Andrew avoided any topic that he thought would upset his wife and stuck to safe topics like asking what time to pick up the kids

This provides an example of a couple that is in the circumscribing stage according to Knapp and Vangelisti's stage model of relationship development.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Which of the following statements is false:

A) The Adapted Self, is "Adapted" to everyone's expectations. B) The Shadow are all the qualities I'm socialized to get rid of. These are all the parts of the True Self that I lost. C) The Shadow are all the parts of ourselves that we are unaware of that we are trying to show other people. D) On Saturday night after midnight people shadows start coming out, people start acting in ways that the next day they regret

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When Maury is asked to describe herself, her first response is that she is an overachiever. This

describes her ________. A) avowed identity B) assumed role C) ascribed identity D) aspect of her spiritual self

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When a newcomer begins to think positively about the new culture once again, she is entering which stage of culture shock:

a. honeymoon stage b. crisis stage c. recovery stage d. readjustment stage

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Members of a collectivist culture __________

a. think of themselves more as part of a group b. regard each person as distinct from other people c. value personal freedom d. tends to have more assertive communication e. tends to have more competitive communication

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