Exam 3: Theoretical Frameworks

According to the chapter about theoretical perspectives on intimate relationships, three broad themesÑdyadic interaction, individual differences, and external circumstancesÑcapture the types of variables described by theories of intimate relationships. Yet not all theories focus on all three themes. Which of the following statements about the focus of theories of intimate relationships is most accurate?

In evaluating the evolutionary perspective, the textbook authors conclude that:

According to the chapter about theoretical perspectives on close relationships, which of the following is true? (Hint: Think about the table at the end of the chapter.)

Which of the following is NOT an example of cross-cultural research?

Which of the following statements does NOT express a position consistent with evolutionary perspectives on intimate relationships?

Which statement about the comparison between social exchange theory and social learning theory is FALSE?

Bowlby, in his original conception of attachment theory, predicted that attachment models would be highly stable over time. How can the research that investigates the continuity of attachment models best be summarized?

Applying Bronfenbrenner's ecological model to couples, the microsystem consists of ________, the mesosystem consists of ________, and the macrosystem consists of ________.

One of the major contributions social exchange theory makes to the study of intimate relationships is that it:

1.Outline the fundamental premises of the evolutionary perspective on intimate relationships.

In Hill's ABC-X model of how relationships react to stressful conditions, the C stands for:

Adults who possess positive models of self but negative models of others are classified by attachment theorists as:

13.Describe the strengths and limitations that social ecological models bring to the study of intimate relationships.

Twelve-month-old Joshua enters an unfamiliar laboratory playroom with his mother. When she leaves, he gets distressed. When his mother hasn't returned after a few minutes, Joshua stops crying and starts playing listlessly in the far corner of the room. Joshua's behavior is an example of a:

In contrast to the evolutionary perspective and to attachment theory, which focus on ________ to understand adult intimate relationships, social exchange theory focuses on ________.

Twelve-month-old Joshua enters an unfamiliar laboratory playroom with his mother. When she leaves, he gets distressed. Joshua's distress is an example of a:

In the Òstinky T-shirtÓ studies, evolutionary psychologists asked men and women to rate the smell of groups of T-shirts that had been worn by either a man or a woman for three nights in a row. What did this unusual research design reveal?

10.Imagine that you are a social learning theorist studying communication patterns in intimate relationships. A couple has just arrived at the research lab and you explain that they will be asked to discuss a problem they are trying to solve as well as share with each other a time when someone else (other than their partner) hurt their feelings. What types of data/information will you as the researcher collect based on these interactions? Assuming the couple is in a satisfied relationship, what would you observe about their interactions as compared to couples in unsatisfied relationships?

When your friend Tom first started dating Ashley, he told you all about how much he liked her and described her as being the ÒperfectÓ girl for him. However, Tom was worried that Ashley didn't seem to want a committed relationship, and that she might not like him as much as he liked her. When Ashley broke up with Tom, he became very depressed and spent hours talking with you about what went wrong. What is the most accurate statement?

In evaluating attachment theory, the textbook authors conclude that: