Exam 7: The Path to Commitment: Attraction, Dating, Partnering, and Cohabitation

How does alcohol consumption come into play with regards to hooking up?

Cross-culturally women seek out men as marriage mates who are culturally successful and display certain dominant behaviors. Which of the following is NOT listed in the text as one of these behaviors?

Cohabitation before marriage or in place of marriage is by and large a positive relationship experience.

________ means that we must marry outside of a particular group. In the United States, for example, we cannot marry a sibling or a first cousin.

________ allows people to meet each other face to face to decide if they share mutual interests and if they are interested in another, more extended, date.

A ________ increases the likelihood or probability that a person will NOT take part in a given behavior. These can be experienced as punishments (lost rewards) because individuals may engage in one behavior over another.

Part of Knapp's relationship escalation model, this stage can be thought of as the information-gathering stage of a relationship. While individuals still have not spent a lot of time together, it is at this point that they gather enough information, through casual conversation, to determine if either party desires to continue the relationship.

What is the current rate of cohabitation?

All societies have certain beliefs and expectations when it comes to selecting a mate.

According to research, when white college women describe hooking up, there is always a clear sexual connotation to the term. On the other hand, when blacks describe hooking up, they describe it ranging from getting someone's phone number, to meeting up with someone after class, to going on a date, to a sexual fling.

What are relational transgressions? Please provide examples.

Darwin believed that all species, including humans, make the most of genetic potential through ________, a form of natural selection.

According to Stephen Duck, we use different types of cues to sort interpersonal relationship information. The first of which is the ________ cue, which relates to the restrictions and limitations placed on our ability to meet people. These cues speak to a person's sociological location or position, or the places where we live and work.

According to Darwin's theory, describe the main goal for males in mate selection.

________ refers to the notion that certain groups marry within that same group, such as Muslims marrying Muslims or Asians marrying Asians.

Part of Knapp's relationship escalation model, this is when the two individuals become a "couple" and are identified as a couple among their friends and family. Each shares their relational identity.

In contemporary Western societies, ________ is an occasion where people get together socially for any number of reasons, such as a means of relaxation and escape from everyday responsibilities ("hanging out"), pursuing a relationship to determine whether the partner is a potential spouse or a partner for a life-long relationship ("going out"), or getting together sexually with no strings attached ("hooking up").

Researchers have consistently found that cohabitation is by and large a negative relationship experience. Describe in detail some of their findings.

Women tend to seek out a mate who possesses ________ cues, such as intelligence, physical strength, and ambition.

What purpose does dating serve in a person's lifespan development?