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This type of violence tends to be reciprocal (meaning that both partners use it) and to occur in the midst of conflict. a. intimate terrorism b. negativity spirals c. common couple violence d. friendly fire
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According to your readings and class lecture, the most important criterion for defining intimate terrorism is that it: a. is reciprocal b. is enacted by a man toward a woman c. tends to be short-term because it is tied to a particular situation d. is part of a general pattern of control
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Hyperintimacy, a common form of cyber-ORI includes: a. excessively disclosive messages. b. receiving unwanted pornographic messages. c. have a stalker pose as another person. d. all of the above
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Obsessive relational intrusion includes: a. cutting in a dance partner. b. thinking all the time about someone you love. c. repeated, unwanted calls or texts d. all of the above
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According to your text a common use of social media is known as Facebook Stalking.
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SNUPE-ing is an acronym for secondary network understanding pre-encounter, where you get information about a potential date from friends.
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Lurking on someones Facebook site to see new postings and pictures is actually appreciated by most Facebook user and in not considered intrusive.
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Compensatory restoration is a form of self-improvement to try prevent ones partner from straying as solution for ones jealousy.
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One problem with polite or indirect messages of romantic rejection is that they can be misinterpreted.
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Constantly asking for another chance with ones ex is a form of ORI.
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Counterjealousy inductions occur when a person joins a class or treatment program for their excessive jealousy.
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_______________ responses to hurtful messages involve giving in and acknowledging the partners ability to hurt you by engaging in behaviors such as crying or apologizing. a. acquiescent b. invulnerable c. positive verbal d. negative verbal
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Which of the following statements about unrequited love is false? a. Would-be lovers typically report experiencing more negative emotions than the person in the rejecting position. b. The communication script is more defined for would-be-lovers than rejectors c. Unrequited love can occur between strangers, acquaintances, friends, or former romantic partners. d. a and b
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According to relational goal pursuit theory: a. people expend energy to develop or re-initiate relationships to the extent that they perceive a relationship is desirable and attainable. b. close relationships help people fulfill their instrumental goals as well as their need for affection c. people experience positive emotion when their relational goals are met or exceeded, and negative emotion when those goals are blocked. d. personal and relational goals are arranged in a hierarchical structure that guides peoples choices about what relationships they should purse, maintain, and end.
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Cupach and Spitzberg gave four reasons why pursuers continue to use obsessive relational intrusion behaviors when the person to whom they are attracted does not return their interest. Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons? a. cultural scripts b. direct rejection strategies c. rumination d. a motivational shift from pursuit to a desire for revenge
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Research reported in your textbook suggests that people are most likely to forgive their partner for engaging in sexual infidelity when: a. they witness the infidelity firsthand b. they hear about the infidelity from a third party c. the partner confesses after being questioned. d. the partner discloses the information on her or his own.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the types of jealousy mentioned in your textbook? a. activity jealousy b. possessive jealousy c. power jealousy d. friend jealousy
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When someone wants something of value that someone else has, he or she is experiencing: a. jealousy. b. rivalry. c. envy. d. empathy.
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Which of the following is a primary appraisal of a jealousy-producing situation? a. trying to figure out your partners motives b. comparing yourself to the rival c. evaluating the existence or strength of the threat d. evaluating your alternatives
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Which of the following sets of emotions have been found to be related to the experience of jealousy? a. love, appreciation, sexual arousal b. fear, anger, envy c. sadness, guilt d. all of the above are related to jealousy
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Which of the following is NOT one of the destructive responses to jealousy? a. counterjealousy induction b. distributive communication c. signs of possession d. violent communication
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Which of the following is the best example of a compensatory restoration response to jealousy? a. Jason presses the redial button on his girlfriend's telephone to see who she called b. Bob accuses Steve of being disloyal to him c. Rachel flirts with Brent to try and get Nick jealous d. Kristen makes herself especially attractive when around Terry.
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Which of the following is the best example of using surveillance as a response to jealousy? a. Jason presses the redial button on his girlfriend's telephone to see who she called b. Bob accuses Steve of being disloyal to him c. Rachel flirts with Brent to try and get Nick jealous d. Kristen makes herself especially attractive when around Terry.
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Research suggests that the most lying occurs in relationships between: a. strangers b. acquaintances c. friends d. romantic partners
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Which of the following is the biggest disadvantage when it comes to detecting deception in close relationships? a. behavioral familiarity b. informational familiarity c. the truth bias d. a and b
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One night while getting ready to go out dancing, a friend asks you if he looks like he is trying too hard to meet someone. Not directly answering the question, you tell him that hes a single guy and that he might find that a lot of guys will be dressed similarly. Your response is best described as a/an: a. concealment. b. exaggeration. c. lie. d. equivocation.
