Exam 2 HDFS 2300 Uconn questions
with complete solutions
Communication (shared meanings) - correct answer ✔✔a symbolic, transactional process that involves
creating and sharing meanings through consistent patterns of interaction
Confirmation - correct answer ✔✔A type of communication feedback that conveys the message to a
partner that he or she is valued. Also involves conveying an enthusiasm for the relationship, an interest
in its welfare, and a deep and ongoing commitment to making it work
Congruent - correct answer ✔✔a message in which all of its different components (verbal/non-verbal,
content/relationship) convey the same meaning
Content level of Communication - correct answer ✔✔The literal content of a message or what is
communicated
Conversational style - correct answer ✔✔the unique ways in which individuals shape and frame
messages when interacting with others
Framing - correct answer ✔✔the personal, subjective meaning attributed to the metamessages that
accompany a literal message.
Message - correct answer ✔✔the information that is exchanged when we communicate. They carry
information at 2 levels; content level and relationship level
Metacommunication - correct answer ✔✔communication about the communication process- a process
of talking about the communication process that can lead to greater clarity and experience of intimacy
Metamessage - correct answer ✔✔the information conveyed in how a message is expressed "the
message about the message". Can be conveyed in the behaviors and non-verbal cues that accompany
literal messages
, Nonverbal symbols - correct answer ✔✔gestures and behaviors that accompany interaction that have
symbolic value attributed to them
Private message system - correct answer ✔✔a system of rules for communication within an intimate
relationship. This gives the couple's relationship its distinctive quality, helps organize strategies that will
be needed to face the many tasks and issues that will arise, and influences how couples feel about the
relationship
Relationship level of communication - correct answer ✔✔the way in which the information contained in
how the content of a message is expressed is used to determine how to interpret the literal content of
the message
Rule of reciprocity - correct answer ✔✔the tendency for individuals to match the disclosures of their
own that are equally revealing
Self-disclosure - correct answer ✔✔the process of revealing personal information about the self
Self esteem - correct answer ✔✔the level of positive feelings individuals have toward themselves. The
greater the ___, the more likely he or she is to be open to the verbal and nonverbal expressions of others
and to interpret another's communications accurately
Situational adaptability - correct answer ✔✔the ability of individuals to adapt their manner of
communication to various social situations
Transaction management - correct answer ✔✔a part of the communication process that fosters intimacy
and manages conflict; the ability to establish realistic communication strategies and rules for interaction,
and to exercise the self-control needed to keep the communication flowing toward desired goals
Alignment - correct answer ✔✔yield "heart meaning"; talk binds individuals; linking family members to
each other like dots in a coloring book; can create connection feelings or rejection feelings
Conflict - correct answer ✔✔in intergenerational models, a strategy for maintaining distance from others
and protecting one's sense of self; ____ and disagreement can help maintain an illusion of difference
with complete solutions
Communication (shared meanings) - correct answer ✔✔a symbolic, transactional process that involves
creating and sharing meanings through consistent patterns of interaction
Confirmation - correct answer ✔✔A type of communication feedback that conveys the message to a
partner that he or she is valued. Also involves conveying an enthusiasm for the relationship, an interest
in its welfare, and a deep and ongoing commitment to making it work
Congruent - correct answer ✔✔a message in which all of its different components (verbal/non-verbal,
content/relationship) convey the same meaning
Content level of Communication - correct answer ✔✔The literal content of a message or what is
communicated
Conversational style - correct answer ✔✔the unique ways in which individuals shape and frame
messages when interacting with others
Framing - correct answer ✔✔the personal, subjective meaning attributed to the metamessages that
accompany a literal message.
Message - correct answer ✔✔the information that is exchanged when we communicate. They carry
information at 2 levels; content level and relationship level
Metacommunication - correct answer ✔✔communication about the communication process- a process
of talking about the communication process that can lead to greater clarity and experience of intimacy
Metamessage - correct answer ✔✔the information conveyed in how a message is expressed "the
message about the message". Can be conveyed in the behaviors and non-verbal cues that accompany
literal messages
, Nonverbal symbols - correct answer ✔✔gestures and behaviors that accompany interaction that have
symbolic value attributed to them
Private message system - correct answer ✔✔a system of rules for communication within an intimate
relationship. This gives the couple's relationship its distinctive quality, helps organize strategies that will
be needed to face the many tasks and issues that will arise, and influences how couples feel about the
relationship
Relationship level of communication - correct answer ✔✔the way in which the information contained in
how the content of a message is expressed is used to determine how to interpret the literal content of
the message
Rule of reciprocity - correct answer ✔✔the tendency for individuals to match the disclosures of their
own that are equally revealing
Self-disclosure - correct answer ✔✔the process of revealing personal information about the self
Self esteem - correct answer ✔✔the level of positive feelings individuals have toward themselves. The
greater the ___, the more likely he or she is to be open to the verbal and nonverbal expressions of others
and to interpret another's communications accurately
Situational adaptability - correct answer ✔✔the ability of individuals to adapt their manner of
communication to various social situations
Transaction management - correct answer ✔✔a part of the communication process that fosters intimacy
and manages conflict; the ability to establish realistic communication strategies and rules for interaction,
and to exercise the self-control needed to keep the communication flowing toward desired goals
Alignment - correct answer ✔✔yield "heart meaning"; talk binds individuals; linking family members to
each other like dots in a coloring book; can create connection feelings or rejection feelings
Conflict - correct answer ✔✔in intergenerational models, a strategy for maintaining distance from others
and protecting one's sense of self; ____ and disagreement can help maintain an illusion of difference
