Friendships and Peer Relationships

Question 1

Social animal; mutual attachments enabled group survival

Answer 1

Aristotle

Question 2

Relationship that has existed across historical times in all types of societies

Answer 2

Friendship

Question 3

View friendships as more voluntary, individual-oriented, and spontaneous than collectivists

Answer 3

Individualists

Question 4

Friendships are long-term and involve obligations such as connection and economic support.

Answer 4

Collectivist Culture (China)

Question 5

Belonging to a peer group (barkada) is an important aspect of one’s social life.

Answer 5

Collectivist Culture: Philippines

Question 6

Most influential aspects of adolescent development

Answer 6

Peer groups

Question 7

Smooth interpersonal relations

Answer 7

Pakikisama

Question 8

How one relates to classmates, schoolmates, group-mates

Answer 8

Peer relation

Question 9

Beliefs among members of a culture about what behaviors should or should not perform

Answer 9

Rules of relationship

Question 10

Posits that human relationships are formed by a cost-benefit analysis

Answer 10

Exchange Theory (Homans 1961)

Question 11

Emotional support, party planner, assignment saver

Answer 11

Benefits

Question 12

Giving time, spending money

Answer 12

Cost

Question 13

People wants fairness in the relationship; “give and take”.

Answer 13

Equity Theory

Question 14

People prefer harmony and balance; how relationships with several other match, or balance.

Answer 14

Balance theory

Question 15

Premise and self-disclosure

Answer 15

Social penetration theory

Question 16

Development of a relationship is closely tied to systematic changes in communication.

Answer 16

Premise

Question 17

Process of revealing personal information to others

Answer 17

Self-disclousre

Question 18

Aspects of communication

Answer 18

Breadth (variety of topics), depth (personal significance)

Question 19

Reciprocity, responsiveness, taboo topics

Answer 19

Social penetration theory II

Question 20

Process of communication; person matches the other one’s level of disclosure

Answer 20

Reciprocity

Question 21

Extent of understanding, caring, support and respect

Answer 21

Responsiveness

Question 22

Sensitive matters that may threaten the relationship

Answer 22

Taboo topics

Question 23

Too much self-disclosure in the beginning is predictive to greater dislike by 6 months.

Answer 23

Curvilinear relationship

Question 24

Choose this over cynicism.

Answer 24

Compassion