Exam 11: Interpersonal Relationships: Friendship and Romance

Which of the following has been identified as the most important dimension in the triangular theory of love for developing romantic relationships?

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What is a secret test?

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Describe the four factors that have been identified that specifically affect the development of intercultural friendships.

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1.Cultural similarities exist across cultures, creating common ground that nurtures the development of friendship for example, sharing the same passion for soccer as someone from Brazil or a love of anime with someone from Japan.
2.Cultural differences can actually heighten interest in the other person and prompt initial conversations.You might seek more information from someone from another culture about how their nonverbal communication code differs from yours, or about the holidays they observe and how they celebrate them.
3.Prior intercultural experiences help reduce uncertainty about developing friendships with people from other cultures and serve as the foundation for new friendships.Of course, this factor can be somewhat unilateral, in that you might have experience with the other person's culture, but not vice versa.
4.Targeted socializing occurs as partners move from acquaintanceship to friendship, socializing within the specific cultural or intercultural context of one of the partners, such as an American student attending a Chinese New Year's party with a Chinese classmate.

The term relationship-specific social decentering describes other-oriented skills based on the knowledge and understanding gained in a specific intimate relationship.

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Question 4

What is an initiation norm?

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Our friendships involve "one-way assistance" at what age?

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Question 6

Lillian Rubin's research found that in cross-sex friendships, women reported feeling a higher level of intimacy and friendship that their male counterparts.

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Question 7

Which of the four factors identified as specifically affecting the development of intercultural friendships occurs as partners move from acquaintanceship to friendship, socializing within the specific cultural or intercultural context of one of the partners?

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Question 8

One large national survey found that the formation of interracial friendships in the United States is associated with participation in nonreligious civic groups, socializing with coworkers, social status, shared neighborhoods, and the diversity of the community.

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Question 9

What is meant by relationship-specific social decentering? Provide an example.

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Question 10

What is the underlying assumption of uncertainty reduction theory? Give an example of how can we reduce uncertainties.

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Question 11

Hector and Mary Beth have been married for just a few months.Hector begins to notice that Mary Beth expects him to take out the trash every time.Why can't she take it out once in a while? He decides to ask her about the issue.Mary Beth says she wasn't aware that she was asking him to do it all the time, but she usually thinks about it when she is doing the dishes.When she's up to her elbows in soapsuds, it just seems reasonable to ask Hector to take out the trash.Hector indicates that he will do the dishes sometimes, if she will take out the trash sometimes.Mary Beth agrees.Which strategy for escalating and maintaining relationships are they using?

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Question 12

Tony has been secretly in love with Janessa for about two years.They are good friends, but Tony wants to move things to a more romantic level.When he talks to Janessa about his feelings, she very kindly but firmly tells him that she is only interested in a friendship with him.According to the text, Tony's situation could be described as

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Question 13

Morgan wants to know more about her partner because she likes control in her life as well as predictability.In order to achieve these goals, she gathers information about her partner so she can better predict how he will act in given situations.She has been in this relationship for nearly a year, but feels the need to gain greater control and predictability.This is an example of which of the following?

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Question 14

Janelle likes Allen.When he approaches her she turns to him, waves, and gives an animated smile.She is manifesting

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Question 15

When Kate wasn't with Justin, she thought about him all the time.Though they had only known each other for two months, she wanted to spend every minute with him, and had even changed her major in college so she could take classes with him.If Justin failed to return a text message to her within 15 or 20 minutes, she would become anxious and fearful, but when she received an affirming message, she would quickly bounce back up to "cloud nine." Justin felt the same about Kate.Which of the following types of love characterizes their relationship?

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Question 16

If we maintain our best friendships from high school, our likelihood of forming new best friends in college is reduced.

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Question 17

In the triangular theory of love, fatuous love is passion plus intimacy.

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Question 18

Define friendship and list at least six of the qualities of friendship.

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Question 19

Define, explain, and give an example of relationship talk.

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Which of the following has been identified as the most important dimension in the triangular theory of love for developing romantic relationships?

What is a secret test?

Describe the four factors that have been identified that specifically affect the development of intercultural friendships.

The term relationship-specific social decentering describes other-oriented skills based on the knowledge and understanding gained in a specific intimate relationship.

What is an initiation norm?

Our friendships involve "one-way assistance" at what age?

Lillian Rubin's research found that in cross-sex friendships, women reported feeling a higher level of intimacy and friendship that their male counterparts.

Which of the four factors identified as specifically affecting the development of intercultural friendships occurs as partners move from acquaintanceship to friendship, socializing within the specific cultural or intercultural context of one of the partners?

One large national survey found that the formation of interracial friendships in the United States is associated with participation in nonreligious civic groups, socializing with coworkers, social status, shared neighborhoods, and the diversity of the community.

What is meant by relationship-specific social decentering? Provide an example.

What is the underlying assumption of uncertainty reduction theory? Give an example of how can we reduce uncertainties.

Janelle likes Allen.When he approaches her she turns to him, waves, and gives an animated smile.She is manifesting

If we maintain our best friendships from high school, our likelihood of forming new best friends in college is reduced.

In the triangular theory of love, fatuous love is passion plus intimacy.

Define friendship and list at least six of the qualities of friendship.

Define, explain, and give an example of relationship talk.

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