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Primary sex characterstics

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biological differences that men and women are born with

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secondary sex characterstics

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biological difference that adapt over time ie. deep voice

gender=no biological dif

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proximity

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liking people who are near you

  • may signal familiarity and/or similarity
  • close to partner more rewarding
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sociosexual orientation

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biological difference that adapt over time ie. deep voice

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6 characteristics of intimacy

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knowledge, caring, interdependence, mutuality, trust, commitment

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tertiary sex characterstics

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behavioral dif

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behavioral confirmination

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behavior towards partner matches their specific relationship beliefs & values

  • respond to partners lateness w/ a similar or accusing ?
  • partner behavior w/ their partner will likely respond in accordance to partner’s behavior self-filling prophesy
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perceptional confirmination

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partner behaves in ambiguous ways, they use their specific relationship beliefs & values to interpret the behavior
-rejection sensitivity & relationship beliefs/expectations

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demand/withdrawel

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1 partner wants a change & pushes the other for discussion on the topic, the partner does not respond (women want change, 1 partner wants more than other)
-partner A disengages b/c parner b demand (polarized)

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misattraction

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people meet in a situation where their heart rates increase each person may feel the arousal was caused by the other person, finding the person more attractive

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reciprocity

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liking people who like us, judgement on how likely it is that someone will like us in return matters for overall appeal
balance theory

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balance theory

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people desire consistency among their thoughts, feelings, and social responsiblity

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13
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sexual attraction

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potential intimate partner

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14
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attraction

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positive feelings about someone

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primary appraisals

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noticing the conflict & determining whether there is any threat posed by it

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secondary appraisals

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understanding why the conflict is occurring

involves self blame

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Public health model

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help couples before distressed

  • primary prevention
  • secondary prevention
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primary prevention

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help couples before have difficulties

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secondary prevention

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help couples before their problems b/c worse

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clinical health model

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helping couples once they are distressed

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stress spillover

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stress from one area of someones life impacts the other

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stress crossover

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stress 1 partner faces has an impact on the other

- most common in high satisfying relationships

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efficacy study

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randomly assigned to a control group or type of therapy

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effectiveness study

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study of therapy outcomes- examined in a more natural setting (clinical office)

25
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can therapy work

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  • couples who went to therapy tend to function better than couples who didn’t
  • 1/2 of couples who went remained distress
  • unclear how long changes will last
  • dif. types of therapy have same level of efficacy
26
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percent of cohabiting relationship ending in 5 years

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90%

27
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percent of married couples who live together before marriage

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50%

28
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phases of forgiveness

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impact, meaning, moving on

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impact

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victim absorbs what happened & how the trans gressor acted

30
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meaning

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tries to find an explanations for the transgression

31
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social penetration theory

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more topics greater depth

32
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self serving bias

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relationship conflict, each partner feel that they deserve credit for positive outcomes & should not be blamed for neg. outcomes
-credit for success, blame external factors for failures

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adaptive attributes

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explanations we use to understand each other’s behavior

-links specific explanation to a broader cause

34
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locus

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location of the cause of a behavior

internal/external

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stability

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duration of the cause of a behavior

temporary or continual

36
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stable/ internal

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partner is late because he is a jerk

37
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stable/ external

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partner was late b/c his crappy car broke down

38
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temporary/internal

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late b/c he forgot to set his alarm

39
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temporary/external

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late b/c he got stuck in traffic

40
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attributions and satisfaction

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satisfied couples tend to give each other credit for positive behaviors excuse each other for negative ones

41
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flexible standards

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alter the relationship standards based on how partner behaves
-helps us preserve positive feelings about our relationship, as partner changes overtime and no longer meets our standards.

42
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destiny beliefs

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assume that 2 people are destined to be together, take inflexible view of relationships

43
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growth beliefs

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good relationships develop gradually are partners work to overcome challenges, with enough effort, any relationship can succeed.

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romantic love

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intimacy and passion

45
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infatuation

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passion only

46
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fatuous love

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passion adn commitment

47
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empty love

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commitment alone

48
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companionate love

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intimacy and commitment

49
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liking

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intimacy alone

50
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consummate love

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intimacy, passion, commitment

51
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dependent vaiables

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outcome researcher wants to understand

52
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attachment theory

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looks at primary caregiver and how experiences in early childhood shape the course of adult development,
-dev. an attachment behavior system that seeks to mex. felt security

53
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secure

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easy to get emotionally close to someone. comfortable showing and receiving afftection

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