Exam 2.1

Question 1

name some factors that affect attraction

Answer 1

1. proximity
2. mere exposure
3. isolation anxiety: don’t wanna be left alone
4. similarities
5. compensatory hypothesis/complementary needs: opposites attract
6. reciprocity of liking: like that they like us

Question 2

What are Shutz’s three basic needs

Answer 2

1. inclusion (involvement)
2. affection (affiliation)
3. control (dominance)

Question 3

why do you choose your romantic partner with an evolutionary approach

Answer 3

-attributes most successful to pass on
-love is only for reproduction
-to reproduce successfully must meet requirements
(ie healthy, cooperative, resources, etc)

Question 4

define self-disclosure

Answer 4

a self description that you’re comfortable telling other people

Question 5

what is genuine self disclosure

Answer 5

the person actually feels like info they told was personal/risky

Question 6

what is apparent self disclosure

Answer 6

reveal of something they think isn’t risky but others believe it is

Question 7

why don’t we self disclose sometimes

Answer 7

• risk: not always positive outcomes.
• too vulnerable
• appropriateness:time/context

Question 8

who are 3 targets of self disclosure

Answer 8

1. friends
2. parents
3. strangers

Question 9

What is the difference in our attributional analysis between self disclosing to a friend vs a stranger

Answer 9

• more likely to have positive self attribution w/ friend and “other neutral” or “other negative” with stranger.

Question 10

what were the differences in gender when self disclosing

Answer 10

women disclose more but it is minimal difference

Question 11

what are some reasons for relational dissolution

Answer 11

1. conscious choice
2. atrophy
3. separation
4. death

Question 12

what are some characteristics of the leaver in relational dissolution

Answer 12

• most responsible for end
• biggest role in making it clear
• may feel guilty/uncertain
• can have negative consequences but more prepared
• usually looked more down upon, unless explained why they left

Question 13

what are some characteristics of the left in relational dissolution

Answer 13

• person dumped
• may feel traumatized/rejected
• suffer more depression
• can have negative consequences

Question 14

what are some emotional impacts of relational loss

Answer 14

• no loss, w/ person forever
• fate, sig other killed
• rejection, end of relationship
• rival, doesn’t want, falls in love w/ sum1 else

Question 15

which relational loss will cost the most loneliness

Answer 15

fate

Question 16

why is it more beneficial for kids to grow up w/ two parents

Answer 16

• economic (2 incomes)
• more stable household
• parents not absent

Question 17

what do children do to a marriage

Answer 17

• negative associations w/ having kids
• happier when they leave but never back to original happiness
• difference in raising, labor, etc.

Question 18

Explain Fitzpatrick’s typology or marital couples

Answer 18

1. couples are all different
2. how time is spent determines how goals are achieved
3. components of happiness:
   (a) marriage and family life
   (b) work that allows some autonomy
   (c) philosophy about the meanin of life and your role

Question 19

what are 3 basic underlying conceptual dimensions that couples can be classified into?

Answer 19

1. autonomy/independence
2. conventional/unconventional ideology
3. conflict engagement/avoidance

Question 20

what is an autonomy/independent martial type

Answer 20

• deals w/ connectivity
• measures sharing/companionship
• stronger togetherness

Question 21

what is a conventional/unconventional ideology in marital types

Answer 21

how ppl make compromises in believes, standards, values, etc.

Question 22

what is a conflict engagement/avoidance in marital types

Answer 22

• assertive/engage: will engage in conflict wherever (ie public)
• avoidance: concern w/ feeling, cause no harm