Interpersonal relationships

Question 1

Schachter’s research on affiliation demonstrated that in anxiety-arousing situations, social__is a more potent determinant of affiliation than relief from discomfort and that the adage “misery loves company” is more accurately stated as “misery loves ____.”

Answer 1

comparison; miserable company

Question 2

In terms of gender, women spend more time than men in conversation, and their friendships often depend more on communication and_than on shared activities.

Answer 2

self-disclosure

Question 3

Wetend to be attracted to competent people, especially when they occasionally make___.

Answer 3

small blunders

Question 4

According to Byrne’s law of attraction, interactions with people who have similar attitudes are more rewarding and therefore more likely to produce____.

Answer 4

positive affect

Question 5

Research on the__effect has shown that we are most attracted to people who initially evaluate us negatively but subsequently evaluate us positively.

Answer 5

gain-loss

Question 6

According to evolutionary theory, gender differences in attractionto a potential mate and sexual jealousy are attributable to gender differences in__goals. Consequently, with regard to sexual jealousy,men are more threatened by___infedelity, while women are more threatened by___infidelity.

Answer 6

reproductive; sexuality;emotional

Question 7

Berscheid’s emotion-in-relationship model predicts that in close relationships emotion is triggered when a partner engages in behaviors that violate expectations anddisrupt ongoing____.

Answer 7

sequences of behavior

Question 8

According to social exchange theory, the decision to remain in or leave a relationship is based on the___associated with the relationship while equity theory proposes that this decision is related to our perception of the comparability of ___ratios.

Answer 8

costs and rewards; input/outcome