Exam 12: Interpreting Experience

What can you conclude about the research that compares relationship satisfaction in arranged marriages and partner-selected marriages? Compared to partner-selected marriages,couples in arranged marriages:

________ refers to whether the cause of behavior is something about the person or something about circumstances;________ refers to whether the cause of the behavior is something that is likely to persist over time or is temporary.

People who _________,as opposed to _______,can feel more encouraged in their intimate relationships.

Cultural differences in beliefs about relationships may help explain:

Compare the confirmation and enhancement biases.

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

We would expect relationship partners who make ________ comparisons to be happier than those who make ________ comparisons.

Jack and Kate are unhappy in their relationship.Robbie and Sawyer are happy in their relationship.One night,Jack and Robbie find themselves sitting at a restaurant waiting for their very late partners to arrive for dinner.According to research on attributions in relationships,Jack is likely to think ________,and Robbie is likely to think ________.

How are predictions about the future of a relationship and later relationship outcomes related?

When considering factors that determine people's beliefs and values about relationships,why is it important to distinguish between influences that are more distant from the individual and influences that are specific to the individual?

Tom and Amrita have been fighting a lot and are thinking of breaking up.After a particularly bad fight,Tom decides to pick up some flowers for Amrita on his way home.Amrita thinks that Tom is bringing her flowers because he is feeling guilty about the fight and not because he is sorry.What kind of attribution is she making?