Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Explicit verbal disclosures are necessary in high-context cultures.
2. Self-disclosure is one of the most common forms of communication.
3. People tend to return another’s self-disclosure with one that matches it in level of intimacy.
4. Disclosures generally happen incrementally over time.
5. Sidney Jourard believed disclosing to create intimacy with another was the most important factor for relationship health.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True

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