Relationship Development Quiz

1. During which stage do partners first start to express a commitment to the relationship?

Initiating
Experimenting
Intensifying
Integrating

2. In which stage do the individuals use small talk to gain more information about each other?

Initiating
Experimenting
Intensifying
Integrating

3. In which stage do the individuals shift topics of conversation so that they do not have to talk about the relationship?

Circumscribing
Stagnating
Avoiding
Terminating

4. Physical distance is introduced during which phase?

Circumscribing
Stagnating
Avoiding
Terminating


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Relationship Development | Interpersonal Communication


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