Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. If someone’s meaning systems differ from your own, you are likely to want to enter a
relationship with him or her.
2. Flirtation is an example of direct relationship talk used to change a relationship’s
status.
3. Reassurance of need or value was identified by Weiss as a specific are where
relationships provide us with something special, needed, or valued.
4. Communication intended to change a relationship’s status is usually indirect.
5. When we see any stranger, we can tell just by looking at him or her all the
information we need to know about that person in order to evaluate a possible
relationship.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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