INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS NINTH 2026
PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Friendship.
Answer: A close relationship based on liking, support, shared
experiences, and voluntary connection.
◉ Romantic Relationship.
Answer: A close relationship that usually includes emotional
intimacy, attraction, and commitment.
◉ Family Relationship.
Answer: A relationship based on family roles, such as parent-child,
siblings, grandparents, or intergenerational connections.
◉ Interpersonal Needs.
Answer: The basic needs people have in relationships: inclusion,
affection, and control.
◉ Inclusion.
Answer: The need to feel accepted and included in a group.
,◉ Affection.
Answer: The need to feel loved, cared for, and emotionally
supported.
◉ Control.
Answer: The need to feel certainty, stability, or influence over what
happens in your life.
◉ Interpersonal Communication Goals.
Answer: The reasons people communicate with others, including
identity management, relational management, and instrumental
goals.
◉ Identity Management.
Answer: Communicating in ways that shape how others see you.
◉ Relational Management.
Answer: Using communication to start, maintain, deepen, or
distance a relationship.
◉ Instrumental Goals.
,Answer: Communication used to accomplish a specific task or get
help with something.
◉ Identity and Communication.
Answer: Your identity affects how you communicate and how others
communicate with you.
◉ Social Exchange Theory.
Answer: The theory that people evaluate relationships by comparing
rewards and costs.
◉ Rewards.
Answer: The positive things gained from a relationship, such as love,
safety, companionship, money, or support.
◉ Costs.
Answer: The negative parts or sacrifices in a relationship, such as
stress, time, money, or emotional effort.
◉ Outcome.
Answer: The result of a relationship based on current rewards
minus current costs.
, ◉ Comparison Level (CL).
Answer: Your standard for what you expect or think you deserve in a
relationship.
◉ Comparison Level Example.
Answer: Comparing your relationship to past relationships, media,
parents, or friends.
◉ Comparison Level for Alternatives (CLAlt).
Answer: Your judgment of whether other possible relationships or
options seem better than your current one.
◉ CLAlt and Dependence.
Answer: CLAlt measures dependence because people are more
dependent when they believe they have few good alternatives.
◉ Principle of Least Interest.
Answer: The person who cares less about the relationship usually
has more power.
◉ Breakups and Social Exchange.
Answer: People are more likely to leave a relationship when they
believe their alternatives are better.
PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Friendship.
Answer: A close relationship based on liking, support, shared
experiences, and voluntary connection.
◉ Romantic Relationship.
Answer: A close relationship that usually includes emotional
intimacy, attraction, and commitment.
◉ Family Relationship.
Answer: A relationship based on family roles, such as parent-child,
siblings, grandparents, or intergenerational connections.
◉ Interpersonal Needs.
Answer: The basic needs people have in relationships: inclusion,
affection, and control.
◉ Inclusion.
Answer: The need to feel accepted and included in a group.
,◉ Affection.
Answer: The need to feel loved, cared for, and emotionally
supported.
◉ Control.
Answer: The need to feel certainty, stability, or influence over what
happens in your life.
◉ Interpersonal Communication Goals.
Answer: The reasons people communicate with others, including
identity management, relational management, and instrumental
goals.
◉ Identity Management.
Answer: Communicating in ways that shape how others see you.
◉ Relational Management.
Answer: Using communication to start, maintain, deepen, or
distance a relationship.
◉ Instrumental Goals.
,Answer: Communication used to accomplish a specific task or get
help with something.
◉ Identity and Communication.
Answer: Your identity affects how you communicate and how others
communicate with you.
◉ Social Exchange Theory.
Answer: The theory that people evaluate relationships by comparing
rewards and costs.
◉ Rewards.
Answer: The positive things gained from a relationship, such as love,
safety, companionship, money, or support.
◉ Costs.
Answer: The negative parts or sacrifices in a relationship, such as
stress, time, money, or emotional effort.
◉ Outcome.
Answer: The result of a relationship based on current rewards
minus current costs.
, ◉ Comparison Level (CL).
Answer: Your standard for what you expect or think you deserve in a
relationship.
◉ Comparison Level Example.
Answer: Comparing your relationship to past relationships, media,
parents, or friends.
◉ Comparison Level for Alternatives (CLAlt).
Answer: Your judgment of whether other possible relationships or
options seem better than your current one.
◉ CLAlt and Dependence.
Answer: CLAlt measures dependence because people are more
dependent when they believe they have few good alternatives.
◉ Principle of Least Interest.
Answer: The person who cares less about the relationship usually
has more power.
◉ Breakups and Social Exchange.
Answer: People are more likely to leave a relationship when they
believe their alternatives are better.
