PSY 366 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)

PSY 366 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) perceived relational value - answerwe want people to want us, to be around us, therefore the scale of how included or excluded we feel is how much value we place on ourselves. maximum inclusion - answerwhere others seek our company because they WANT to be with us ambivalence - answerwhen others don't care if they are or aren't around us maximum exclusion - answerwhen people send us away or banish us from their company Ostracism (The Silent Treatment) - answerVery confusing, stress inducing, and very damaging to relationships Jealousy - answerThe combination hurt, anger, and fear when people feel they may lose a relationship to areal or imagined potential rival Reactive jealousy - answerwhen we respond this way to an actual threat to a valued relationship Suspicious jealousy - answerwhen we feel this way without factual evidence to support it. What affects who is more likely to become jealous? - answerThings like attachment style, dependence, inadequacy, and personality traits While men and women tend to exhibit jealous tendencies at similar rates, they tend to become jealous for different reasons - answerMen tend to be more sensitive to sexual infidelity while women tend to be more sensitive to emotional infidelity Benevolent lies - answervery common in relationships and aim to aid our partners and not to hurt feelings Forgiveness - answerGiving up our perceived right to retaliate against or hold someone in debt when someone has wronged us. (can protect relationships) We are more likely to forgive someone when the - answerOffender is genuine in their apology o Victim can empathize with the offender o Victim stops ruminating about the offense Conflicts in relationships are inescapable because... - answerAny two people will occasionally differ in their moods and preferences - We cannot truly ever be on the same page with our motivations - different attachment styles Common Dialectical Tension Points - answer-Personal Autonomy vs Close Connections- freedom and independence or intimacy and belonging - Openness vs Closedness-honesty and authenticity or privacy and discretion - Stability vs Change- familiarity and consistency or novelty and excitement - Integration vs Separation- staying connected with social works or devoting time and self to a romantic partnership How often does conflict occur in relationships? - answerWhen dating 2-3 conflicts weekly - When married 1-2 conflicts monthly What causes conflict? - answerHighly n