Exam 3: Theoretical Frameworks

8.Farida recently moved from a very small town to a large city to pursue a college education. In high school she did not have a boyfriend, even though she would have liked to have been in a relationship. She did not get asked to go on dates because she was not considered one of the ÒpopularÓ students. In one of her college courses, Farida met Sayid, who asked her out for coffee a few times and seems interested in pursuing a relationship with her. Farida wonders, however, whether Sayid is truly interested in dating her, or whether he only wants to spend time with her because she is doing well in their college class. Because no other men have expressed interest, Farida decides to pursue a relationship with Sayid. Interpret Farida's situation from a social exchange theory perspective.

Social exchange theory and social learning theory are similar in that they both draw from behaviorist principles of reinforcement and punishment. A key difference between the two is that social exchange theory takes a more ________ approach to intimate relationships, whereas social learning theory takes a more ________ approach.

In attachment theory, adults differ along the two main dimensions of:

When your friend Ashley first started dating Tom, she told you he seemed like a really nice guy but didn't spend much time talking about him. After some time, however, Ashley started complaining that Tom wanted to constantly spend time with her and seemed to expect more of a commitment from her than she was interested in. She felt frustrated that he did not respect her need for independence and eventually broke up with him. What is the most accurate statement?

2.The theory of parental investment states that sexual selection pressures vary based on the amount of energy and resources that each sex must invest to raise surviving offspring, with parental investment high for females. What are the implications of this differential investment for women's and men's mate preferences?

Which of the following best outlines the principles of social learning theory as it is applied to intimate relationships?

One of the classic ecological models of intimate relationships is Hill's ABC-X model, developed after World War II. More recently, McCubbin and Patterson developed the double ABC-X model, which differs from the original model in that it:

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

4.Outline the two fundamental premises of attachment theory described in your textbook.

Peacocks have brilliantly colored tail feathers. This is an example of:

Which of the following is NOT a feature of theories?

Compared to informal theories, influential theories:

According to the theory of parental investment, men and women differ in the amount of energy and resources in which they must invest to raise surviving offspring, with parental investment being higher for women than for men. Consequently, men and women have evolved different mate preferences. Which of the following is most consistent with the theory of parental investment?

According to the theory of parental investment, men and women differ in the amount of energy and resources in which they must invest to raise surviving offspring, with parental investment being higher for women than for men. Consequently, men and women have evolved different mate preferences. Which of the following is NOT consistent with the theory of parental investment?

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

A type of adaptation called Òsexual selectionÓ occurs when a feature has evolved because it:

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental premise of the evolutionary perspective on intimate relationships?

15.The chapter about theoretical perspectives on intimate relationships outlines three broad themes that capture the types of variables described by theories of intimate relationships. Identify these three themes and indicate which theories described in the chapter tend to focus on each of the themes.

An attachment figure is best defined as:

5.How are the dimensions of attachment-related anxiety and attachment-related avoidance related to the four attachment styles (secure, fearful, preoccupied, and dismissing)? Why do researchers and theorists now assess the attachment dimensions of anxiety and avoidance rather than use categories to assess the quality of attachment?