Exam 2: Influential Theories

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

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

According to the theory of parental investment,men and women differ in the amount of energy and resources they 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?

Daniella believes that behavior is shaped and molded within relationships and that rewarding and punishing interactions affect future behavior and judgments of relationship satisfaction.With which relationship theory is this belief most consistent?

Outline the components of Hill's ABC-X model,and explain why the original model has been revised by McCubbin and Patterson in their proposed double ABC-X model.

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

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

Jorge and Tito have been married for several years.When he goes to bed,Tito leaves his socks lying on the bedroom floor,something that really bothers Jorge.Jorge asks Tito nicely to please put the socks in the laundry hamper,but it is not until he has yelled at Tito about the socks that Tito actually does so.A social learning theorist would say that because Jorge has to resort to yelling before Tito responds,Jorge's nagging behavior has been reinforced in an example of:

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

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

According to social exchange theory,what is the most likely reason many women choose to remain in physically abusive intimate relationships?

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

Lucy and Ricky,who have been married a long time,are having an argument about whether Lucy can perform with Ricky in his nightclub.Ricky does not want to let her perform,but Lucy keeps asking,more and more loudly.Finally,she starts crying,and Ricky gives in.A social learning theorist would call their interaction an example of:

Describe the strengths and limitations that the evolutionary perspective brings to the study of intimate relationships.

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

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

Describe the strengths and limitations that social exchange theory brings to the study of intimate relationships.

In evaluating attachment theory,the textbook authors conclude that:

Which of the following is most true of social exchange theory?

According to interdependence theory,________ determines relationship stability,and ________ determines relationship satisfaction.