C464 WGU UPDATED CORE ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔30. Andrea and Mason have been dating for two years, but they are experiencing
difficulties. Mason wants to work on the relationship. Andrea wants to break up, but,
when Andrea moves out of their apartment, she says she'll think about trying to work
things out despite having no intention to do so. Although he doubts her sincerity, Mason
does not press her on the issue. Which of the following statements describes why
Andrea and Mason were unsuccessful in exiting their relationship? - - Andrea and
Mason didn't establish a mutual agreement that the relationship was over.
Clarifying the end of the relationship is a healthy and necessary step for the transition
of both partners.
✔✔31. Apologies help overcome damaging interpersonal communication because they
can help a person . - - Express understanding of the negative impact of one's behavior
on a partner.
Apologies can be powerful when the person who has hurt a partner acknowledges how
his or her behavior or actions have been hurtful.
✔✔32. Lucy and Ben had a major argument, and Lucy said some very offensive things
to Ben. Once they both calmed down, Lucy felt bad and offered to treat Ben to some ice
cream. Which of the following scenarios is Lucy employing in this scenario? - - Make it
up to the injured partner
After Lucy offended Ben, she decided to make it up to him by buying him ice cream.
✔✔33. Bryan and Maria have been dating for just over a year and do just about
everything together. Although Maria loves Bryan, she is beginning to feel a bit
smothered and would like to do some things separately sometimes. Which of the
following dialectical tensions is creating conflict in this relationship - - A couple that
always eats at the same restaurant
Habits and routines reflect the dialectic tension concerned with predictability and
novelty.
✔✔34. Which of the following is an example of dialectic tension between predictability
and novelty? - - A couple that always eats at the same restaurant
Habits and routines reflect the dialectic tension concerned with predictability and
novelty.
✔✔1. Which of the following factors distinguishes interpersonal communication (IPC)
from other types of communication? - - IPC exists only between interdependent
communicators.
IPC requires that the behavior of each communicator affects the other to some degree.
✔✔2. When a person's inclusion needs are not met, he or she may become either
antisocial and/or oversocial. - - True
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔30. Andrea and Mason have been dating for two years, but they are experiencing
difficulties. Mason wants to work on the relationship. Andrea wants to break up, but,
when Andrea moves out of their apartment, she says she'll think about trying to work
things out despite having no intention to do so. Although he doubts her sincerity, Mason
does not press her on the issue. Which of the following statements describes why
Andrea and Mason were unsuccessful in exiting their relationship? - - Andrea and
Mason didn't establish a mutual agreement that the relationship was over.
Clarifying the end of the relationship is a healthy and necessary step for the transition
of both partners.
✔✔31. Apologies help overcome damaging interpersonal communication because they
can help a person . - - Express understanding of the negative impact of one's behavior
on a partner.
Apologies can be powerful when the person who has hurt a partner acknowledges how
his or her behavior or actions have been hurtful.
✔✔32. Lucy and Ben had a major argument, and Lucy said some very offensive things
to Ben. Once they both calmed down, Lucy felt bad and offered to treat Ben to some ice
cream. Which of the following scenarios is Lucy employing in this scenario? - - Make it
up to the injured partner
After Lucy offended Ben, she decided to make it up to him by buying him ice cream.
✔✔33. Bryan and Maria have been dating for just over a year and do just about
everything together. Although Maria loves Bryan, she is beginning to feel a bit
smothered and would like to do some things separately sometimes. Which of the
following dialectical tensions is creating conflict in this relationship - - A couple that
always eats at the same restaurant
Habits and routines reflect the dialectic tension concerned with predictability and
novelty.
✔✔34. Which of the following is an example of dialectic tension between predictability
and novelty? - - A couple that always eats at the same restaurant
Habits and routines reflect the dialectic tension concerned with predictability and
novelty.
✔✔1. Which of the following factors distinguishes interpersonal communication (IPC)
from other types of communication? - - IPC exists only between interdependent
communicators.
IPC requires that the behavior of each communicator affects the other to some degree.
✔✔2. When a person's inclusion needs are not met, he or she may become either
antisocial and/or oversocial. - - True
