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- A relational stage in which the partners reestablish their individual identities after having bonded.
- The minimum standard of what behavior is acceptable from a relationship partner
- Research has shown that people in what kind of dating relationships underestimate how unhappy they really are and overestimate how unhappy they would be if the relationship were to end?
- The tension between the need to behave in ways that conform to others' expectations and the need to assert one's individuality by behaving in ways that violate others' expectations.
- The tension between a couple's desire for involvement with the "outside world" and their desire to live their own lives, free of what can feel like interference from others.
- A relationship is less a(n) __________ than a __________.
- You don't want to be alone, and you are confident that you can find a better partner than Dario, who has cheated on you more than once, transgressions you cannot forgive. Which statement best describes your situation?- Your comparison level of alternatives (CLalt) is higher than your present situation. - Your comparison level of alternatives (CLalt) is lower than your present situation. - Dario's behavior meets or exceeds your comparison level (CL). - Your relationship expectations are unrealistic.
- "Implicit egotism" may unconsciously affect perceptions of attractiveness related to the validating aspect of _________.
- "Rewards - Costs = Outcome" is a formula for relationships identified by which theory?- Cultivation - Cognitive dissonance - Relational dialectic - Social exchange
- The tension between the desire to be open and disclosing and the desire to be closed and private.
- A relational stage immediately prior to terminating in which the partners minimize contact with each other.
- the strongest determinant of relationship formations similarity to another person
- The fact that we are likely to choose a mate with whom we frequently cross paths illustrates which reason for forming relationships?- Complementarity - Rewards - Proximity - Disclosure
- when each partner's characteristics satisfy the other's needs
- A comparison between the rewards one is receiving in a present situation and those one could expect to receive in others.
- The concluding state of a relationship, characterized by the acknowledgment of one or both partners that the relationship is over.
- A relational stage characterized by declining enthusiasm and standardized forms of behavior.
- Within a relationship, the tension between the need for a predictable relational partner and one who is more spontaneous and less predictable.
- communication aimed at keeping relationships operating smoothly and satisfactorily
- The tension between the desire for connection with others and the desire for independence.