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The three most common forms of hurtful messages reported by college students are: a. evaluations, accusations, and informative statements b. threats, jokes, and accusations c. deception, directives, and jokes d. evaluations, threats, and questions
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According to the double shot hypothesis, men and women react differently to emotional and sexual infidelity because: a. men cant talk about their feelings as well as women can. b. men and women have different priorities related to mating and parenting. c. women dont care if their partners are sexually unfaithful as long as they are emotionally faithful. d. men believe women are emotionally connected to people they have sex with, whereas women believe men can have sex without being emotionally connected.
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According to the text, the authoritative discipline style is best described as a. strict, punishing, and highly surveillant. b. undemanding, nondirective, but responsive. c. demanding, directive, and nonresponsive. d. demanding and directive, but also responsive.
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The time at which teenagers begin to distance themselves from their parents to develop an individual identity apart from the family structure is referred to by scholars as: a. the terrible teens. b. rebellion. c. separation and individuation. d. maladjustive attachment.
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According to research cited in the textbook, partners in __________ relationships are likely to use blatant power strategies such as verbal aggression and constraints on each other and are not very likely to be diverse in their use of influence strategies. a. traditional and unequal b. equal and independent c. heterosexual d. cross-cultural
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Research show that men use more powerful forms of speech than women. a. on gender neutral topics. b. when addressing men c. in email messages d. across all situations
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According to your book parents______________________ their teenage children. a. are kidding themselves if they think they can suddenly exert much control over b. exert little control over. c. should crack down on d. are best off being permissive with.
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Most romantic relationships are characterized by a. small imbalances in power. b. happiness when the woman has more power in the relationship c. power is stable rather than dynamic d. women who see the world in terms of power and hierarchy.
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Which of the following is a not a power principal discussed in chapter 11? a. power exists in relationships b. power is a perception c. the more abundant the resources, the greater the power struggle. d. the person with less to lose has more power.
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Research from numerous countries shows that when married men and women have more equal income, women: a. are more likely to share in money management decisions. b. do less housework than women who make little money. c. have more decision making power. d. all of the above
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People usually respond to flaming with negative reciprocity.
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The metaphor kiss of the porcupines refers to which of the following statements? a. People are like porcupines in that they like to burrow into their relationships. b. Humans have the need to be social with one another, but they often harm each other in their closeness. c. Research has discovered that partners who have been hurt by sexual infidelity often feel like kisses from the other person are prickly. d. all of the above
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According to your textbook, the most intense hurt feelings arise when a partners words or actions communicate ________________. a. devaluation b. judgment c. negative attributions d. metafrustration
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Transgressions occur when: a. people become unhappy in their relationship(s). b. couples engage in conflict. c. people violate rules in their relationship(s). d. there is a major decision to be made in a relationship.
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The three actions that people most commonly identify as relational transgressions are: a. betraying confidences, deception, and forgetting a special occasion b. deception, infidelity, and dating or flirting with others c. infidelity, betraying confidences, and making false accusations d. making false accusations, dating or flirting with others, and personal insults
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According to the evolutionary hypothesis discussed in your text book, men and women react differently to emotional and sexual infidelity because: a. men cant talk about their feelings as well as women can. b. men and women have different priorities related to mating and parenting. c. women dont care if their partners are sexually unfaithful as long as they are emotionally faithful. d. men believe women are emotionally connected to people they have sex with, whereas women believe men can have sex without being emotionally connected.
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A person who has a high visual dominance score: a. spends more time looking while speaking than looking while listening. b. is most likely perceived as being more interpersonally sensitive in an interaction. c. spends more time looking while listening than looking while speaking. d. a and b
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According to the chilling effect: a. people who have too much power are perceived as cold and calculating. b. the less powerful person in a relationship often hesitates to communicate grievances to her or his partner. c. subordinates and superiors tend not to socialize with one another. d. people are more likely to withdrawal from conflict once the relationship becomes committed.
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If you were trying to predict who would be in the demanding versus withdrawing position during a conflict episode, which piece of information would be most helpful? a. knowing which person was seeking compliance or change. b. being able to identify who was a man and who was a woman. c. knowing the stage of the relationship the couple was in d. knowing the age of each of the participants.
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One day at the grocery store, you notice a child and her mother in the cereal aisle. The child is pulling her mother toward a certain box of cereal. When her mother says, No, you cant have that cereal because it is too sugary, the girl stamps her feet, cries, and pouts. Which of the following verbal power ploys best describes the one the child is using to influence her mother? a. aversive stimulation b. hinting c. ingratiation d. bargaining
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Sergio compliments his coach on his good judgment, his ability to see beyond what happens on the field and his knack for motivating players in an effort to prevent himself from being cut from the team. Which verbal power ploy describes Sergios comments best? a. aversive stimulation b. hinting c. ingratiation d. bargaining
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A conversational message that shows submission is called a: a. one-across message. b. one-down message. c. one-up message. d. symmetrical message.
