Exam 12: Power and Violence

People who seek collaboration with their partners are using a(n):

The availability of many alternatives to a partner in a relationship:

Direct strategies of power are used when:

In a boss-subordinate relationship,who is responsible for keeping track of what the other is feeling?

As defined in the text,social power is the ability to:

According to research by Falbo and Peplau,indirect and unilateral styles of power are most likely to be used by:

_____ influences make it more likely that partners will experience violent impulses; _____ influences encourage partners to refrain from acting on those impulses.

Which of the following factors has been found to influence the tendency of some women to stay in abusive relationships?

With regard to nonverbal behavior,powerful people tend to:

Spouses who share decision making tend to:

Alice tells her partner that she'll bake cookies while he mows the lawn.This is an example of:

The evolutionary theory that suggests we work to regulate and control our partners' access to potential rivals is:

In most cultures,male dominance is supported by:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,about _____ of women and _____ of men have experienced a violent assault by an intimate partner.

Derrick accepted a job in another state.His wife,who is not employed,is not happy about moving but doesn't have a choice.This is an example of:

When they want to begin a relationship,men are likely to use a(n):

A police officer holds _____ power.

Which kind of power do we willingly give to another person out of identification with that person?

Mrs.Garcia says she will take away 13-year-old Samantha's cell phone if Samantha keeps having phone conversations during the family's dinner hour.This is an example of:

When a professor asks a student in class to stop talking to his neighbor and join the class discussion,that professor most likely exercises: