INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS NINTH 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ List two advantages of interpersonal relationships.
Answer: Decrease loneliness and increase self-esteem.
◉ What is one disadvantage of interpersonal relationships?
Answer: Loss of privacy.
◉ Define interpersonal intimacy.
Answer: Emotional closeness involving trust, openness, support,
self-disclosure, and emotional bonding.
◉ What are complementary relationships?
Answer: Relationships where partners take opposite but balancing
roles, such as dominant and submissive behaviors.
◉ What characterizes symmetrical relationships?
Answer: Partners behave similarly in terms of power and
communication.
, ◉ What is expert power?
Answer: Influence based on knowledge, skills, or expertise.
◉ What are relationships of circumstance?
Answer: Relationships formed because people are placed together,
such as coworkers or classmates.
◉ What is a dependent relationship?
Answer: A relationship where one person relies heavily on the other
emotionally or socially.
◉ What does the Attraction Theory state?
Answer: People are attracted to others because of proximity,
similarity, physical attraction, and personality traits.
◉ What is the formula for Social Exchange Theory?
Answer: Reward minus Cost equals Profit or Loss.
◉ What does Quid Pro Quo refer to in relationships?
Answer: A balanced exchange or 'give and take' relationship.
◉ What are the three components of the Triangular Theory of Love?
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ List two advantages of interpersonal relationships.
Answer: Decrease loneliness and increase self-esteem.
◉ What is one disadvantage of interpersonal relationships?
Answer: Loss of privacy.
◉ Define interpersonal intimacy.
Answer: Emotional closeness involving trust, openness, support,
self-disclosure, and emotional bonding.
◉ What are complementary relationships?
Answer: Relationships where partners take opposite but balancing
roles, such as dominant and submissive behaviors.
◉ What characterizes symmetrical relationships?
Answer: Partners behave similarly in terms of power and
communication.
, ◉ What is expert power?
Answer: Influence based on knowledge, skills, or expertise.
◉ What are relationships of circumstance?
Answer: Relationships formed because people are placed together,
such as coworkers or classmates.
◉ What is a dependent relationship?
Answer: A relationship where one person relies heavily on the other
emotionally or socially.
◉ What does the Attraction Theory state?
Answer: People are attracted to others because of proximity,
similarity, physical attraction, and personality traits.
◉ What is the formula for Social Exchange Theory?
Answer: Reward minus Cost equals Profit or Loss.
◉ What does Quid Pro Quo refer to in relationships?
Answer: A balanced exchange or 'give and take' relationship.
◉ What are the three components of the Triangular Theory of Love?
