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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Why are men attracted to women who have an hour glass figure

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Fertility

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2
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When are women more likely to cheat on their partners

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Days surrounding their ovulation

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What is the most physically attractive hip to waist ratio b

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Waist to hip ratio of a curvy 0.7 .

Waist being 30% smaller than their hips

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4
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What do you know about physical attractiveness matching process in relationships

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Demographic similarity in age sex race religion and social clas

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What kind of similarity is important to liking

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Religion , housework , and gender roles

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5
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What kind of similarity is important to liking

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Religion , housework , and gender roles

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6
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What is fatal attraction

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When the quality that you once thought attracted you, over time becomes one of the most obnoxious, irritating things about them

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What is stimulus-value-role theory

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3 different broad types of information as the relationship developers

Stimulus - sex, age, and looks
Value- similarity on attitudes and values like liking the same movie, politics
Role compatibility - agreeing on the basics of parenting, careers, house cleaning and other life Task

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8
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Men and women look for in short term flings

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Same have relatively low standards

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Men and women picking long term relations

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Women - want a man with good character rather than looks , warmth, loyalty ,status and resources

Men - loyalty and attach more importance to attactivness and viability

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Which sample is most appropriate for a research study in which the demographic characteristics of the subjects are not important

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Convenience sample

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What is a convenience sample

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Using anyone that is readily available and consents to participation

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What is representative sample

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The participates resemble the entire population of people who are of interest

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13
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What is correlation

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It describes the patterns in which change is one event is accompanied to some degree by change in another

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14
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Which of the following is the strongest correlation
-.67 , .09, .43

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-.67

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What is the difference between longitudinal studies and Cross sectional studies

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Longitudinal studies are studies done over time ,

Cross sectional studies are studies done at a specific point in time

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What is experimental design

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Provides straight forward information on causes and their affects bc experimenters create and control the conditions they study

Having a control group with the experiment group and comparing the data

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What is correlation design

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Involves looking for relationships between variables of the graph

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Developmental Design

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Techniques used for life span research for assessing development and change over time

19
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What are the major draw backs of using experimental design research on intimate relationships

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You can’t manipulate important facts of a intimate relationship

Can’t create and full fledged experience of Romatic love in a lab

You can’t do experiments on events you can’t control

20
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When drawing conclusion about behavior changes over time one of the biggest drawbacks of cross sectional design is what

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There is no causation .
Seeing data from one point of time , won’t be able to see growth or change because there is nothing to compare too

21
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What research design should you use if you want to test whether childhood attachment develops into adult attachments

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Longitudinal

22
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What is the greatest methodological limitation of longitudinal design

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Participation attrition
- the lose of participants over time

23
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What is experience sampling

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Short terms of observation to capture samples of behavior over long periods of time

Gathering info in an individuals natural environment over time

24
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What does it mean when a researcher says something is statistically significant

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Whether or not the the difference between groups is due to change or the difference is the result of experimental influences

25
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Who is more likely to disclose their sexual orientation

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Les and gays are , bis are least likely bc they receive criticism from both sides for not choosing one or the other

26
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Does intimacy in same sex couples works differently than heterosexual couples

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Yes, same sex couples more more happy bc they separate chores more fairly , communicate openly , honestly and respect and appreciate individual differences

27
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Which mental health problems are associated with our social needs

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Depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse , eating disorders, alcoholism

28
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What are are the two themes that underline the 4 attachment styles described by Barthlomew

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Avoidance Of intimacy-
ppl who are comfortable and relaxes are low in avoidance
Ppl who distrust others and value independence are high in avoidance

Anxiety of abandonment -
Dread that people will find them unworthy and leave them
Secure - take great comfort in getting close to people and do not worry about them leaving

29
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What does social science research suggest regarding differences between sexes and differences between individuals within a given sex

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Men - masculine ( instrumental )
Women - feminine ( expressive)

30
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What do you call a person who’s gender align with their sex at birth

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Cisgender

31
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What are sex differences

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Refers to the biological differences from physical natures

32
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What are gender differences

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Social and physiological distinctions that are created by cultures and upbringings

33
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How do sexes and gender differ

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Sex is biology and gender is culture and upbringing

34
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What does transgender mean

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Gender does not align with sex assigned on birth

35
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What does gender queer mean

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They reject the notion that ppl must be male or female . They’re often attractive to transgender or nonconforming ppl

36
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Does sexual attraction and sexual behavior go together

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No people and be straight and fantasies of being with the same sex

37
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What is humility

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Humble ppl think no matter how extraordinary one’s accomplishes or characteristics, they are not entitled for special treatment

38
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Humility

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Lack arrogance , recongize they’re limits and don’t take offense when ppl disagree with them and are most forgiving than most

39
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What are the big 5 personality traits of humility

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Open mindedness - degree to which they are creative , imaginative rather than comforting
Extroversion - extend ppl are assertive , and sociable vs cautious and shy
Conscientiousness - extend ppl are dutiful , dependable, responsible vs unreliable
Agreeableness - degree to ppl being passionate , cooperatives vs hostile selfish
Negative emotionality - the degree to ppl fluctuating moods and High level of negative emotion

40
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What is paternity uncertainty -

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men but not women face doubts if they’re kids are theirs

41
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Which theory considers paternity uncertainty a key factor to close relationships

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Gorilla - evolutionary psychology

42
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Which gender is more parental invested

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Women

43
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What are due characteristics of an intimidate relationship.

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Knowledge- sharing stories
Interdependence - influence each other
Caring - feel more affection for each other than others
Trust - trust one and other
Mutuality - think of them as a us
Commitment - they expect their partnership to continue indefinitely

44
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What are attachment styles

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Secure - mother came to their every cry
Anxious - ambivalent — care was unpredictable and inconsistent . Makes children nervous, clingy , depend on others for approval
Avoidant - care was provided reluctantly and rejecting ,nothing good came from depending on others , don’t easily trust
Fearful - avoid intimacy bc of rejection
Dismissing - intimacy isn’t worth it

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