cmn 120 final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1.Know what "Communication privacy management People believe they have the right to personal boundaries
theory" asserts and the meaning of the terms People set personal boundaries
associated with it. What are the three types of "privacy When others are involved with someones privacy, they become co owners of that
concerns?" information
Co owners need to be aware of boundaries of telling others
When owners don't respect boundaries, it's likely to see turbulence
What are the effects of keeping secrets? Negatively affects time spent with secret affector
Encourage concealment and relationship problems
Have to put on "air" that everything is fine
3. What are the motivations for keeping secrets? Desire to protect the relationship, to protect self or someone else, to maintain
privacy
4. What are the negative consequences for keeping Hyperaccessibility- people try to suppress which leads to rumination or obsessive
secrets? Know what each one of them means. thought
Rebound effect- can forget for awhile until stimulus reminds you
The fever model of self disclosure \- pressure builds and the secrets get blurted
out
Split loyalty pattern- secret holders are stuck between being a loyal friend and
possibly hurting
someone
5.What are the positive and negative outcomes of Positive- reverse the effects and lead to catharsis
revealing secrets? What was the recommendation for Negative- elicit negative reaction from listener
When to reveal a secret? Recommended- if the secret is troubling and if an appropriate confident is
available, you should reveal
6.What are the motives for deception? Partner focused
Self focused
Relational focused
7.What makes deception difficult to detect? What is the There are no reliable detectors of deceptions
best indicator of deception? Best indicator is to compare normal behavior to current behavior
8.What is truth bias, informational familiarity, behavioral Truth bias- people expect others to be truthful and don't immediately suspect
familiarity, and behavioral control? How do they deception
relate to detecting deception? Informational familiarity- you know info about your partner so they can't lie about
something you all know
Behavioral family- knowledge of partners typical communication style
Behavioral control-people try to hide nerves by controlling their behavior
, 9.What are the myths of infidelity? Know the details of Infidelity is a sign of an unhappy marriage
each of the myths. Cheating is all about sex
Powerful men stray the most
If it happens once it'll happen again
People know when they are playing with fire
After an affair, a couple marriage is destroyed
What is the paradoxical nature of forgiveness? The paradoxical quality of forgiveness
The forgiver gives up resentment to which she has a right to have, and gives the
gift of
compassion to someone who doesn't deserve it
Relational covenant agreed set of boundaries created by a close company that can be broken and are
often broken
Six communicating processes that are integral to the Revealing and discovering transgressions
negotiation of forgiveness Communicating emotion
Sense making
Seeking forgiveness
Granting forgiveness
Managing the relational transition after forgiveness initially is granted
Seven forgiveness prescriptions- Acknowledge wrongdoing
Apologize sincerely
Address emotions explicitly
Request outside assistance
Forgive and remember
Use time to advantage
Revisit communication rules
1.Know what "Communication privacy management People believe they have the right to personal boundaries
theory" asserts and the meaning of the terms People set personal boundaries
associated with it. What are the three types of "privacy When others are involved with someones privacy, they become co owners of that
concerns?" information
Co owners need to be aware of boundaries of telling others
When owners don't respect boundaries, it's likely to see turbulence
What are the effects of keeping secrets? Negatively affects time spent with secret affector
Encourage concealment and relationship problems
Have to put on "air" that everything is fine
3. What are the motivations for keeping secrets? Desire to protect the relationship, to protect self or someone else, to maintain
privacy
4. What are the negative consequences for keeping Hyperaccessibility- people try to suppress which leads to rumination or obsessive
secrets? Know what each one of them means. thought
Rebound effect- can forget for awhile until stimulus reminds you
The fever model of self disclosure \- pressure builds and the secrets get blurted
out
Split loyalty pattern- secret holders are stuck between being a loyal friend and
possibly hurting
someone
5.What are the positive and negative outcomes of Positive- reverse the effects and lead to catharsis
revealing secrets? What was the recommendation for Negative- elicit negative reaction from listener
When to reveal a secret? Recommended- if the secret is troubling and if an appropriate confident is
available, you should reveal
6.What are the motives for deception? Partner focused
Self focused
Relational focused
7.What makes deception difficult to detect? What is the There are no reliable detectors of deceptions
best indicator of deception? Best indicator is to compare normal behavior to current behavior
8.What is truth bias, informational familiarity, behavioral Truth bias- people expect others to be truthful and don't immediately suspect
familiarity, and behavioral control? How do they deception
relate to detecting deception? Informational familiarity- you know info about your partner so they can't lie about
something you all know
Behavioral family- knowledge of partners typical communication style
Behavioral control-people try to hide nerves by controlling their behavior
, 9.What are the myths of infidelity? Know the details of Infidelity is a sign of an unhappy marriage
each of the myths. Cheating is all about sex
Powerful men stray the most
If it happens once it'll happen again
People know when they are playing with fire
After an affair, a couple marriage is destroyed
What is the paradoxical nature of forgiveness? The paradoxical quality of forgiveness
The forgiver gives up resentment to which she has a right to have, and gives the
gift of
compassion to someone who doesn't deserve it
Relational covenant agreed set of boundaries created by a close company that can be broken and are
often broken
Six communicating processes that are integral to the Revealing and discovering transgressions
negotiation of forgiveness Communicating emotion
Sense making
Seeking forgiveness
Granting forgiveness
Managing the relational transition after forgiveness initially is granted
Seven forgiveness prescriptions- Acknowledge wrongdoing
Apologize sincerely
Address emotions explicitly
Request outside assistance
Forgive and remember
Use time to advantage
Revisit communication rules
