FHS 2400 Marriage and Family Text: The Marriage and Family Experience, 10th edition, Chapter 7, Communication, Power, and Conflict.

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1 Multiple Choice FHS 2400 Marriage and Family Text: The Marriage and Family Experience, 10th edition, Chapter 7, Communication, Power, and Conflict Study Questions 1. The basic content of a message is expressed (p 237) a. verbally. b. nonverbally. c. both verbally and nonverbally. d. sometimes verbally, sometimes nonverbally. 2. The text discusses functions of non verbal communication in marriage as (p 238) a. conveying interpersonal attitudes b. expressing emotions c. handling the ongoing interaction d. all of the above 3. Which of the following negative verbal-nonverbal behaviors does John Gottman describe as danger signs in communication? (p 238) a. contempt, and stonewalling b. defensiveness, criticism, and belligerence. c. both a & b d. neither a nor b 4. All of the following are true of touch except that (p ) a. it is the most basic of all senses. b. it is life giving force for infants. c. sexual behavior relies above all else on touch. d. there are no gender differences in touch. 5. Premarital patterns and marital satisfaction show that (p 244) a. if communication is poor before marriage, it is not likely to significantly improve after marriage. b. Self disclosure before marriage is related to marital satisfaction later. c. Positive comments have a better long term effect on marital satisfaction. d. All of the above. 1

2 6. Markham found that negativity or positivity of a couple's communication pattern had little impact on their marital satisfaction during the first year due to (p 245) a. love. b. relative love and need theory. c. honeymoon effect. d. the newlywed delusional effect. 7. Which of the following is done by couples in satisfied marriages: (p 245) a. do not engage willingly in conflict b. do not encode or decode messages accurately c. do not spend any time in conflict d. do not disclose mostly negative thoughts. 8. One of the following statements is not true regarding gender differences in communication. Which one is it? (p 246) a. Husbands send clearer messages than wives. b. Wives set the emotional tone of an argument. c. Husbands tend to use emotional appeals less than wives. d. Husbands tend to give neutral messages or to withdraw. 9. The revelation of deeply personal information about oneself is called (p 250) a. self-disclosure. b. shared-intimacy. c. mutual self-expression. d. communication. 10. Predictability, a significant relationship, and other acceptable options are conditions that must exist in order for to occur. (p 252) a. integrity b. commitment c. intimacy d. trust 11. Which of the following is a guideline for effective feedback to one s partner? (p 254) a. focus on you statements b. focus on carefully though-out advice c. focus feedback according to its value to the recipient d. focus on judgments 2

3 12. involves the three elements, mutual acceptance, liking each other, and expressing liking in both words and actions. (p 256) a. mutual affirmation b. mutual trust c. mutual commitment d. None of the above 13. Much of the time women feel that they have in marriage. (p 256) a. a lot of power b. little power c. no power at all d. no need for power 14. When power is achieved through the fear that one partner will punish the other, it is called (p ) a. coercive power. b. reward power. c. expert power. d. legitimate power. 15. The principle of least interest means (p 257) a. The person who cares the least about the relationship has the most power. b. The person who cares the most about the relationship has the most power. c. The person who is committed, but isn t in love with their partner has the most power. d. None of the above. 16. In spouse relationships where do we see the highest levels of violence? (p 259) a. In egalitarian relationships b. In power divided relationships c. In male or female dominated relationships d. In relationships where no power is exercised. 17. When the wife changes her mind from remaining childless to wanting a child, the couple will experience a (p ) a. basic conflict. b. nonbasic conflict. c. situational conflict. d. personality conflict. 3

4 18. "What you are saying is that you feel bad when you don't acknowledge my feelings" is an example of (p 262) a. summarizing. b. paraphrasing. c. validation. d. clarification. 19. The text describes the two independent dimensions of behavior in conflict situations as (p 263) a. assertiveness and flexibility. b. cooperativeness and awareness. c. assertiveness and cooperativeness. d. flexibility and awareness. 20. According to a study done by Richard Miller and Colleagues which of the following was the most commonly reported problem that married couples experienced. (p ) a. Parent-in-Law b. Gender-role issues c. Commitment d. Communication True and False 21. Even though marriage partners complain that we don t communicate, they really are communicating, even if ineffectively. (p 237) 22. More of the relationship part of a message is expressed verbally (p 237) 23. There are no cultural differences concerning what is appropriate for the nonverbal communication of proximity, eye contact and touch. (p ) 24. Demand-withdraw-communication is a type of marital communication where one spouse demands something of their spouse and then leaves before an answer is given. (p 246) 4

5 25. Husbands send clearer messages to their wives than wives send to their husbands. (p 246) 26. Traditional male gender roles work against the idea of expressing feelings. (p 250) 27. African Americans highly value respect, consideration, and curtailment of anger between husbands and wives more so than Latinos. (p 250). 28. Asian Americans rely on indirect and nonverbal communication more so than Caucasians and African Americans. (p 250) 29. Legitimate power is based on acceptance of roles which give the other person the right to demand compliance. (p ) 30. When communication patterns of newly married couples were examined, couples who believed in avoiding marital conflict were much happier two years later compared to those who confronted their problems. (p 259) 31. Unhappily married couples displayed confrontation, defensiveness, and complaining behaviors. (p 262) 32. Collaborative conflict management may require relationships that are relatively equal in power and high in trust. (p 263) 33. Dating relationships are good indicators of how couples will deal with money matters in a marriage. (p 268) 5

6 35. The text mentions that conflicts can be solved through negotiation in three primary ways: agreement as a gift, bargaining and coexistence. (p ) 36. Forgiveness is not mentioned in the text as a positive help in handling conflict. (p 273) 6