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What is the Onion Theory of communication? |
in layers beginning with least personal |
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What is the value of good communication in relationships? |
mutual understanding, increases emotional intimacy, helps deepen feelings |
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What factors contribute to communication problems for couples? |
All of these are true |
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When we communicate with other people we have three competing goals. When we want to simply communicate our message we are focusing on which goal? |
get the job done |
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When we communicate with other people we have three competing goals. When we want to maintain the relationship and not hurt or offend someone with our message we are focusing on which goal? |
relational goal |
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When we communicate with other people we have three competing goals. When we want to project an image with our message we are focusing on which goal? |
identity management |
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According to Tannen, women tend to use __________ talk while men use __________ talk. |
rapport, report |
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What does the term "Genderlects" refer to? |
fundamental diff in way men & women communicate |
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A speaker concludes what she has just said with, “Am I off base here?” What type of statement is this an example of? |
question statements |
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Latoya says, “I might be wrong, but I think that it is going to rain today.” What type of statement is this? |
disclaimer |
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Comments such as, "sort of, " "kind of," "aren't you," or "would you mind?" are examples of what? |
hedge words |
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Who was the researcher that believed that American men and women came from different “sociolinguistic subcultures?” |
maltz & Borker |
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What does head-nodding in conversations between men and women means what according to Maltz and Borker? |
lets person know they are being listened to |
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To what degree are Men and women raised in individualist cultures concerned about the feelings of others? |
less concerns-likely to get bogged down in expressing emotions |
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Which culture puts the extended family before the self, uses less direct communication patterns, and rewards its members for contributions to group goals? |
collective |
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What is nonverbal communication? |
communication w/o words (eye contact, body language) |
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According to research, what is most likely to create a favorable impression? |
maintaining eye contact |
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What are Emoticons? |
facial symbols used when sending messages online |
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What conversation technique is critical in maintaining healthy and satisfying relationships? |
self disclosure |
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What is the name of the communication/listening technique where the listener uses nonverbal communication, such as nodding or eye contact, to let a partner know the listener is attentive? |
active |
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What are characteristics of effective listening? |
all of these are true |
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What is overgeneralization? |
making statements that tend to exaggerate an issue |
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What is overkill? |
common mistake that couples make in which 1 person threatens the worst and doesnt mean it |
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What did Gottman find about the ratio of positive interactions to negative interactions in relationships? |
goes down as couples experience more distress |
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What are good suggestions for arguing fairly? |
engaging in constructive communication patterns, avoid overkill |
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What are the characteristic of a good lover? |
sensitive to a partners needs |
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What is the Roseto Effect? |
demonstrates that a strong sense of community & love can have a positive effect on a given population |
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What does recent research suggest about people who love each other, talk to each other and share their inner selves? |
immune system is stronger |
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What is unrequited love? |
loving someone when that love will never be returned |
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What is another name for Romantic love? |
obsessive love, infatuation, love sickness, passionate love |
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What type of love is most characterized by deep affection, attachment, intimacy and ease with your partner? |
companionate |
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If love is to continue, romantic love usually develops into what? |
companionate love |
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What lovestyles identified by Lee has research associated with poorer psychological health? |
manic and ludic |
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Erik says, “Love is a shopping list. You go through life trying to find a partner who has all of the items on your list.”According to Lee, what is Erik’s love style called? |
pragma |
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What kind of lover plays the game of love, enjoying the seduction? |
ludic |
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What did Robert Sternberg's research propose? |
that love is made up of 3 diff elements combined in diff ways |
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What is "passion," according to Robert Sternberg's research? |
its sparked by physical attraction & sexual desire, driving person to pursue a romantic relationship |
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What are the three components of attachment measured by Rubin's "Love Scale?" |
needing, caring, trusting |
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Which theory would state “We love because another person makes us feel good about ourselves?” |
behavioral reinforcement theory |
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Which theory would state “I'm doing a lot for this person; it must be love?” |
cognitive theory |
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Which theory would state “I’m so in love I can hardly breathe?” |
physiological arousal theory |
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Lott and Lott found that children who were rewarded continually by their teachers came to like their classmates more than children who were not rewarded. What theory of love does this research finding reflect? |
behavioral reinforcement theories |
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Amy and Roosevelt met each other on a plane, in which they experienced an emergency landing. Soon after, Roosevelt tells his friends that he has never loved anyone as much as he loves Amy. His feelings may be best explained with which theory? |
physiological arousal theories |
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Which theory of love suggests that we are likely to become attracted to someone we thinks likes us? |
cognitive theory |
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What is the evolutionary perspective on love? |
the belief that we love in order to propagate the species. Developed to be protected from outside threats |
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What does the research of Ainsworth suggest about the type of intimate relationships that you form later in life? |
a type of attachment you formed as a child |
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According to attachment researchers, what type of attachment style in infancy leads adults to worry that a partner doesn't really love them or will leave them? |
anxious/ambivalent |
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What is a set of behaviors that we use to forge close relationships throughout our lives called? |
