TORF examples

Punctuation is irrelevant to perceptions of interpersonal communication?
The analogic code is similar to relationship messages?
Complementary or symmetrical interaction is associated with the idea of control?
Competitive symmetrical interaction is a synonym for complementary interaction?
One can not-communicate?
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Traditional couples constantly renegotiate their roles and are ‘emotionally divorced’?
Separates have a conventional view of marriage and are not interdependent?
Of all the types of marriages, independent ones have the most amount of conflict?
Traditional marriages have the highest levels of relational satisfaction?
Many couples are mixed-types?
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Self Disclosure is defined as the process of increasing intimacy within a relationship?
Self Disclosure is seen along the dimensions of depth and breadth?
A mentally healthy person tends to be ‘transparent’?
There’s a curvilinear relationship between self-disclosure and relational satisfaction?
For self-disclosure, I must be willing to risk rejection, have low self esteem and an unconditional positive regard for the listener?
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Social Penetration Theories borrow from Economics?
Relational development occurs quickly and easily?
Anthropological communication is Miller & Steinberg’s stage when people make small talk and polite conversation?
Sociological communication is the most frequent form of relational communication?
Psychological communication is sometimes referred to by the scholars as Dyadic communication?
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Just like we use strategies to reduce uncertainty, we use strategies to end relationships?
Relational dissolution involves direct strategies between the two communicators?
Negotiated farewell and state of the relationship talks are insensitive to the other person?
Conflict is always negative and detrimental to a relationship?
Conflict is unavoidable and it’s important to see how it is handled?
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A zero sum game implies that players use competitive moves when dealing with an opponent?
Prisoner’s Dilemma is a great example to show that a lack of communication in conflict situations tends to encourage cooperative strategies?
The tit for tat strategy doesn’t allow your opponent to intimidate you, since it builds on competition?
Game theory correctly assumes that people think logically in conflict situations?
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