Rosa and Mike Are Out on a Date

question 61

Multiple Choice

Rosa and Mike are out on a date. During the course of conversation, Mike tells Rosa that his parents recently got divorced. After hearing this, Rosa feels compelled to tell Mike that her parents were divorced when she was very young. What factor affecting self-disclosure can be identified here?

• A) Disclosure might be avoided for a variety of reasons.
• B) Disclosure tends to be reciprocal.
• C) Disclosure helps build relationships.
• D) Relational satisfaction and disclosure are curvilinearly related.

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Definitions:

Rank Sums

A statistic used in non-parametric tests that involves summing the ranks of observations in samples.

Standardized Test Statistic

A calculated value from sample data that has been transformed to conform to a standard scale, used in hypothesis testing to determine how far a sample statistic differs from what is expected under the null hypothesis.

Matched Pairs

An experimental design where pairs of subjects are matched based on certain criteria to compare effects of different treatments.

Population of Differences

Refers to the set of differences obtained by subtracting one set of values from another, often used in paired samples analysis.