intimacy repertoire |
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What is one of the most reliable predictors of whom a person will date is? |
proximity |
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What is the matching hypothesis,? |
we tend to be drawn to people w/ similar traits & attactiveness to ourselves |
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What is the primary characteristic of long-term, healthy relationships? |
commitment |
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What are the characteristics of love addiction? |
going from relationship to relationship |
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Efforts to control fertility in the U.S., especially the work of Margaret Sanger, were related trying to reducewhat? |
Poverty |
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What factors are related to Contraceptive use around the world? |
knowledge, religious teachings, gender roles, availability |
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Who developed the modern male condom? |
Goodyear |
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What birth control method can be purchased without a prescription, contains a spermicide, and functions as a barrier, blocking the entrance to the cervix? |
Condom |
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What birth control method is a thimble-shaped rubber dome that is placed in the vagina over the cervix, that must be fitted by a physician, and that can remain in place up to 48 hours? |
Diaphragm or cervical cap |
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What is the primary way that combination birth control pills work to prevent pregnancy? |
Thicken cervical mucus |
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What is the name of the hormonal birth control method injected into muscle tissue? |
Depo |
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What is the name of the hormonal birth control method injected into muscle tissue? |
Uterus |
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How does a woman's body change around the time of ovulation? |
mucus becomes thin & stretchy |
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What is the most effective way to prevent pregnancy and STIs? |
abstinence |
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How does female sterilization work to prevent pregnancy? |
Fallopian tubes blocked so that ovum & sperm cant meet |
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How does a vasectomy affect a man? |
Semen has no sperm |
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What is the term for a first-trimester surgical abortion? |
vaccum aspiration |
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How does a medical abortion work? |
Causes uterine contraction to expel the fetus |
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Which country has the highest number of deaths from unsafe abortion practices? |
East Africa |
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Which country has the highest number of deaths from unsafe abortion practices? |
50% |
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A person with pubic lice would most likely be treated with what? |
Kwell Ointment |
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How many stages syphilis have? |
3 |
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Antibiotics (including penicillin) would not be very useful in the treatment of what? |
Herpes |
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Which STIs would be treated with antibiotics? |
Syphillis |
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What are the characteristics of those infected with the HIV virus in the United States |
Between ages 25-44 |
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Worldwide, the percentage of those who are HIV-positive, and who are receiving treatment? |
Less than 10% |
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Most of those who are HIV-positive live in what area? |
Sub Saharan Africa |
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Among nonhuman mammals, does forced penile penetration--one of the definitions of rape--happen? |
Occurs commonly within wide variety of species |
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Within the United States, why is rape is difficult to define? |
Diff states use diff definitions |
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Why do half of all rape victims not report it? |
all of the above |
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"She shouldn't dress that way if she doesn't want to be raped!" is a comment which promotes which theory of rape? |
Victim Precipitation |
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Feminist theories of rape are most similar to which other theories? |
Sociological |
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Do most women who are raped on a college campus know their attacker and who do they report it to? |
A Friend |
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Compared to other women, women with disabilities are more likely to be affected how? |
Most likely to be raped & more likely to suffer from RTS |
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Compared to women who have been raped by men, what happens to men who have been raped by men? |
More likely to commit suicide, and less likely to reduce later sexual activity |
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According to research, what role does ethnicity play people’s lifes? |
All of the above |
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Who created the well known four-phase model of sexual response? |
Masters & Johnson |
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What are the stages of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle in order? |
Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution |
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What is the name for an increased blood flow to the genitals during the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle? |
Vasoconstriction |
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What is the triphasic model of sexual response? |
Desire, excitement, Resolution |
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What makes David Reed's model of sexual response different from Masters and Johnson's? |
Includes psychological element of sexual desire |
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Leonore Tiefer criticizes both Masters and Johnson and Kaplan because she believes their models of sexual functioning are too much based on what? |
Medical Model |
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What contributed to a homosexual orientation according to Freud? |
Intense attachment to mom |
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What theory suggested that male homosexuality was the result of an intense attachment to the mother and a distant relationship with the father? |
Psychoanalytic |
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Historically, what did the term sodomy refer to? |
Any form of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural/abnormal especially anal & beastiality |
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What's the average age that gays and lesbians are coming out? |
18+ |
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How do heterosexual couples compare same-sex couples? |
More partner equality |
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What is the role of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) in high schools across the country? |
Encourage Tolerance |
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What is the term for the idea that all standards of correct behavior are determined by one's own cultural background? |
Ethnocentrism |
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In order to be classified as a paraphilia, symptoms must be experienced for at least what length of time? |
6+ months |
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What are the characteristics of a fetish? |
Recurrent & intense sexual arousal manifested in fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving use of nonliving objects or nongenital body parts |
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Most transvestites who are married have spouses who do what? |
Know bout it, accept it , & describe them as loving husbands |
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During therapy, an exhibitionist is asked to imagine what the exhibitionism is like, from the perspective of the victim. The exhibitionist is receiving what type of therapy? |
Empathy training |
