Exam 12: Examining Attraction and Close Relationships

Jack spends a Saturday cleaning up around the house then cooking dinner for his wife Gloria.Falling into negative attributional style,Gloria thinks Jack's behavior is motivated by:

Which of the following is NOT one of John Gottman's "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" conflict styles?

Which psychologists are credited with being among the first to bring attachment studies to humans?

Distinguish between exchange and communal relationships.Who in your life are you more likely to have exchange relationships with over communal relationships?

What is the repulsion hypothesis and is there research evidence to support this idea?

In Sternberg's triangular theory of love,physical attraction and sexual consummation represents the component __________.

Laura is homely,artistic,and intelligent.She marries Jeff,who is also homely,artistic,and intelligent.Laura and Jeff's relationship illustrates an example of:

About ____ in 10 infants display a secure attachment style.

Doug believes that he invests far more time,energy,and resources in his relationship with his girlfriend Mellissa.As a result,he breaks up with Melissa because he feels she benefits much more than he does from their relationship.Doug's break-up with Melissa can be understood in terms of:

In research conducted by Hammermesh and Parker (2005),students rated professors as more skilled at teaching when they were __________.

Researchers studying the way the brain responds to social pain found that:

Mere exposure often leads to an increased favorable response towards a stimulus in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT?

Compare and contrast three different theories designed to predict how long and how well relationships are maintained.

When you ride the subway in the morning on the way to work,you often see the same stranger day in and day out.According to the mere exposure effect,over time you are likely to view this stranger:

Julie meets Eric when they both go skydiving for the first time.They show an initial attraction for one another and soon after start dating.Using the excitation transfer hypothesis,describe why Julie might have developed an attraction for Eric while skydiving.

What do people find attractive and do people's perceptions of beauty differ across cultures? Provide research evidence presented in your textbook to support your answer.

Negative attributional style occurs when a person explains his or her behavior in a negative way.

What attitude is considered to underlie the formation of attachment styles?

What characteristic distinguishes a preoccupied attachment style from a dismissive attachment style?

Attachment style refers to the degree of security experienced in interpersonal relationships.