Final Jeopardy

Question 1

According to your book, all of the following are included in the nature of friendship EXCEPT:
- Willingness to invest
- Emotional closeness
- Acceptance
- Peer pressure

Answer 1

Peer pressure

Question 2

All of the following are external pressures on friendships EXCEPT:
- Competing demands
- Sexual attraction
- Geographical location
- Lifestyle changes

Answer 2

Sexual attraction (internal)

Question 3

A comfortable, even-keeled kind of love based on friendship and compatibility is…

Answer 3

Storge

Question 4

The clearest indication that a friendship is in the waning stage is…
- Less quality and quantity of com.
- Attempts to seek common group during conflict
- Relying more on general stereotypes and scripts
- Working out rules for interacting

Answer 4

Less quality and quantity of com.

Question 5

What are “Friends of the Heart”?

Answer 5

Friends who stay friends despite of time and distance

Question 6

A small self-disclosure is one way to indicate that you’d like to become friends with an acquaintance. T or F?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

According to equity theory, people become dissatisfied with relationships if the scales of equality tip in one direction or another for any amount of time. T or F?

Answer 7

False

Question 8

An individual’s style of loving can be influenced by the love style of his/her/their partner. T or F?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Commitment is the determination to stay together despite trouble, disappointments, sporadic restlessness, and lulls in passion. T or F?

Question 10

All families follow the same seven stages of development described in the textbook. T or F?

Answer 10

False

Question 11

What is a substitute family?

Answer 11

Voluntary kin that fulfills desired and needs not met by biological and/or legal family

Question 12

All of these statements give good advice for communicating in families EXCEPT:
- Express grievances in ways that don’t demean others
- Maintain equity w/ family members
- Focus on small issues and let the big ones go
- Show respect and consideration to family members

Answer 12

Focus on small issues and let the big ones go

Question 13

Which type of family has low conversation orientation and high conformity orirtentaion?

Answer 13

Protective

Question 14

Which family type has low conformity and high conversation orientation?

Answer 14

Pluralistic

Question 15

Which family type has high conformity and high conversation orientation?

Answer 15

Consensual

Question 16

Which family type has low conformity and low conversation orientation?

Answer 16

Laissez-faire

Question 17

Children learn to be less dependent on their families in which stage of family development?

Answer 17

Encouraging independence

Question 18

The feelings of closeness, connection, and tenderness are associated with which dimension of love?

Answer 18

Intimacy

Question 19

The Family Life Cycle - 7 Stages

Answer 19

Stage 1: Establishing a Family
Stage 2: Enlarging a Family
Stage 3: Developing a Family
Stage 4: Encouraging Independence
Stage 5: Launching Children
Stage 6: Post-launching of Children
Stage 7: Retirement

Question 20

What are the three dimensions of committed, romantic relationships?

Answer 20

Intimacy, Commitment, Passion

Question 21

What is Eros?

Answer 21

A passionate, powerful style of love that blazes to life suddenly and dramatically. Intense; spiritual, sexual, intellectual, emotional attraction (Primary)

Question 22

What is Storge?

Answer 22

A comfortable, even-keeled kind of love based on friendship and compatibility. Tends to develop gradually; grows out of common interests or values (Primary)

Question 23

What is ludus?

Answer 23

A playful love; games puzzles; not be taken seriously. Commitment is not the goal. Many ppl go thru ludic periods but are not ludic lovers (Primary)

Question 24

What is pragma?

Answer 24

Practical; blend of ludus and storge; clear criteria for partners such as religious affiliation, career and family background

Question 25

What is mania?

Answer 25

Comes from the Greek term “theia mania” which means “madness from the gods”. Have the passion of Eros but play by ludic rules - can be perilous. Unsure that others rly love them; may devise tests/games; extreme emotional out/in drawls

Question 26

What is agape?

Answer 26

A blend of storge and Eros. Comes from Saint Paul’s admonition that we should love others w/out the expectation of gain/return. Feel the intense of Eros/constancy of storge. Generous and selfless. Nobody can be purely agape, only agape tendencies

Question 27

A quality that sets committed romantic relationships apart from other close relationships is: - trust - self-disclosure - assumed permanence - social support

Answer 27

Assumed permanence

Question 28

According to research reports discussed in the textbook, the greatest influences on interpersonal attraction are (pick 3): - Attractiveness - Trust - Passion - Nonverbal Cues - Proxmity. - Similarity - Love style

Answer 28

Attractiveness, Proximity, Similarity

Question 29

What is relational culture?

Answer 29

Private understandings, rules, and meanings that partners create

Question 30

What are the two orientations to family communication patterns?

Answer 30

Conversation and conformity

Question 31

The term conformity protestation refers to the extent to which family members are expected to share the same beliefs. T or F?

Answer 31

True

Question 32

During which of the seven stages of the family life cycle does a pair settles into marriage and work out expectations, interaction patterns, and daily routines for their shared life?

Answer 32

Establishing a family

Question 33

According to the lecture, how are families created through communication? (3 things)

Answer 33

Narratives, rituals, and rules

Question 34

What is interpersonal communication?

Answer 34

is the exchange of information, feelings, and meaning between people. Can be verbal or nonverbal

Question 35

What is conversation orientation?

Answer 35

Refers to how open or closed communication is

Question 36

What is conformity orientation?

Answer 36

Refers to the extent to which family members are expected to adhere to a family hierarchy and conform in beliefs