Chapter 1

Question 1

What are cross sectional studies? What are the cons

Answer 1

capture data at one time point

cons: cannot answer the question of how do relationships change over time with only one time point

Question 2

What is emergent distress and enduring dynamics?

Answer 2

emergent distress: problems exist later and worsen

enduring dynamics: problems exist from the start and endure

**deterioration occurs for a small percentage of couples who began their partnerships relatively unhappy

Question 3

What are the characteristics of intimate relationships?

Answer 3

interdependence, bidirectional, exist over time, personal, close

Question 4

What is an intimate relationship?

Answer 4

an especially close relationship that is characterized by a range of psychological experience that deepen and expand the connection that two people share

Question 5

What is a close relationship?

Answer 5

A personal relationship in which the partners have strong and frequent influence on each other across a variety of activities

Question 6

What is a personal relationship?

Answer 6

An interdependent relationship in which the partners consider each other special and unique

Question 7

What is an interdependent relationship?

Answer 7

A relationship in which the behaviour of each participant affects the other

Question 8

What are selection effects?

Answer 8

People with high well-being are more likely to enter relationships to start with

Question 9

What is the enduring dynamics model?

Answer 9

indicates that early signs of conflict and communication patterns are the most reliable predictors of a couple’s long-term relationship quality and stability.

Question 10

What is the relationship status of the couple that has the most sex?

Answer 10

Living together, not married

Question 11

How much do household income for women drop following a divorce and ending a cohabitation, respectively?

Answer 11

58% and 33%

Question 12

What is the name from problems that start from the beginning and worsen, and problems that start later and worsen?

Answer 12

enduring dynamics

emergent distress

Question 13

What are the theories associated with emergent distress?

Answer 13

Social exchange theory, social learning theory, Social ecological models

Question 14

What does the enduring dynamics model say about stability?

Answer 14

patterns of interaction are set in the early stages of an intimate relationship

stability once the patterns of interaction are established

fate of relationship is largely determined during courtship

Question 15

Was the enduring dynamics model or the emergent distress model supported?

Answer 15

enduring dynamics. Findings show that initial levels, not development over time, consistently predicted group memebership