Exam 2

Question 1

Chapter 9

Answer 1

Chapter 9

Question 2

Agape

Answer 2

Pure love, a blend of eros and storge.

Question 3

Demand/ withdraw pattern

Answer 3

Interaction episode characterized by one person demanding and the other person not responding or withdrawing.

Question 4

Double-shot hypothesis

Answer 4

The idea that emotional and sexual infidelity are not examined in isolation of one another with the forced choice methodology.

Question 5

Equity

Answer 5

State of a relationship in which the ratio of what one puts in and gets out of a relationship equals that of the partner.

Question 6

Eros

Answer 6

Romantic love.

Question 7

Evolutionary theory

Answer 7

Theory that states that social behavior is shaped by survival of genes.

Question 8

Ludus

Answer 8

Game-playing love.

Question 9

Mania

Answer 9

Manic love, a blend or eros and ludus.

Question 10

Negative reciprocity

Answer 10

Communication pattern in which one person makes a negative/ critical remark, and the partner responds negatively.

Question 11

Potentials-attract hypothesis

Answer 11

The idea that young beautiful women end up in relationships with attractive wealthy men.

Question 12

Pragma

Answer 12

Practical love, a blend of storge and ludus.

Question 13

Script

Answer 13

Schema or cognitive representation for a sequence of events.

Question 14

Social constructionist theory

Answer 14

Theory that states that women’s and men’s behavior is determined by the context they are in, which includes the norms or rules of a society.

Question 15

Social role theory

Answer 15

Theory that states men’s and women’s behavior is a function of the roles that they hold in society.

Question 16

Storge

Answer 16

Friendship love.

Question 17

Chapter 11

Answer 17

Chapter 11

Question 18

Buffering effects

Answer 18

Link of social support to health only under conditions of high stress.

Question 19

Emotional cognition

Answer 19

Process by which one person’s emotions or feelings are transmitted to another person.

Question 20

Functional measure (of support)

Answer 20

Qualitative dimensions of support, such as the type of support offered by network members.

Question 21

Gender tension line

Answer 21

Point at which one feels uncomfortable with the adoption of some aspect of the other gender role.

Question 22

Intimate terrorism

Answer 22

Violence on the part of men that stems from their attempts to control women.

Question 23

Main effects

Answer 23

Direct link of social support to health, regardless of level of stress.

Question 24

Marital rape exemption clause

Answer 24

Clause that once appeared in state definitions of rape that excluded forced intercourse with one’s wife.

Question 25

Marital selection hypothesis

Answer 25

Suggestion that healthier people are “selected” into marriage.

Question 26

Prospective design

Answer 26

Research method in which the dependent variable (e.g., health) is measured before and after exposure to the independent variable (e.g., widowhood).

Question 27

Situational couple violence

Answer 27

Occasional episodes of violent behavior on the part of husbands and wives that are precipitated by stressful events.

Question 28

Structural measures (of support)

Answer 28

Quantitative dimensions of support, such as the size of a social network or the number of social relations.