Deck 12: Power and Violence

Question 1

Possession of specific types of power is most strongly influenced by:

A) alternatives.
B) cultural norms.
C) geography.
D) birth order.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When Melissa's leg was broken,her husband Jack drove her to work every day.Jack was influenced by the norm of:

A) equity.
B) reciprocity.
C) social responsibility.
D) obedience.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Counterpower occurs:

A) as revenge, when one partner has been disempowered.
B) when both partners have control over each other.
C) when one partner has unmatched control over the other.
D) as a function of time, when one partner controls scheduling.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

A) legitimate power.
B) informational power.
C) referent power.
D) expert power.

Question 5

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

A) fate control.
B) behavior control.
C) life control.
D) referent control.

Question 6

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

A) influence the behavior of others.
B) produce intended results.
C) identify who has the greatest influence in any situation.
D) maintain one's calm and control in tense situations.

Question 7

From a comparison level perspective,quitting work after marriage is likely to decrease power by reducing:

A) sex drive.
B) attractiveness of others.
C) life stresses.
D) alternatives.

Question 8

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:

A) counterpower.
B) life control.
C) fate control.
D) behavior control.

Question 9

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

A) increases that partner's social power.
B) decreases that partner's social power.
C) increases that partner's dependence.
D) decreases the other partner's dependence.

Question 10

In most cultures,male dominance is supported by:

A) referent power.
B) reward power.
C) social norms.
D) nothing; male dominance is rare.

Question 11

Love is an example of which type of resource?

A) Particularistic
B) Universalistic
C) Patriarchal
D) Matriarchal

Question 12

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

A) Expertise
B) Informational
C) Legitimate
D) Referent

Question 13

A police officer holds _____ power.

A) legitimate
B) referent
C) expert
D) informational

Question 14

Which of the following is true about power among men and women?

A) Men and women face a disparity in relative resources.
B) Only 5 percent of America's 500 largest companies have women CEOs.
C) Men generally make more money than women.
D) All of these are true.

Question 15

In his classic formulation,Waller proposed that power in a relationship is based on:

A) prestige.
B) level of interest.
C) money.
D) beauty.

Question 16

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:

A) coercive power.
B) expertise.
C) legitimate power.
D) referent power.

Question 17

When one has control over all of his or her partner's possible outcomes,one has the power known as:

A) life control.
B) fate control.
C) mind control.
D) parental control.

Question 18

From an interdependency perspective,power is based on:

A) control of valuable resources.
B) control of access to valuable resources.
C) partner's value of a particular resource.
D) All of these.

Question 19

Sadie craves affection and compliments from her husband.He has _____ power over her.

A) coercive
B) legitimate
C) reward
D) expert

Question 20

For your roommate,it is very important that the two of you live together next year.You wouldn't mind living with him/her again next year but have considered other options.In this relationship,you have more power than your roommate.This is an example of:

A) the principle of lesser interest.
B) the principle of greater options.
C) intimate terrorism.
D) behavior control.

Question 21

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

A) lesbians.
B) gay men.
C) heterosexual women.
D) heterosexual men.

Question 22

In the context of power differentials,who is most likely to be interrupted in a conversation?

A) A man talking to another man
B) A woman talking to another woman
C) A man talking to a woman
D) A woman talking to a man

Question 23

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

A) direct strategy.
B) indirect strategy.
C) multilateral strategy.
D) unilateral strategy.

Question 24

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

A) The boss
B) The subordinate
C) They are both equally responsible
D) Someone else

Question 25

With regard to nonverbal behavior,powerful people tend to:

A) use less intense facial expressions.
B) try to make themselves look smaller.
C) take up more space.
D) use shorter interpersonal distances.

Question 26

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

A) intimate resistance.
B) intimate terrorism.
C) mate-resistance.
D) mate-guarding.

Question 27

People tend to use an indirect strategy to get what they want because they are low in:

A) conscientiousness.
B) instrumentality.
C) nonverbal sensitivity.
D) neuroticism.

Question 28

When women are in positions of leadership:

A) they are evaluated in a way similar to the way men are evaluated.
B) they are evaluated more harshly when they straightforwardly tell others what to do.
C) they are evaluated more leniently when they straightforwardly tell others what to do.
D) they are judged as more charming and likeable, no matter what leadership style they take.

Question 29

When violence erupts from a heated conflict that gets out of hand,this type of violence is called:

A) intimate terrorism.
B) intimate control.
C) situational couple violence.
D) violent resistance.

