M&F Chapter 6 Reading Test
Name:______/ Date:______
Multiple Choice
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
A- / wives often give no reply or stonewall
B- / husbands and wives both communicate in the same way
C- / wives sending clear messages to their husbands
D- / husbands sending clear messages to their wives
2- / "What you are saying is that you feel bad when you don't acknowledge my feelings" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
A- / clarification
B- / validation
C- / paraphrasing
D- / summarizing
3- / What activity prior to marriage will relate to marital satisfaction later? REF: p.186
A- / A short engagement
B- / Jealousy
C- / Passion
D- / Self-disclosure
4- / Tendency of newly married couples to overlook problems. REF: p.186
A- / Modeling
B- / Homeostasis
C- / Honeymoon effect
D- / Halo effect
5- / A families patterned or characteristic response to events, situations, or persons (passing food at the table). REF: p. 182
A- / Meta-rules
B- / Rules
C- / Hierarchy of Rules
D- / Family rules
6- / All of the following are true regarding power and intimacy except _____. REF: p.200
A- / decision-making in the happiest marriages is based on power
B- / inequality between partners inhibits self-disclosure
C- / genuine intimacy requires equality in power relationships
D- / power imbalances have a negative effect on intimacy
7- / Traditional male gender roles _____. REF: p.185
A- / enhance communication
B- / inhibit communication
C- / enhance body language
D- / inhibit body language
8- / Differences and conflicts are _____. REF: p.201
A- / a signal for a couple to get professional help
B- / the sign of a troubled relationship
C- / part of a healthy relationship
D- / should never occur if a couple is equalitarian
9- / The most common complaint of married partners is, "_____." REF: p. 180
A- / We don't communicate
B- / We don't spend enough time together
C- / We don't agree on how to spend free time
D- / We don't have enough sex
10- / Which ethnic group is generally the least verbal and expressive in their interactions? REF: p.188
A- / African-American
B- / Caucasian
C- / Asian-American
D- / Hispanic
11- / The person less interested in sustaining a relationship has the greater power. REF: p.199
A- / Reward power
B- / Gender ideology
C- / Relative love & need theory
D- / Principal of least interest
12- / Touch is one of our primary means of communication. It conveys _____. REF: p.184
A- / intimacy, immediacy, and emotional closeness
B- / self-disclosure
C- / mutual respect
D- / proximity
13- / Many couples who communicate poorly before marriage are likely to _____. REF: P. 186
A- / communicate better after marriage
B- / continue the same way after marriage
C- / become more successful in the business world
D- / get divorced in less than 5 years
14- / The ability to exert ones will, influence or control over another person or group. REF: p.197
A- / Power
B- / Interaction
C- / Self-disclosure
D- / Feedback
15- / "Can you explain what you mean a little bit more?" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
A- / summarizing
B- / validation
C- / paraphrasing
D- / clarification
16- / Most people have learned to handle anger by _____. REF: P. 202
A- / accepting it
B- / dealing with it
C- / suppressing it
D- / venting it
17- / According to Virginia Satir (1988), _____ act frenetic and seldom say anything relevant. REF: p.189
A- / computers
B- / blamers
C- / placaters
D- / distractors
18- / According to _____, the person gaining the most from the relationship is the one who is most dependent. REF: p.198
A- / the principle of least interest
B- / the hierarchy of rules
C- / relative love and need theory
D- / No options are correct
19- / An obstacle to self-awareness and expression of feelings is the _____. REF: p.191
A- / projection of feelings
B- / denial of feelings
C- / suppression of feelings
D- / All options are correct
20- / The belief in the reliability and integrity of a person is _____. REF: p.193
A- / love
B- / security
C- / commitment
D- / trust
21- / All of the following are true of touch except that _____. REF: p.184-185
A- / sexual behavior relies above all else on touch
B- / it signals intimacy
C- / it is the most basic of all senses
D- / women touch more than men
22- / "I can understand how you feel" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
A- / paraphrasing
B- / summarizing
