Exam 13: Stress and Context

Cohan and Cole (2002)studied the effects of Hurricane Hugo on births,divorces,and marriages by examining the rates in the 14 years prior to the hurricane and the 8 years following.What did they find?

What role does neighborhood context play in the association between relationship duration and the likelihood of marital dissolution?

Penelope has been dating Umberto throughout college.How did Penelope most likely meet Umberto?

Some stressors affect both partners at the same time,such as being physically separated.Which of the following findings about long-distance relationships is accurate?

Jacko criticizes Irma's cooking.Given the research on how stress affects explanations for partner behavior,what is most true?

Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of social networks for intimate relationships.

How does an experience of acute stress and physical arousal affect memory about the details of the event?

Demont was fired at work,and,before he had the chance to tell his wife,Laticia,she began talking about her difficult day managing her coworkers.Feeling frustrated,Demont snapped at Laticia,"Why does everything always have to be about you? Don't you even care what is going on with me?" What phenomenon does Demont's outburst reflect?

Sarita is extremely close to her older sister,Magdalena,and spends hours talking to her sister on the phone about every aspect of her life,including her marriage.Sarita's husband is not as thrilled about Sarita's close relationship with her sister because Magdalena does not think that he is good enough for Sarita and takes every opportunity to let him know it.In this situation,Sarita's relationship with her sister would be considered:

Social networks can benefit and harm intimate relationships.What is one way in which social networks do NOT affect intimate relationships?