Quiz 6

Question 1

Which stage of relational development is characterized by friends and family beginning to ask one partner about the other partner (if Joe is at a party alone, friends might ask how his girlfriend Sarah is doing)

Answer 1

Integrate

Question 2

Knapp: This is the relational stage whereby the two first recognize the other as an individual

Answer 2

Initiation

Question 3

Which stage of relational development is characterized by the two having ‘assumed plans’ (HINT: This is the fourth stage)

Answer 3

Integrating

Question 4

Knapp’s stages of coming together is typically characterized by increasing communication, while coming apart is often characterized by reducing communication.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which stage of relational development is characterized by one or both partners focusing on how they are not the same/similar

Answer 5

Differentiating

Question 6

According to lecture, when one partner is in the avoiding stage of relationships, the other is often stuck in this stage

Answer 6

Stagnation

Question 7

Which stage of relational development is characterized by neither growth or deteriorating and often can last for years and years (HINT: The partners in this stage are often together because it is easier to stay than to break up)

Answer 7

Stagnation

Question 8

Often lasting merely seconds, this stage of Knapp’s theory that lasted the least amount of time.

Answer 8

Initiating

Question 9

During this stage of relational development, the two focus almost exclusively in things they have in common

Answer 9

Experimenting

Question 10

Which stage of relational development is characterized by the two parties taking legal and public responsibility for one another (HINT: While traditionally this meant marriage, it does not have to be an official marriage)

Answer 10

Bonding