Chapter 9 Terms

Question 1

Demand/withdraw pattern

Answer 1

Interaction episode characterized by one person demanding and the other person not responding or withdrawing

Question 2

Double-shot hypothesis

Answer 2

The idea that emotional and sexual infidelity are not examined in isolation of one another with the forced choice methodology

Question 3

Equity

Answer 3

State of a relationship in which the ratio of what one puts in and gets out of a relationship equals that of the partner

Question 4

Evolutionary Theory

Answer 4

Theory that states that social behavior is shaped by survival of genes

Question 5

Negative Reciprocity

Answer 5

Communication pattern in which one person makes a negative/critical remark and the partner responds negatively

Question 6

Potentials-attract hypothesis

Answer 6

The idea that young beautiful women end up in relationships with attractive wealthy men

Question 7

Script

Answer 7

Schema or cognitive representation for a sequence of events

Question 8

Social Constructionist theory

Answer 8

Theory that states that women’s and men’s behavior is determined by the context they are in, which includes the norms or rules of a society

Question 9

Social Role Theory

Answer 9

Theory that states men’s and women’s behavior is a function of the roles that they hold in society