Question 30

A person who interrupts during a conversation is perceived to be:

A) the less powerful person.
B) the more powerful person.
C) of equal status to his or her partner in the conversation.
D) judgmental.

Question 31

Spouses who share decision making tend to:

A) have marriages that are less happy, more contentious, and more prone to divorce.
B) enjoy marriages that are happier, but they are also more prone to divorce.
C) enjoy marriages that are happier, less contentious, and less prone to divorce.
D) have marriages that are more contentious but also longer lasting.

Question 32

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

A) indirect strategy.
B) coercive strategy.
C) unilateral strategy.
D) bilateral strategy.

Question 33

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn about power in relationships?

A) Power is necessarily corrosive to relationships.
B) Power typically enhances important relationships.
C) Power can be both malevolent and benevolent in relationships.
D) Power has little bearing on relationships.

Question 34

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

A) 5%; 2%
B) 14%; 3%
C) 24%; 14%
D) 36%; 17%

Question 35

Direct strategies of power are used when:

A) one is an expert or has more knowledge.
B) one is a novice or has less knowledge.
C) indirect styles have not worked; it's the strategy of last resort.
D) one is female.

Question 36

Powerful people:

A) are especially empathetic.
B) usually have low self-esteem.
C) rarely see things from others' points of view.
D) are often unhappy.

Question 37

Coercive power:

A) relates to less compromise in one's partner than gentler kinds of power.
B) creates greater contentment in one's partner.
C) diminishes resistance in one's partner than other kinds of power.
D) is a very helpful, productive way of influencing one's partner.

Question 38

In terms of gender differences in partner violence,women are:

A) slightly more likely to engage in physical violence against their partners than men.
B) less likely to engage in indirect aggression.
C) more likely to use violence as a tool in an ongoing pattern of domination and influence.
D) more likely to murder their violent partners in self-defense.

Question 39

Intimate terrorism:

A) is less likely to involve serious injury to its target than situational couple violence.
B) occurs more often than situational couple violence.
C) is more likely to be two-sided than situational couple violence.
D) makes victims more likely to fight back.

Question 40

In terms of gender differences in partner violence:

A) most of the injuries are suffered by women.
B) most of the injuries are suffered by men.
C) women are more likely to murder their partners.
D) women are more likely to become stalkers after a break-up.

Question 41

In her research on men who were incarcerated for abusing their female partners,Julia Wood found that:

A) almost all of the men were remorseful for their actions.
B) most saw themselves as abusers because of their actions.
C) all mentioned their partners' provocation as the source of their abuse.
D) most believed they were not entitled to use violence in their relationships; it had "just happened."

Question 42

Cohabiting couples experience more violence than married couples do.This is a _____ influence on violence.

A) relational
B) situational
C) distal
D) stylistic

Question 43

Cheryl experiences extreme jealousy when she sees her husband Bob talking to another woman,causing fights that often escalate into violence on both sides.Bob talking to another woman is a(n):

A) impelling influence.
B) instigating trigger.
C) distal influence.
D) relational influence.

Question 44

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

A) Inhibiting; impelling
B) Inclusive; impelling
C) Inhibiting; inclusive
D) Impelling; inhibiting

Question 45

With regard to couple violence among heterosexuals in the United States:

A) men's violence tends to be more severe than women's.
B) women are more likely to engage in direct aggression.
C) women are more likely to murder their partners.
D) All of these.

Question 46

An individual who comes from a violent family or lives in a culture that condones intimate partner violence experiences _____ influences on violence.

A) relational
B) situational
C) distal
D) stylistic

Question 47

According to the study by Campbell and colleagues,about _____ of women stayed in abusive relationships for an extended period.

A) one-quarter
B) one-third
C) half
D) two-thirds

Question 48

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

A) Anxious-ambivalent attachment
B) Dysfunctional reinforcement patterns
C) The insistence of extended family members to bear with it
D) The women's other options; they don't think they'll be better off if they leave

Question 49

People who have experienced violence as a child are:

A) doomed to repeat it in their own family.
B) more likely to repeat it in their own family, but many do not.
C) less likely to repeat it in their own family, knowing how destructive it can be.
D) equally likely to perpetrate violence in their own family as someone who did not experience violence as a child.

Question 50

Men who are intimate terrorists:

A) are rare; women are much more likely to be intimate terrorists.
B) have very few commonalities; each tends to be very different from the next in terms of previous experience with conflict or attitudes toward women.
C) tend to abuse their partners but no one else.
D) often give clues to their tendency toward violence early in their relationships.