Chapter 11 True/False Self-Quiz

. Historically, intimate relationships have been characterized in similar terms across both time and cultures.

. The problem of punctuation occurs when individuals argue about who began a dysfunctional sequence of interaction.

. Jealousy is an example of the "secret test" known as the endurance test.

. When a couple refers to a tune as "their song," they are illustrating the concept of a relational symbol.

. Relationships develop in a linear fashion, always moving through the stages of relationship development in sequence.

. According to Gottman, criticism differs from complaints in that criticism is more specific.

. Research supports the notion that validating, volatile, and avoidant couple types are all forms of successful coupling.

. One effective strategy for managing conflict in close relationships is to make your messages specific and behavioral.

. Disconfirming responses are responses that make people with low self-concepts feel better about themselves.

. One of the perceptual biases of intimate couples is the tendency to overestimate the similarity between their own and their partner's attitudes.

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