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In her investment model of close relationships,what does Caryl Rusbult (1983) define as an investment?

A) any monetary inputs into the relationship
B) any inputs into a relationship that would be lost if one left that relationship
C) the psychological interest that accrues to people in relationships
D) the total costs of leaving a relationship

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How would investment model researchers like Caryl Rusbult and John Martz (1995) explain why battered women often return to their abusive partners?

A) These women might be poor and have no other economic alternative.
B) Their abusive partners must reward them in other ways.
C) These women are probably in exchange relationships.
D) Their partners have battered these women's self-esteem to the basement.

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Research has found that there is agreement across cultures concerning what constitutes an attractive face; that infants prefer photographs of attractive faces to unattractive ones and that they prefer the same faces that adults do; and that statistically average faces tend to be seen as attractive.These findings provide support for a(n) ____ interpretation of the importance of physical attractiveness.

At a Korean wedding,the newlyweds were toasted by the bride's grandparents who have been married for fifty-two years.One of the guests whispers,"The bride and groom are in love,but over time,her grandparents have developed very strong ____."

According to the evolutionary approach to love,if Juanita is looking for a romantic partner,whom is she most likely to choose?

Equity theory suggests that partners in a relationship tend to desire equality in terms of what they are giving to and taking from a relationship.Describe how equity occurs between acquaintances,and how it occurs between family members,close friends,or long-term romantic relationships.

Which of the following adages most directly contradicts research findings on the propinquity effect?

While some of the things that make people happy tend to be relationships with others,the absence of meaningful relationships can

The reproductive success of ____ is measured by the quantity of their offspring,whereas the reproductive success of ____ is measured by raising their offspring to maturity.

According to Elaine Hatfield (Walster) and her colleagues (1982) ,partners who over-benefit in a relationship and partners who under-benefit are likely to feel dissatisfied with their relationships because the powerful social norm of ____ is being violated.

Perhaps the most crucial determinant of whether we like someone is whether he or she likes us.This best illustrates the power of

Alan Feingold (1990) conducted a meta-analysis of a number of studies of the importance that men versus women placed on the physical attractiveness of potential partners.According to his findings,there tends to be a larger gender difference (such that men are more influenced by physical attractiveness) when ____ are being measured than when ____ are being measured.

Barbara,Britanny,Laurie,and Melissa have each adopted a different strategy in their attempts to attract Art.All else being equal,who is most likely to be unsuccessful?

Nelly really likes Brian.They don't go out often,but when they do,they engage in fun activities,but rarely talk or develop any emotional closeness.This is most likely because

Cross-cultural research indicates that Chinese couples value ____ more and American couples value more ____.

Jessica has been treating Paul like a king.She pays for all of their dates,and does lots of special things for him.Paul has not been reciprocating this treatment.How is he likely to be feeling,according to equity theory?

Jeremy is about to go on a blind date set up by his friend Justin.Justin gave Jeremy a picture of Carol,his potential date,and she is very attractive.Jeremy is about to call Carol to make arrangements for the date and to get to know her a little better.Which of the following is most likely to occur,according to the experiment by Mark Snyder,Elizabeth Decker Tanke,and Ellen Berscheid (1977) ?

Diane Femlee (1995) asked 300 college students to reflect on the last relationship they had ended,to list the things that first attracted them to their former partners,and to list the things that they disliked most about their partners around the time of the breakup.If Michelle is like the some of Femlee's participants who experienced a "fatal attraction," she will probably say,

Why is it that couples in which the man is avoidantly attached and the woman has an anxious/ambivalent attachment style tend to be fairly stable?

Distance is to ____ ; as familiarity is to ____.