C- / clarification
D- / validation
23- / All of the following are guidelines for effective feedback to one’s partner except focus _____. REF: p.194-195
A- / feedback according to its value to the recipient
B- / on carefully thought-out advice
C- / on "I" statements
D- / feedback at an appropriate time and place
24- / Couples with the greatest degree of agreement have _____. REF: p. 184
A- / the greatest eye contact with each other
B- / the least amount of eye contact with each other
C- / the least amount of touching between each other
D- / the greatest amount of body language
25- / Good communication in an intimate relationship involves _____. REF: p.196
A- / liking each other
B- / mutual acceptance
C- / expressing liking in both words and actions
D- / All options are correct
26- / Ranking of family rules. Family rules are most important, then individual rules. REF: p. 182
A- / Hierarchy of Rules
B- / Family rules
C- / Meta-rules
D- / Rules
27- / Withholding self-disclosure erodes _____. REF: p.193
A- / All options are correct
B- / trust
C- / friendship
D- / love
28- / The closest form of nonverbal communication is probably _____. REF: p.184
A- / smiling
B- / proximity
C- / touch
D- / eye contact
29- / The relationship part of a message is expressed _____. REF: p. 180
A- / nonverbally
B- / verbally
C- / neither verbally nor nonverbally
D- / both verbally and nonverbally
30- / The basic content of a message is expressed _____. REF: p. 180
A- / both verbally and nonverbally
B- / nonverbally
C- / verbally
D- / sometimes verbally, sometimes nonverbally
31- / A condition which must exist for trust to occur is _____. REF: p.192-193
A- / All options are correct
B- / other acceptable options
C- / a significant relationship
D- / predictability
32- / Our emotional states are expressed through our _____. REF: p. 181
A- / silence
B- / temper
C- / hands
D- / bodies
33- / The revelation of deeply personal information about oneself is called _____. REF: p.186
A- / communication
B- / mutual self-expression
C- / shared-intimacy
D- / self-disclosure
34- / When power is achieved through the belief that the other has greater knowledge, it is called _____. REF: p.198
A- / reward power
B- / expert power
C- / legitimate power
D- / coercive power
35- / Which is true of power in a relationship? REF: p.197
A- / Power is a concern for most people in dating relationships.
B- / Women often have very little power because of their role as nurturer & kin keeper.
C- / Husbands often believe that they have more power than they actually do.
D- / Power has a positive effect on a relationship.
36- / "Let me see if I can repeat the different points you are making" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
A- / validation
B- / paraphrasing
C- / summarizing
D- / clarification
37- / In communication, messages produce a result. REF: p.194
A- / Trust
B- / Feedback
C- / Self disclosure
D- / Patterned responses
38- / When power is achieved through the fear that one partner will punish the other, it is called _____. REF: p.198
A- / reward power
B- / coercive power
C- / legitimate power
D- / expert power
39- / Happily married couples display all of the following behaviors except _____. REF: p.203-204
A- / clarification
B- / validation
C- / summarizing
D- / confrontation
40- / Telling others that we like them for who they are is _____. REF: p.196
A- / self-disclosure
B- / mutual affirmation
C- / trust
D- / feedback
41- / Research has found that couples in satisfied marriages tend to do all of the following except _____. REF: p.187
A- / engage willingly in conflict
B- / disclose mostly negative thoughts
C- / spend less time in conflict
D- / encode and decode messages accurately
42- / 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 _____. REF: p.186
A- / All options are correct
B- / honeymoon effect
C- / relative love and need theory
D- / love
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M&F Chapter 6 Reading Test
Answer Key
Multiple Choice
1- / Marital communication usually involves _____. REF: p.187C- / wives sending clear messages to their husbands
2- / "What you are saying is that you feel bad when you don't acknowledge my feelings" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
C- / paraphrasing
3- / What activity prior to marriage will relate to marital satisfaction later? REF: p.186
D- / Self-disclosure
4- / Tendency of newly married couples to overlook problems. REF: p.186
