Your _____________ is the family that includes your parents and your siblings.
family of procreation
family of origin
birth family
nuclear family
Family of Origin
The practice of polygamy is, by definition, an exception to which social expectation about marriage?
It is exclusive
Research has shown that much of the communication that typically occurs during the initiation phase is now being done online.
True
Gottman has discovered that satisfied couples maintain this ratio of positive to negative communication:
5:1
8:1
14:1
1:1
5:1
People in arranged marriages are typically unhappy with their chosen spouse.
False
Preliminary research has shown that, compared to heterosexual couples, homosexual couples tend to:
display more overt hostility during conflict
terminate their relationships at the first sign of conflict
take conflict less personally
avoid conflict as muc
Take Conflict less personally.
Jordan wants to feel emotionally close to his girlfriend but he also wants to make his own decisions. Which dialectical tension is he experiencing?
openness-closedness
revelation-concealment
novelty-predictability
autonomy-connectedness
Autonomy- connectedness
During conflict episodes, this family role involves agreeing with whatever is said in order to keep others from getting angry:
computer
distracter
placater
blamer
placater
According to Gottman's couple typology, this type of couple handles their disagreements in a way that is open, but their discussions tend to be competitive rather than cooperative.
validating
volatile
conflict-avoidant
hostile
Volatile
Mother, son, grandfather, and aunt are all examples of family roles.
True
False
False
Single-parent families include those with biological children, step-children, and/or adopted children.
True
At this stage of relationship formation, a deep commitment has formed and there is a strong sense that the relationship has its own identity:
bonding
integrating
intensifying
initiating
Integrating
The denial strategy for managing dialectical tensions involves responding to only one side of the tension and ignoring the other side.
True
Most relationships end at which stage of Knapp's stage model?
initiating
experimenting
intensifying
integrating
Experimenting
From a systems perspective, which of the following would be considered examples of an open system?
GUESS: ALL OF THESE
________________ are behaviors that indicate to other people how much we value them.
Affectionate interactions
Supportive messages
Compassionate interactions
Confirming messages
Confirming messages
This strategy for managing dialectical tensions involves compromising, or finding a middle ground between the two opposing forces of the tension:
alternation
balance
segmentation
recalibration
balance
When one partner expresses a substantially higher level of interest in the relationship than the other it is known as
???
When considering a potential spouse, someone from an individualistic culture like the United States would likely ask:
"What's in it for me?"
"How does my heart feel?"
"What will others think?"
"Will this marriage last?
How does my heart feel?
Most relationships have some measure of interdependence; what differentiates them is their degree of interdependence.
True
The sibling subsystem is usually a child's first peer group.
True
Couples tend to progress through the stages of coming together in much the same way.
False
Elizabeth and Aaron had been married for 6 months when Elizabeth started to feel dissatisfied in their relationship. Although Aaron was a nice person and fun to be around, he didn't do any of the cooking or cleaning despite the fact that both of them work
Elizabeth expected an equitable investment in household chores from Aaron
From a legal perspective, this is the most heavily regulated relationship in the United States:
Marital relationships
The experimenting stage of relationship development occurs when people meet and interact for the first time.
False
This relates to the resources we put into a relationship:
Investment
Why is the discussion of routine, mundane tasks important to consider in long-term romantic relationships?
Most of the communication that takes place in these relationships falls in this category.
How to handle these issues can become a major issue of con
ALL OF THESE
Research indicates that most American households are headed by a married couple.
False