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Question 1

display rules

Answer 1

Cultural norms that dictate which emotions are appropriate in particular situations

Question 2

mircoexpressions

Answer 2

Authentic flashes of real emotion

Question 3

When researchers compare the percentage of time a speaker looks at a listener to the percentage of time he or she gazes at a speaker, they calculate the

Answer 3

visual domiance ratio

Question 4

Picture a client seated in a chair about 6 or 7 feet away from an insurance claims officer who is seated behind a desk. What zone of interpersonal distance does this illustrate?

Answer 4

social

Question 4

The Coolidge effect refers to the tendency for

Answer 4

the presentation of a new partner to increase arousal in animals.

Question 5

Do men or women spend more time watching someone’s eyes?

Answer 5

w?

Question 6

After receiving a promotion at work, Sheri comes home with a big smile on her face. Her husband interprets her mood as one of happiness. What function of nonverbal behavior is illustrated here?

Answer 6

providing information

Question 7

Shawn has a number of girlfriends. He sees romantic relationships as relationships in which he can have fun. He has no intentions of settling down with any of his girlfriends. According to Lee’s love style, which style of love is Shawn showing?

Answer 7

ludus

Question 7

According to the triangular theory of love, ________ is the type of love that has a high level of commitment but low levels of intimacy and passion.

Answer 7

empty

Question 8

Love as a necessary condition for marriage has

Answer 8

more important recently

Question 9

One of the effects of alcohol myopia is that it makes individuals

Answer 9

pay more attention to salient environmental cues and less attention to less salient cues

Question 10

According to research findings on sexual behavior and teens….

Answer 10

positive

Question 11

The high subjective quality of sexual interactions among same-sex couples has been found to be related to

Answer 11

communication

Question 12

Pam wants to be close to her partner Chris, but at the same time, she wants to do her own thing. It seems Pam is experiencing the dialectic involving

Answer 12

autonomy and connection.

Question 13

Abram expected Mira to drop off a pair of hedge clippers at his mother’s house. Mira did not do so, and, for Abram, that was a source of conflict. Mira’s action was experienced by Abram as a(n)

Answer 13

rebuff

Question 14

When Chris and Barb fight, the fights tend to be quite caustic. The arguments often include criticism and contempt, and Barb often withdraws before they come to a conclusion. In the context of couple conflict types, Chris and Barb are best classified as

Answer 14

hostiles

Question 15

One of the rules for a listener in the speaker-listener technique is to

Answer 15

paraphrase what u heard when u r asked to

Question 16

In Rusbult’s typology of responses to dissatisfaction in close relationships, a constructive and active response is ________, whereas a destructive and passive response is ________.

Answer 16

voice, neglect

Question 17

________ is an example of an indirect tactic involved in the escalation of a conflict.

Answer 17

condensation

Question 18

When partners fall into a pattern of ________ in which they trade escalating provocations back and forth, their conflicts turn even more fractious.

Answer 18

negative effect reciprocity

Question 19

Which type of therapy is likely to focus on accepting incompatibilities that partners cannot change?

Answer 19

integrative behavioural couple therapy

Question 20

Sam and Katy have started dating recently. They tend to stand close to each other and hold each other’s hands at parties. Which function of nonverbal behavior in relationships is being demonstrated by Sam and Katy?

Answer 20

defininf the nature of the relationship

Question 21

John tells his classmate Lily, “I love you, but I am not in love with you.” Which of the following is an accurate statement about this scenario?

Answer 21

John is not passionately attracted toward Lily.

Question 22

Identify an accurate statement about companionate love.

Answer 22

It is a more settled state than romantic love is.

Question 23

Which type of sociosexuality refers to a willingness to engage in sex only in the context of an affectionate, committed relationship?

Answer 23

restricted

Question 24

Couples who participate in the PREP program are encouraged to

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express their expectations of sex clearly and openly.

Question 25

With regard to self-help relationship books and websites, consumers should

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be wary and check the credentials of the author or the site before acting on the advice provided.

Question 26

Derogation of tempting alternatives allows people to feel that other potential partners are

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less attractive than current partner

Question 27

When Crystal’s husband comes home from work and snaps at her over some trivial issue, she understands that he’s probably had a stressful day and resists the urge to snap back. In this scenario, Crystal practices

Answer 27

accomodation