Exam 10: Understanding Each Other

Maria confides to you that her husband is a very stubborn man but that it is not something that causes trouble in their relationship. This is a(n) ________.

________ involve finding redeeming features within a partner's fault; ________ involve minimizing the broader implications of a partner's fault for the relationship.

According to the empathy accuracy model, when should partners in intimate relationships be especially motivated to understand each other accurately?

Which description below reflects an enhancement bias in a relationship?

14.Define and explain the commitment calibration hypothesis.

15.In the chapter on motivated reasoning, your textbook authors review a number of ways in which partners who feel positive about their relationships can protect those positive feelings from negative information. Given the strategies at their disposal, why do people not continue to feel positively about their relationships regardless of specific experiences and observations? That is, whyÑfrom this perspectiveÑdoes satisfaction decline?

Regarding research on biases that individuals who are happy in their relationships have, what is true?

A study that followed men for 40 years and asked them to rate their marital satisfaction at regular intervals found the usual gradual decline in satisfaction over time. However, in a retrospective account after 40 years, the men reported that their marriages had been very satisfying in the beginning, grew gradually less satisfying in the middle years, and then became more satisfying again in recent years (a U-shaped curve). Their memories of how their satisfaction changed were ________ with the actual satisfaction data collected over the course of their lives due to a ________.

Maria confides to you that her husband is a very stubborn man but that she respects his ability to stand firm against injustice in the community. This is a(n) ________.

What term describes the tendency for partners' global feelings about their relationships to color their perceptions of experiences?

Which of the following statements about enhancement and confirmation motives is accurate?

According to the text, Simpson and colleagues conducted a study about empathy in relationships. They discovered that:

3.Compare the confirmation and enhancement biases.

You are conducting a study on how people organize their knowledge about intimate relationship partners. You predict that people who show ________ as opposed to ________ will be happier in their intimate relationships.

What is one explanation for the self-serving bias?

Adam believes that his marriage ended simply because he and his wife were poorly matched and experienced a lot of stress when he lost his job. He also believes that his new relationship is working so well because he has learned a lot and is working hard to build intimacy with his new partner. What information processing bias does this reflect?

Denise has always believed that she isn't a great singer. After a night singing karaoke with friends, her boyfriend, Sean, casually comments that she is a pretty good singer. Which of the following is accurate?

In terms of a relationship knowledge hierarchy, ÒI met my partner for lunchÓ is an example of a ________.

Greg and Stacey have recently started dating. Who is LEAST likely to be accurate in predicting how long their relationship will last?

Samantha and Carmine, like many couples, have experienced declining satisfaction over the years. However, Samantha is quite adamant that their relationship is Òthe best it's ever been!Ó How is this possible?