02 Feb The three broad stages

Unit 4 quiz

Question 1

The three greatest influences on initial attraction in romantic relationships are

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a. confidence, self-concept, and proximity.

b. physical attractiveness, self-confidence, and proximity.

c. self-concept, proximity, and similarity.

d. outspokenness, physical attractiveness, and self-concept.

e. self-confidence, candor, and physical attractiveness.

Question 2

When we begin to recognize the cultural basis for practices that diverge from our own, we are reflecting which response to diversity?

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a. understanding

b. participation

c. respect

d. acceptance

e. tolerance

Question 3

All relationships have rules that guide how partners communicate. Rules are important for which of the following reasons?

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a. They control what places to go.

b. They guide how partners interpret each other’s communication.

c. They define who we are as people.

d. They define what is expected.

e. They both guide how partners interpret each other’s communication as well as define what is expected.

Question 4

Which dimension of cultural variation refers to the extent to which a culture values aggressiveness, competitiveness, looking out for yourself, and dominating others and nature?

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a. masculinity/femininity

b. individualism/collectivism

c. power distance

d. uncertainty avoidance

e. long-term/short-term orientation

Question 5

When people begin to see themselves as friends, social norms and roles become less important.

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True

False

Question 6

Dana and Mally, romantic partners, really enjoy spending time together and miss each other when they are not together. However, Dana really likes spending time alone doing her art, and Mally misses reading her novels now that she and Dana are a couple and she has less time to herself. They enjoy their couple time, but they also like being alone. Dana and Mally are struggling with which relational dialectic?

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a. closedness/openness

b. commitment/love

c. autonomy/connection

d. spontaneity/routine

e. novelty/predictability

Question 7

Thrift, industriousness, and respect for elders/ancestors are valued in cultures with

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a. power distance.

b. masculinity.

c. femininity

d. a short-term orientation.

e. a long-term orientation.

Question 8

Dejon is very connected to his family and values harmony and group interdependence. Dejon comes from a culture that would be considered?

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a. masculine

b. feminine

c. collectivistic

d. understanding

e. individualistic

Question 9

The use of one’s own culture and its practices as the standard for interpreting the values, beliefs, and norms of another culture is known as

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a. assimilation.

b. cultural relativism.

c. egocentrism.

d. ethnocentrism.

e. moral relativism.

Question 10

The three broad stages of romantic relationships include

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a. escalation, navigation, and deterioration.

b. evolution, dyadic, and navigation.

c. evolution, navigation, and dyadic deterioration.

d. dyadic, navigation, and deterioration.

e. escalation, evolution, deterioration.