COM 312 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using obliging as a conflict style?
a. It tests the commitment of partners in a relationship when overused.
b. It can foster an undertone of competitiveness if people develop a pattern of showing
each other how nice they can be.
c. It is not worth the time and energy consumed if investment in the issue by the parties
involved in the conflict is very low.
d. It makes conflict simmer and heat up unnecessarily by discouraging dominant
behavior.
e. It presents the obliging parties as invested too heavily in a conflict situation. - Answer-
b. It can foster an undertone of competitiveness if people develop a pattern of showing
each other how nice they can be.
Which of the following is true of patterns of violence?
a. Domestic abuse victims are least likely to be killed when they try to leave than at any
other time.
b. Women in general try to leave the scene rather than placate during a violent
confrontation.
c. Intimate violence is usually nonreciprocal.
d. Physical aggression is seldom preceded by verbal aggression.
e. Husbands are more likely than wives to minimize and deny their violence. - Answer-
e. Husbands are more likely than wives to minimize and deny their violence.
Nicole and Ryan always disagree over where they should spend their holidays. Each
time Nicole tries to discuss this issue with Ryan, Ryan responds with a joke or changes
the subject. Ryan is using which style of conflict identified by Rahim in your text?
a. Obliging
b. Dominating
c. Avoidance
d. Compromise
e. Integration - Answer- c. Avoidance
Rashid is responsible for taking care of his younger brother one afternoon a week, but
he does not like to come across as an "authority figure" with his brother. Instead, he
prefers to be viewed as a fun-loving brother. One afternoon, when his brother begins to
jump on the couch for the fourth time, Rashid tells him to quit or the little brother won't
, be able to go to his favorite restaurant the next day for their uncle's birthday. Which of
the following best describes the credibility of Rashid's threat?
a. It is not credible because Rashid appears unwilling to invoke the punishment.
b. It is not credible because Rashid does not control the outcome of the sanction.
c. It is credible because the punishment is not something to be avoided.
d. It is credible because Rashid seems willing to carry out the punishment.
e. It is not credible because it is not a negative sanction. - Answer- b. It is not credible
because Rashid does not control the outcome of the sanction.
Caitlin ran to her mother to tell on her brother Sam. Caitlin said that Sam hurt her hand
when they passed each other on the stairwell. Caitlin's mom decided to sit down with
both of the children and ask them what happened, starting from when they saw each
other on the stairs. She found out that Caitlin, in fact, hurt her hand when she hit Sam.
Sam did nothing in return! Which principle of the system theory is Caitlin's mom likely to
recognize in this situation?
a. Conflict in systems occurs in chain reactions.
b. Each member gets labeled, or programmed, into a specific role in the system.
c. System members must cooperate in order to keep conflicts going. d. Systems
develop rules for conflict that are followed even if they work poorly.
e. Sam is more honest than Caitlin. - Answer- a. Conflict in systems occurs in chain
reactions.
All of the following are effective ways for assessing a conflict except:
a. observing the parties in conflict.
b. determining which party is at fault.
c. interviewing conflicting parties.
d. identifying patterns.
e. using metaphoric analysis. - Answer- b. determining which party is at fault.
A repetitive loop of observable communication with a redundant outcome is called:
a. a toxic triangle.
b. a microevent.
c. a coalition.
d. a system.
e. an isolate. - Answer- b. a microevent.
Which of the following statements is true of microevents?
a. They are prescriptive of human behavior.
b. They are interactions that result in essential outcomes.
c. They are varied loops of unobservable interpersonal behaviors.
d. They are any type of short interaction that occurs between two individuals.
e. They are interactions that give information about other interactions. - Answer- e. They
are interactions that give information about other interactions.
All of the following are key concepts of systems theory except:
a. wholeness.
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using obliging as a conflict style?
a. It tests the commitment of partners in a relationship when overused.
b. It can foster an undertone of competitiveness if people develop a pattern of showing
each other how nice they can be.
c. It is not worth the time and energy consumed if investment in the issue by the parties
involved in the conflict is very low.
d. It makes conflict simmer and heat up unnecessarily by discouraging dominant
behavior.
e. It presents the obliging parties as invested too heavily in a conflict situation. - Answer-
b. It can foster an undertone of competitiveness if people develop a pattern of showing
each other how nice they can be.
Which of the following is true of patterns of violence?
a. Domestic abuse victims are least likely to be killed when they try to leave than at any
other time.
b. Women in general try to leave the scene rather than placate during a violent
confrontation.
c. Intimate violence is usually nonreciprocal.
d. Physical aggression is seldom preceded by verbal aggression.
e. Husbands are more likely than wives to minimize and deny their violence. - Answer-
e. Husbands are more likely than wives to minimize and deny their violence.
Nicole and Ryan always disagree over where they should spend their holidays. Each
time Nicole tries to discuss this issue with Ryan, Ryan responds with a joke or changes
the subject. Ryan is using which style of conflict identified by Rahim in your text?
a. Obliging
b. Dominating
c. Avoidance
d. Compromise
e. Integration - Answer- c. Avoidance
Rashid is responsible for taking care of his younger brother one afternoon a week, but
he does not like to come across as an "authority figure" with his brother. Instead, he
prefers to be viewed as a fun-loving brother. One afternoon, when his brother begins to
jump on the couch for the fourth time, Rashid tells him to quit or the little brother won't
, be able to go to his favorite restaurant the next day for their uncle's birthday. Which of
the following best describes the credibility of Rashid's threat?
a. It is not credible because Rashid appears unwilling to invoke the punishment.
b. It is not credible because Rashid does not control the outcome of the sanction.
c. It is credible because the punishment is not something to be avoided.
d. It is credible because Rashid seems willing to carry out the punishment.
e. It is not credible because it is not a negative sanction. - Answer- b. It is not credible
because Rashid does not control the outcome of the sanction.
Caitlin ran to her mother to tell on her brother Sam. Caitlin said that Sam hurt her hand
when they passed each other on the stairwell. Caitlin's mom decided to sit down with
both of the children and ask them what happened, starting from when they saw each
other on the stairs. She found out that Caitlin, in fact, hurt her hand when she hit Sam.
Sam did nothing in return! Which principle of the system theory is Caitlin's mom likely to
recognize in this situation?
a. Conflict in systems occurs in chain reactions.
b. Each member gets labeled, or programmed, into a specific role in the system.
c. System members must cooperate in order to keep conflicts going. d. Systems
develop rules for conflict that are followed even if they work poorly.
e. Sam is more honest than Caitlin. - Answer- a. Conflict in systems occurs in chain
reactions.
All of the following are effective ways for assessing a conflict except:
a. observing the parties in conflict.
b. determining which party is at fault.
c. interviewing conflicting parties.
d. identifying patterns.
e. using metaphoric analysis. - Answer- b. determining which party is at fault.
A repetitive loop of observable communication with a redundant outcome is called:
a. a toxic triangle.
b. a microevent.
c. a coalition.
d. a system.
e. an isolate. - Answer- b. a microevent.
Which of the following statements is true of microevents?
a. They are prescriptive of human behavior.
b. They are interactions that result in essential outcomes.
c. They are varied loops of unobservable interpersonal behaviors.
d. They are any type of short interaction that occurs between two individuals.
e. They are interactions that give information about other interactions. - Answer- e. They
are interactions that give information about other interactions.
All of the following are key concepts of systems theory except:
a. wholeness.
