11.Empathic listening is judgmental.
12.It is sometimes easier to listen empathically to a relative stranger than to someone with whom you have a close relationship.
13.The desire to give advice is one of the major deterrents to empathic listening.
14.Body language is not really necessary in communication.
15.Men expect decisions to be made by consensus.
16.Men actually talk more than women in meetings and in mixed-group discussions.
17.The female style of communicating is better than the male style.
18.Research suggests that conflicts are equally present in happy and unhappy marriages.
19.Nonrealistic conflict is usually easier to handle than realistic conflicts.
20.Denial is when a person expresses anger and then discounts it.
21.Defensiveness is a type of couple interaction that is predictive of a relationship failure.
22.Repressing anger over a long period of time tends to improve a relationship.
23.Social networking sites have little impact on relationships.
24.Political efforts are being made to narrow the digital divide.
25.The overall negative effects from the use of new technologies exceed the possible benefits.