UNL COMM 101 Exam 3 Final Questions with
complete solutions 2025
Voluntary/Obligatory .- .ANS✓✓-People .that .we .choose .to .consider .family.
True .- .ANS✓✓-Ongoing .conflict .at .home .has .a .greater .impact .on .adolescent
.distress .and .symptoms .than .does .parental .divorce.
Interpersonal .Attraction .- .ANS✓✓-A .general .feeling .or .desire .that .impacts .our
.decision .to .approach .and .initiate .a .relationship .with .another .person.
Physical .Attractiveness .- .ANS✓✓-The .dimension .of .attractiveness .most .often
.used .in .deciding .whether .to .pursue .a .relationship.
Social .Attractiveness .- .ANS✓✓-Common .interests .or .similar .patterns .of
.communication .that .cause .individuals .to .perceive .one .another .as .someone
.they .would .like .to .spend .time .with.
Impression .Management .- .ANS✓✓-The .process .of .maintaining .a .positive .image
.of .self .in .the .presence .of .others.
Task .Attractiveness .- .ANS✓✓-Characteristics .or .qualities .that .are .perceived .as
.appealing .when .initiating .relationships .in .which .the .goal .is .to .complete .a .task
.or .assignment.
Similarity/Homophily .- .ANS✓✓-We .seek .out .relationships .with .those .who .have
.common .interests. .backgrounds, .and .goals, .and .who .are .similar .in .appearance.
False .Homophily .- .ANS✓✓-The .presentation .of .a .deceptive .image .of .self .that
.appears .to .be .more .similar .than .it .actually .is.
Self-disclosure .- .ANS✓✓-The .act .of .revealing .intimate .aspects .of .oneself .to
.others.
Social .Penetration .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Describes .how .information .is .exchanged
.during .relationship .development.
Uncertainty .Reduction .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Identifies .questions .as .a .primary
.communication .strategy .used .for .encouraging .reciprocal .disclosure .and
.reducing .levels .of .uncertainty.
, Predicted .Outcome .Value .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Focuses .on .the .perceived .rewards
.or .benefits .associated .with .the .new .relationship.
Social .Exchange .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Refers .to .an .assessment .of .costs .and
.rewards .in .determining .the .value .of .pursuing .a .relationship.
Stages .of .Relationship .Development .- .ANS✓✓-Initiation
Experimenting
Intensifying
Integrating
Bonding
Initiation .- .ANS✓✓-Meeting .for .the .first .time.
Experimenting .- .ANS✓✓-Attempt .to .find .out .who .the .other .person .is .and
.define .yourself .in .their .eyes.
Intensifying .- .ANS✓✓-Marks .an .increase .in .commitment .and .involvement .in
.the .relationship. .Increase .levels .of .self .disclosure.
Integrating .- .ANS✓✓-Establishing .a .deep .commitment .and .the .relationship .has
.its .own .identity.
Bonding .- .ANS✓✓-The .public .announcement .of .commitment .(engagement .or
.marriage).
Recognition .- .ANS✓✓-The .basic .is .to .recognize .another .person .exists .and .is
.worthy .of .attention.
Acknowledgement .- .ANS✓✓-A .more .positive .form .of .confirmation .is .to
.acknowledge .another .person's .feelings.
Endorsement .- .ANS✓✓-The .most .positive .form .of .confirmation, .to .signal .that
.you .agree .with .what .another .has .said.
Disconfirming .Messages .- .ANS✓✓-Verbal .Abuse
Impervious .Response
Irrelevant .Response
Impersonal .Response
Equity .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-States .that .a .relationship .is .considered .equitable
.when .the .ration .of .inputs .to .outputs .is .equal .for .both .individuals .involved. .If
.you .contribute .more .inputs .compared .tot .he .outputs .you .receive .from .your
.partner, .you .will .feel .under .benefited .in .the .relationship.
complete solutions 2025
Voluntary/Obligatory .- .ANS✓✓-People .that .we .choose .to .consider .family.
True .- .ANS✓✓-Ongoing .conflict .at .home .has .a .greater .impact .on .adolescent
.distress .and .symptoms .than .does .parental .divorce.
Interpersonal .Attraction .- .ANS✓✓-A .general .feeling .or .desire .that .impacts .our
.decision .to .approach .and .initiate .a .relationship .with .another .person.
Physical .Attractiveness .- .ANS✓✓-The .dimension .of .attractiveness .most .often
.used .in .deciding .whether .to .pursue .a .relationship.
Social .Attractiveness .- .ANS✓✓-Common .interests .or .similar .patterns .of
.communication .that .cause .individuals .to .perceive .one .another .as .someone
.they .would .like .to .spend .time .with.
Impression .Management .- .ANS✓✓-The .process .of .maintaining .a .positive .image
.of .self .in .the .presence .of .others.
Task .Attractiveness .- .ANS✓✓-Characteristics .or .qualities .that .are .perceived .as
.appealing .when .initiating .relationships .in .which .the .goal .is .to .complete .a .task
.or .assignment.
Similarity/Homophily .- .ANS✓✓-We .seek .out .relationships .with .those .who .have
.common .interests. .backgrounds, .and .goals, .and .who .are .similar .in .appearance.
False .Homophily .- .ANS✓✓-The .presentation .of .a .deceptive .image .of .self .that
.appears .to .be .more .similar .than .it .actually .is.
Self-disclosure .- .ANS✓✓-The .act .of .revealing .intimate .aspects .of .oneself .to
.others.
Social .Penetration .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Describes .how .information .is .exchanged
.during .relationship .development.
Uncertainty .Reduction .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Identifies .questions .as .a .primary
.communication .strategy .used .for .encouraging .reciprocal .disclosure .and
.reducing .levels .of .uncertainty.
, Predicted .Outcome .Value .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Focuses .on .the .perceived .rewards
.or .benefits .associated .with .the .new .relationship.
Social .Exchange .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-Refers .to .an .assessment .of .costs .and
.rewards .in .determining .the .value .of .pursuing .a .relationship.
Stages .of .Relationship .Development .- .ANS✓✓-Initiation
Experimenting
Intensifying
Integrating
Bonding
Initiation .- .ANS✓✓-Meeting .for .the .first .time.
Experimenting .- .ANS✓✓-Attempt .to .find .out .who .the .other .person .is .and
.define .yourself .in .their .eyes.
Intensifying .- .ANS✓✓-Marks .an .increase .in .commitment .and .involvement .in
.the .relationship. .Increase .levels .of .self .disclosure.
Integrating .- .ANS✓✓-Establishing .a .deep .commitment .and .the .relationship .has
.its .own .identity.
Bonding .- .ANS✓✓-The .public .announcement .of .commitment .(engagement .or
.marriage).
Recognition .- .ANS✓✓-The .basic .is .to .recognize .another .person .exists .and .is
.worthy .of .attention.
Acknowledgement .- .ANS✓✓-A .more .positive .form .of .confirmation .is .to
.acknowledge .another .person's .feelings.
Endorsement .- .ANS✓✓-The .most .positive .form .of .confirmation, .to .signal .that
.you .agree .with .what .another .has .said.
Disconfirming .Messages .- .ANS✓✓-Verbal .Abuse
Impervious .Response
Irrelevant .Response
Impersonal .Response
Equity .Theory .- .ANS✓✓-States .that .a .relationship .is .considered .equitable
.when .the .ration .of .inputs .to .outputs .is .equal .for .both .individuals .involved. .If
.you .contribute .more .inputs .compared .tot .he .outputs .you .receive .from .your
.partner, .you .will .feel .under .benefited .in .the .relationship.
