Chapter 11 True/False Self-Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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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