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Read the following conversation and then answer questions 11, 12, and 13. Marissa: Youve been on the phone for an hourget off! Nicole: Okay. Marissa: Now! [ tells her friend she will call her later and hangs up.] Marissa: Thank you. Nicole: Ask a little more nicely next time. Now consider the first pairing of messages in this conversation. Marissa says Youve been on the phone for an hourget off! and Nicole says Okay. This message pairing is an example of: a. submissive symmetry b. competitive symmetry c. a transition d. complementarity
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People who focus mainly on themselves rather than others, engage in excessive verbal participation, redirect the conversation away from others, and interrupt are engaging in: a. androgynous speech b. powerful speech. c. powerless speech. d. gendered speech.
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According to the authors of the textbook, __________ is a richer source of power messages than ______________. a. verbal communication, nonverbal communication b. nonverbal communication, verbal communication c. the workplace, family relationships d. family relationships, the workplace
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Which of the following about communicating power through clothing is true? a. Formal, fashionable, and expensive clothing communicates power. b. Men have fewer options than women in the ways they dress. c. Women are often perceived more negatively than men when they violate clothing norms. d. All of the above are true.
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What are the The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and why is each one of them relationally detrimental?
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What are one-up and one-down messages? What can a single message tell you? What can pairs of messages tell you?
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According to the text, _________ refers to an individuals ability to influence others to do what the individual wants, as well as an individuals ability to resist the influence attempts of others. a. communication competence b. self-esteem c. power d. egalitarianism
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According to the text, power is a perception because: a. an individual has power only if he or she perceives himself or herself to have power. b. an individual has power only to the extent that others perceive him or her to have power. c. an individual has power if he or she has objective power in the form of position, strength, weaponry, and wealth. d. power is about resources.
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The principle of least interest means that: a. the person who cares the most has the least power. b. the most influential leaders are not interested in yielding high levels of power. c. people who are uninterested in accumulating resources are most powerful. d. people who are good at bluffing often negotiate the best deals.
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a. the scarcity principle b. the principle of elevation c. the prerogative principle d. the principle that power can enable or disable
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The term relative power refers to: a. the degree to which a persons power is situated within a social or organizational hierarchy. b. the degree to which power is connected to status rather than a dominant communication style. c. how much power a person has in comparison to her or his partner. d. how much objective versus subjective power a person has.
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According to your book traditional marriages are based on a form of benevolent female dominance coupled with clearly specialized roles.
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What is flaming and why does it occur? What are some common responses to flaming? Which responses are likely to be most effective?
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What tactics have been found to be especially likely to divert attention away from the conflict issue while escalating negativity? What are some better approaches to conflict management?
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What is the demand-withdrawal sequence and why is detrimental to romantic relationships? What can be done to reduce the incidence or negative impact of this relational behavior?
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List and discuss 5 conflict styles. Which seems to be most harmful to a relationship?
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Discuss 3postitive and 3 negative responses to flaming on line. What do you believe are the best approaches?
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What is the demand/withdrawal sequence? Who is likely to do it? What are the consequences?
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People from Italy and the U.S. reported higher levels of demand-withdraw than did people from Brazil.
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Men are more likely to do demanding and women are most likely to do the withdrawing.
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Stonewalling is one of four horsemen of the apocolipes.
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Hostile behaviors are rarely reciprocated during conflict.
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In conflict interaction, negative reciprocity appears to be more common than positive reciprocity.
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Kitchen sinking is similar to gunnysacking.
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People from Australia, Brazil, Italy, Pakistan, Taiwan, and the U.S. all report being less satisfied and more distressed within their relationships if their conflict is characterized by the demand-withdraw pattern.
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I am sorry your feelings are hurt! is an example of a one-up message.
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According to your book, in the 21st century, most women are not satisfied with traditional gender roles.
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Couples characterized by husband-to-wife violence are more likely than nonviolent couples to exhibit rigid patterns of husband demand and wife withdrawal.
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Attack positions, not people (no name-calling, button pushing, or violence) is one of the ten rules for constructive conflict management mentioned in your text.
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Is conflict inevitable in close relationships? How can it be prevented? How can it be managed?
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What effect does conflict between a husband and a wife have on children?
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The collaborating style of conflict management is the same as which of the following a. problem focused b. integrative c. disjunctive d. yielding