cthe ctextbook cwe chave ccovered cthis cunit c(after cexam
c1)? cHINT: cLook cin cthe cevaluation csection cof ceach cchapter. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔AET cSTRENGTHS
-it cis cthe cfirst ccomprehensive ctheory cabout caffectionate ccommunication. cAs ca cconsequence, cit cis cable cto cexplain ca cwide
crange cof cfindings cidentified cby cstudies cconducted cwithin cdifferent ctheoretic ctraditions
answers chigher-order cquestions cabout caffectionate ccommunication, csuch cas cwhy chuman cbeings care caffectionate cin cthe cfirst
cplace, cAET cprovides ca cconceptually cbroader cand cgrander cview cof chow caffectionate ccommunication ccontributes cto cimportant,
cenduring chuman cmotivations crelated cto csurvival cand cprocreation.
-AET's chypotheses chave cenjoyed csubstantial cempirical csupport, cnot conly cin cthe careas cof cfamily crelationships cand chealth, cbut
calso cin cnonverbal ccommunication cand cpersuasion
AET cWEAKNESSES
-lack cof cdetail cit cpresently coffers cregarding cthe cpathways cthrough cwhich caffectionate ccommunication ccontributes cto cphysical
chealth.
SPT cSTREGTHS
