CMN 230 (UIUC) Exam 1 Questions and Answers

CMN 230 (UIUC) Exam 1 Questions and Answers Stages of Coming Together - Answer-1) Initiating 2) Experimenting 3) Intensifying 4) Integrating 5) Bonding Four Types of Families - Answer-Pluralistic Consensual Protective Laissez Faire 4 Reasons to Study Interpersonal Communications - Answer--you spend so much time doing it -have better relationships with friends, family and romantic partners -be more successful in your career -have better health mentally and physically Interpersonal Communications Definition (DeVito 2008) - Answer-Verbal and nonverbal interaction between interdependent people What are the two different perspective on how interpersonal communication should be defined? - Answer-Situation (communication between two people) AND type of communication (impersonal to personal or interpersonal) Under the second definition, what are the three levels at which we can communicate? - Answer-1. Cultural (Impersonal) 2. Sociological 3. Psychological (Interpersonal) 5 Principles of Interpersonal Communications - Answer--Purposeful -Transactional (having feedback, giving and receiving) AND (can't talk to yourself) -Relational (helps define and affect the relationship) -Irreversible (you can't really take back you fat brat) -Can be synchronous (face to face) or asynchronous (delay of response) What are the 4 common misconceptions of interpersonal communication? - Answer-1.. Communication solves all problems 2. More communication is better 3. Successful communication = complete understand 4. Knowledge of communication is inherent What is the order of the 10 relationship stages? - Answer-1. Initiating 2. Experimenting 3. Intensifying 4. Integrating 5. Bonding 6. Differentiating 7. Circumscribing 8. Stagnating 9. Avoiding 10. Terminating Initiating stage - Answer-interested in meeting someone, show your a person worth meeting Experimenting stage - Answer-testing the waters affinity-seeking: do things to attempt to connect Intensifying stage - Answer-affection, verbal short cut, more time together, self disclosure, know each other, spend more time with each other endurance test triangle test separation test endurance test - Answer-go sopping, meet parents triangle test - Answer-bring in a 3rd person to make the other person jealous separation test - Answer-to see if you miss each other Bonding stage - Answer-What you're doing to symbolize your relationship Ex: purposing, marriage Integrating stage - Answer-interdependence. relational symbol: nicknames, fav spot Differentiating stage - Answer-pulling back a little Circumscribing stage - Answer-restricting communication with partner. Disagreements Stagnating stage - Answer-relationship isn't moving. Ex: spend less time together, talk to friends about ending relationship Avoiding stage - Answer-Interaction becomes painful. Ex: couples avoid each other in both public and private Terminating stage - Answer-Ending relationship Stages of Coming Apart - Answer-1) Differentiating