Comm 315 Final Exam Questions And Answers Concordia University

A smile from your significant other sends a different message to you than a smile from a stranger. A secret your best friend tells you means something different than a disclosure from a stranger on a plane. The principle that explains these interactions is that relationships ______. {Ans: contextualize messages}According to the spill-over effect, children who witness their parents engaging in frequent, aggressive conflict are more likely to have trouble interacting with their peers and performing at their full potential in school because ______. {Ans: parents who engage in dysfunctional conflict are also likely to have dysfunctional parenting styles}Adam and Benjamin saved their money to buy their parents a very special gift for their anniversary. They are not telling anybody else in their family about it. They want it to be a big surprise! They are keeping a/an ______ secret. {Ans: intrafamily}If you were trying to predict who would be in the "demanding" versus "withdrawing" position during a conflict episode, which piece of information would be most helpful? {Ans: being able to define who was a man and who was a woman}The idea that relational communication is dynamic means that communication reflects the changing nature of