textbook Flashcards
display rules
Cultural norms that dictate which emotions are appropriate in particular situations
mircoexpressions
Authentic flashes of real emotion
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
visual domiance ratio
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?
social
The Coolidge effect refers to the tendency for
the presentation of a new partner to increase arousal in animals.
Do men or women spend more time watching someone’s eyes?
w?
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?
providing information
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?
ludus
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.
empty
Love as a necessary condition for marriage has
more important recently
One of the effects of alcohol myopia is that it makes individuals
pay more attention to salient environmental cues and less attention to less salient cues
According to research findings on sexual behavior and teens….
positive
The high subjective quality of sexual interactions among same-sex couples has been found to be related to
communication
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
autonomy and connection.
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)
rebuff
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
hostiles
One of the rules for a listener in the speaker-listener technique is to
paraphrase what u heard when u r asked to
In Rusbult’s typology of responses to dissatisfaction in close relationships, a constructive and active response is ________, whereas a destructive and passive response is ________.
voice, neglect
________ is an example of an indirect tactic involved in the escalation of a conflict.
condensation
When partners fall into a pattern of ________ in which they trade escalating provocations back and forth, their conflicts turn even more fractious.
negative effect reciprocity
Which type of therapy is likely to focus on accepting incompatibilities that partners cannot change?
integrative behavioural couple therapy
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?
defininf the nature of the relationship
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?
John is not passionately attracted toward Lily.
Identify an accurate statement about companionate love.
It is a more settled state than romantic love is.
Which type of sociosexuality refers to a willingness to engage in sex only in the context of an affectionate, committed relationship?
restricted
Couples who participate in the PREP program are encouraged to
express their expectations of sex clearly and openly.
With regard to self-help relationship books and websites, consumers should
be wary and check the credentials of the author or the site before acting on the advice provided.
Derogation of tempting alternatives allows people to feel that other potential partners are
less attractive than current partner
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
accomodation