C- / Honeymoon effect
5- / A families patterned or characteristic response to events, situations, or persons (passing food at the table). REF: p. 182
C- / Hierarchy of Rules
6- / All of the following are true regarding power and intimacy except _____. REF: p.200
A- / decision-making in the happiest marriages is based on power
7- / Traditional male gender roles _____. REF: p.185
B- / inhibit communication
8- / Differences and conflicts are _____. REF: p.201
C- / part of a healthy relationship
9- / The most common complaint of married partners is, "_____." REF: p. 180
A- / We don't communicate
10- / Which ethnic group is generally the least verbal and expressive in their interactions? REF: p.188
C- / Asian-American
11- / The person less interested in sustaining a relationship has the greater power. REF: p.199
D- / Principal of least interest
12- / Touch is one of our primary means of communication. It conveys _____. REF: p.184
A- / intimacy, immediacy, and emotional closeness
13- / Many couples who communicate poorly before marriage are likely to _____. REF: P. 186
B- / continue the same way after marriage
14- / The ability to exert ones will, influence or control over another person or group. REF: p.197
A- / Power
15- / "Can you explain what you mean a little bit more?" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
D- / clarification
16- / Most people have learned to handle anger by _____. REF: P. 202
A- / accepting it
17- / According to Virginia Satir (1988), _____ act frenetic and seldom say anything relevant. REF: p.189
D- / distractors
18- / According to _____, the person gaining the most from the relationship is the one who is most dependent. REF: p.198
C- / relative love and need theory
19- / An obstacle to self-awareness and expression of feelings is the _____. REF: p.191
D- / All options are correct
20- / The belief in the reliability and integrity of a person is _____. REF: p.193
D- / trust
21- / All of the following are true of touch except that _____. REF: p.184-185
D- / women touch more than men
22- / "I can understand how you feel" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
D- / validation
23- / All of the following are guidelines for effective feedback to one’s partner except focus _____. REF: p.194-195
B- / on carefully thought-out advice
24- / Couples with the greatest degree of agreement have _____. REF: p. 184
A- / the greatest eye contact with each other
25- / Good communication in an intimate relationship involves _____. REF: p.196
D- / All options are correct
26- / Ranking of family rules. Family rules are most important, then individual rules. REF: p. 182
A- / Hierarchy of Rules
27- / Withholding self-disclosure erodes _____. REF: p.193
B- / trust
28- / The closest form of nonverbal communication is probably _____. REF: p.184
C- / touch
29- / The relationship part of a message is expressed _____. REF: p. 180
A- / nonverbally
30- / The basic content of a message is expressed _____. REF: p. 180
C- / verbally
31- / A condition which must exist for trust to occur is _____. REF: p.192-193
A- / All options are correct
32- / Our emotional states are expressed through our _____. REF: p. 181
D- / bodies
33- / The revelation of deeply personal information about oneself is called _____. REF: p.186
D- / self-disclosure
34- / When power is achieved through the belief that the other has greater knowledge, it is called _____. REF: p.198
B- / expert power
35- / Which is true of power in a relationship? REF: p.197
C- / Husbands often believe that they have more power than they actually do.
36- / "Let me see if I can repeat the different points you are making" is an example of _____. REF: p.204
C- / summarizing
37- / In communication, messages produce a result. REF: p.194
B- / Feedback
38- / When power is achieved through the fear that one partner will punish the other, it is called _____. REF: p.198
B- / coercive power
39- / Happily married couples display all of the following behaviors except _____. REF: p.203-204
D- / confrontation
40- / Telling others that we like them for who they are is _____. REF: p.196
B- / mutual affirmation
41- / Research has found that couples in satisfied marriages tend to do all of the following except _____. REF: p.187
B- / disclose mostly negative thoughts
42- / 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 _____. REF: p.186
B- / honeymoon effect