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Which of the following statements about uncertainty are true? |
| | A) | As communication between strangers increases, uncertainty increases. |
| | B) | When uncertainty is high, the need to seek information will decrease. |
| | C) | High levels of uncertainty cause a decrease in the intimate content of communication. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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Which of the following statements about uncertainty are correct? |
| | A) | As uncertainty decreases, the need to seek information increases. |
| | B) | When uncertainty is low, intimacy is high. |
| | C) | High levels of uncertainty produce low levels of reciprocity. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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The real connection between uncertainty and reciprocity is an issue of |
| | A) | self-esteem. |
| | B) | fear. |
| | C) | power. |
| | D) | expectations. |
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Uncertainty is related to liking in what way? |
| | A) | As uncertainty increases, liking increases. |
| | B) | As uncertainty decreases, liking decreases. |
| | C) | As uncertainty increases, liking decreases. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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What is the relationship between uncertainty and shared communication networks? |
| | A) | Shared networks increase uncertainty. |
| | B) | Shared networks decrease uncertainty. |
| | C) | Lack of shared networks decrease uncertainty. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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What is the relationship between similarities between people and uncertainty? |
| | A) | Similarities between people increase uncertainty. |
| | B) | Similarities between people decrease uncertainty. |
| | C) | Dissimilarities between people decrease uncertainty. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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How is uncertainty related to reciprocity? |
| | A) | Reciprocity decreases as uncertainty increases. |
| | B) | Uncertainty decreases as reciprocity increases. |
| | C) | Uncertainty increases as reciprocity increases. |
| | D) | None of the above |
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What is the relationship between uncertainty and the intimacy level of communication content? |
| | A) | As uncertainty increases, intimacy level increases. |
| | B) | As intimacy level decreases, uncertainty decreases. |
| | C) | As uncertainty increases, intimacy decreases. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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What is the relationship between information-seeking behavior and uncertainty? |
| | A) | People seek more information when uncertainty is low. |
| | B) | When uncertainty is high people seek more information. |
| | C) | People seek less information when uncertainty is high. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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What is the relationship between uncertainty and nonverbal affiliative (or liking) responses? |
| | A) | When uncertainty decreases, positive nonverbal responses increase. |
| | B) | When uncertainty increases, positive nonverbal responses increase. |
| | C) | When positive nonverbal responses decrease, uncertainty decreases. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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What is the relationship between verbal communication between strangers and uncertainty? |
| | A) | As uncertainty increases verbal communication increases. |
| | B) | As communication decreases uncertainty decreases. |
| | C) | As communication increases uncertainty decreases. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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What is the relationship between men and women who communicate more often with their romantic partner's family and friends and uncertainty? |
| | A) | They report an increase in conflict over whose family is best. |
| | B) | Uncertainty about the person they love decreases as a result of this interaction. |
| | C) | They report more closeness at first and then drift apart after a few years. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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If we want to find out more information about another person and we decide to observe someone from a distance, we are likely using which strategy? |
| | A) | passive |
| | B) | active |
| | C) | interactive |
| | D) | a combination of all three |
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If you want to get to know a person in your class who you find attractive and talk to your friend who knows him/her you are using which strategy? |
| | A) | passive |
| | B) | active |
| | C) | interactive |
| | D) | a combination of all three |
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If you want to find out what a new co-worker is like and you decide the best way to do so is to ask him to have lunch with you, you are using which type of strategy? |
| | A) | passive |
| | B) | active |
| | C) | interactive |
| | D) | a combination of all three |
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Uncertainty reduction theory can help explain why we sometimes feel the need to talk to strangers in certain situations. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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If we choose to interact with someone because they have something we want we are relying on incentive value. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As uncertainty increases people have a tendency to try to gain more information. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Berger does not believe that intimacy and depth of self-disclosure are related. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When uncertainty is low, reciprocity will be higher. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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