Test Review One
Make sure you are on intimate terms with these concepts; you don’t necessarily have to love them.
Chapter 1
Caring
Commitment
Mutuality
Aspects of intimacy
Expectations in intimate relationships
The need to belong
Trends since 1960 (in terms of marriage rates, divorce rates, unwed mothers etc.)
High and low sex ratios
Attachment styles
Sex differences vs. gender differences
Androgyny
Expressiveness, instrumentality and sex and gender roles
Self-enhancement
Self-consistency
Evolutionary psychology and male and female behavior
Are relationships additive or interactional and multiplicative
The “dark side” of relationships
Chapter 2
Purpose of scientific study of relationships
Samples (representative, random, cumulative, convenience)
Negative and positive correlations
Cross-sectional studies
Longitudinal studies
Retrospective studies
Chapter 3
Proximity effects
Stereotypes about physical attractiveness
Universal indicators of physical attractiveness
Traits associated with concern about the appearance of dates
Reactance theory
Balance theory
Social exchange theory
Similarity, dissimilarity and liking
Fatal attraction
Stimulus-value-role theory
Characteristics each gender seeks in a partner
Chapter 4
Social cognition
Primacy effect and social cognition
Confidence levels in our judgments of others
Confirmation bias
Actor/observer effects
Self-serving bias
Attributions (internal-external, stable-unstable, global-specific)
Define romanticism
Impression management characteristics
Chapter 5
Functions of non-verbal communication
High-status vs. low status speakers in conversation
Universal expressions of emotions
Paralanguage
Gender differences in verbal communication
Kitchen-sinking
Cross complaining
Communication in romantic relationships
I-statements
X,Y,Z statements
Validation
Perception checking
Chapter 6
Comparison level 159-160
CL alt 162-163
Impact of positive and negative events on relationships 167
Signs of failure in relationships 170-171
Research on marital satisfaction and time married 172
Communal and exchange relationships 175-176
Equity theory 178
Chapter 8
Conditions for marriage 219
Types of Love 220-224
Excitation transfer 228
Response facilitation 227-228
Passionate Love Scale 228-229
The effects of romantic possibility on work assessment 231-232
Qualities contributing to longevity of marriages 232
Love styles 234
Attachment styles and relationships 235-236
Evolutionary psychology and love 240-241
Maintaining a long term relationship 244
Chapter 9
Sexual standards in the 21st century 248
Sexual Frequency by Group 255
Monogamy 256
Sociosexuality 257
Communication of sexual desire 270
Predicting Condom Use 261-262
Frequency of sex by relationship factor 265