Exam 12: Interpreting Experience

Jasmine's partner comes home from work with a bouquet of flowers for her.Jasmine thinks,"Sarah hardly ever brings me flowers.She's so cheap;they must have been on sale." Because Jasmine is ________,we can conclude that she and Sarah are in a ________ relationship.

Behavioral confirmation is a process in which:

Researchers have distinguished between two dimensions of relationship knowledge: (1)beliefs versus values;and (2)general versus specific knowledge.Define beliefs and values,and then offer examples of a general belief and a general value about relationships.

Jaspreet and Imara are friends living in the same town in India.Both are getting married this summer,Jaspreet,to a neighbor's son who was selected for her by her family and Imara,to a young man she met in one of her university classes.Based on research comparing happiness in arranged marriages and partner-selected marriages,who would you predict will have higher marital satisfaction?

Long-term married partners tend to retrospectively report a U-shaped change in their marital satisfaction,that is,looking back,they believe their relationships started out great,worsened somewhat over time,and then improved more recently.On the other hand,research demonstrates that marital satisfaction generally shows a linear decline over time.How can we explain this apparent discrepancy?

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?

John has been married 10 years but is very unhappy with his relationship.There is an attractive female coworker,Leila,at his office.According to the commitment calibration hypothesis,in which of the following situations is John most likely to DOWNPLAY his perception of Leila's attractiveness?

Contrast perceptual and behavioral confirmation,and indicate how each can affect relationship experiences.

Jaspreet and Imara are friends living in the same town in India.Both are getting married this summer,Jaspreet to a neighbor's son who was selected for her by her family and Imara to a young man she met in one of her university classes.Based on research comparing happiness in arranged marriages and partner-selected marriages,what would you predict about Jaspreet's and Imara's marital satisfaction?

Unhappy people tend to make attributions about their partner's behavior that are ________ and ________ for negative behaviors.

Your friend Hugo recently met Jimena in his social psychology class and would like to ask her out on a date.Hugo spends a lot of time describing to you in great detail the latest interactions he has had with Jimena,trying to analyze whether she would be receptive to an overture.Which of the following best describes Hugo's behavior?

________ occurs when existing knowledge structures change to integrate new information.________ occurs when new information is integrated with existing knowledge without changing the existing knowledge structures.

Define and explain the commitment calibration hypothesis.

What is one explanation for the self-serving bias?

Research regarding the origins of our beliefs and values about intimate relationships shows that:

You and your partner are at a party and your partner says something that embarrasses you.Define and provide examples of two kinds of attributions that you might make about your partner's behavior: (1)stable/internal;and (2)temporary/internal.

Perceptual confirmation is a process in which:

Jennie is 14 years old.Because her parents work long hours,she often watches shows on television with sexual and violent content that she knows her parents would not approve of.Based on how media exposure affects beliefs about relationships,what would you predict about Jennie's behavior?

Greg and Stacey have recently started dating.Who is LEAST likely to accurately predict how long their relationship will last?

The explanations an individual makes about a partner's behavior are: