Chapter 8 - Communication Climate

3 Written Questions

1. opposing forces, or tension, that are normal in relationships
2. the assumption that our culture and its norms are the only right ones
3. involves believing in another's reliability and emotionally relying on another to look out for our welfare and our relationship

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the revelation of personal information about ourselves that others are unlikely to discover in other ways
   1. self-disclosure
   2. ethnocentrism
   3. investment
   4. assertion
2. the decision to remain in a relationship
   1. trust
   2. assertion
   3. investment
   4. commitment
3. the overall feeling or emotional mood between people
   1. interpersonal climate
   2. relational dialectics
   3. trust
   4. investment

2 True/False Questions

1. assertion → what we put into relationships that we could not retrieve if the relationship were to end

   True        False

2. investment → what we put into relationships that we could not retrieve if the relationship were to end

   True        False