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Relationship Dynamics: Conflict Resolution and Termination Strategies, Exams of Communication

An overview of key concepts related to relationship dynamics, focusing on conflict resolution and termination. It covers topics such as common complaints leading to breakups, unilateral and bilateral termination strategies, gottman's cascade model of divorce, and communication behaviors associated with distance and dissociation. Additionally, it explores the role of similarity, the impact of various factors on conflict instigation, and strategies for improving conflict management. The document also addresses attributional processes in relationship termination and compliance principles, offering a comprehensive look at the complexities of interpersonal relationships. This material is useful for students studying psychology, sociology, or communication, providing insights into the dynamics of relationships and conflict resolution techniques. (415 characters)

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SPC | Exam | 3 | with | correct | detailed |
solutions
Identify | the | four | general | complaints | people | have | about | their | partner | that |
leads | to | break-
ups | - | Correct | answer | 1. | Faults | with | the | other | person, | too | many | negative |
qualities: | lazy, | stupid, | no | fun. |
2. | Refusals | to | compromise | for | the | good | of | the | relationship. | Partner | cannot | be |
influenced | to | change | faults | or | add | rewarding | behaviors.
3. | Constraints: | too | many | demands | by | the | partner: | boredom, | lack | of | freedom, |
too | much | effort/work. |
4. | Miscellaneous: | reasons | that | didn't | fit | within | other | categories.
Unilateral | - | Correct | answer | One | side | ending | the | relationship.
Unilateral | and | Indirect | termination | strategies: | Avoidance, | Relational | Rues, |
Withdrawal | of | support | and | affection, | Pseudo | de | escalation, | cost | escalation
Unilateral | and | direct | termination | strategies: | the | direct | dump, | dating | other |
people, | justification, | the | relationship | talk | trick, | threats | and | bullying, | positive
| tone
Bilateral | - | Correct | answer | Both | side | agreeing | to | part | ways | in | the |
relationship.
Bilateral | and | Indirect | termination | strategies: | Fading | away
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SPC | Exam | 3 | with | correct | detailed |

solutions

Identify | the | four | general | complaints | people | have | about | their | partner | that | leads | to | break- ups | - | Correct | answer | ✔1. | Faults | with | the | other | person, | too | many | negative | qualities: | lazy, | stupid, | no | fun. |

  1. | Refusals | to | compromise | for | the | good | of | the | relationship. | Partner | cannot | be | influenced | to | change | faults | or | add | rewarding | behaviors.
  2. | Constraints: | too | many | demands | by | the | partner: | boredom, | lack | of | freedom, | too | much | effort/work. |
  3. | Miscellaneous: | reasons | that | didn't | fit | within | other | categories. Unilateral | - | Correct | answer | ✔One | side | ending | the | relationship. Unilateral | and | Indirect | termination | strategies: | Avoidance, | Relational | Rues, | Withdrawal | of | support | and | affection, | Pseudo | de | escalation, | cost | escalation Unilateral | and | direct | termination | strategies: | the | direct | dump, | dating | other | people, | justification, | the | relationship | talk | trick, | threats | and | bullying, | positive | tone Bilateral | - | Correct | answer | ✔Both | side | agreeing | to | part | ways | in | the | relationship. Bilateral | and | Indirect | termination | strategies: | Fading | away

Bilateral | and | Direct | termination | strategies: | the | blame | game, | the | negotiated | farewell "The | four | horseman | of | the | apocalypse | of | the | marriage" | - | Correct | answer | ✔Criticism, | Defensiveness, | Contempt, | and | Stonewalling What | is | the | divorce | rate | for | first | marriages | and | is | it | higher | or | lower | for | second | marriages? | - | Correct | answer | ✔50% | in | first | marriages | and | divorce | rates | are | higher | in | second | marriage. | 40% | for | individuals | 18-19 | and | 24% | individuals | older | than | 25 Identify | and | describe | Gottman's | Cascade | Model | of | divorce | - | Correct | answer | ✔1. | physiological | responses: | decline | in | marital | satisfaction

  1. | flooding | and | negative | sentiment | override: | consideration | of | separation
  2. | recasting | history | of | marriage | and | considering | alternatives: | separating | and | thinking | about | divorce
  3. | divorce Identify | behaviors | associated | with | the | communication | of | Distance | and | Dissociation | - | Correct | answer | ✔Distance: | avoidance | (no | longer | talking | like | friends, | no | compliments, | admiration, | understanding | decrease, | avoidance) Dissociation: | emphasizing | individuality, no | longer | using | pet | names/shortcuts, showing | interest | in | activities | that | deviates | from | the | relationship | norm, | diverging | from | normal | communication/behavioral | techniques

What | is | the | ratio | of | positive | to | negative | behaviors | in | couples | who | stay | together | and | those | who | divorce | - | Correct | answer | ✔- | 20:1 | (happy | couples)

  • | 8:1 | (couples | soon | to | divorce) According | John | Gottman | (in | the | video | we | saw | in | class) | what | do | couples | fight | about? | Also, | who | is | more | likely | to | stonewall, | husbands | or | wives? | - | Correct | answer | ✔couples | mostly | fight | about | work, | in-laws, | money, | sex, | housework, | and | new | babies.
  • | husbands | are | most | likely | to | stonewall Identify | and | describe | the | concept | of | termination | accounts | and | why | people | use | them | post | breakup. | - | Correct | answer | ✔- | account | making | allows | people | to | reduce | or | eliminate | uncertainty | and | ambiguity | that | follows | breakups. | They | fulfil | a | social | presentation | function | that | protects | and | individual's | self | esteem | and | serve | as | a | potent | vehicle | for | emotional | release According | to | the | science | of | cheating | video, | what | hormones | are | related | to | infidelity? | - | Correct | answer | ✔vasopressin | and | dopamine From | the | same | video, | how | does | income | relate | to | a | male's | likelihood | of | cheating? | - | Correct | answer | ✔if | a | man | makes | significantly | more | or | less, | they | are | more | likely | to | cheat

According | to | the | module | reading | assignment, | what | role | does | similarity | play | in | chances | of | a | couple | staying | together? | - | Correct | answer | ✔"birds | of | a | feather | flock | together." In | the | module | reading | assignment, | box | 15.3 | provides | a | list | of | communication | behaviors | related | to | preventing | divorce, | be | sure | to | be | able | to | identify | each | of | these. | - | Correct | answer | ✔-soften | the | startup

  • | tell | your | partner | what | you | want | instead | of | what | you | don't | want
  • | listen | for | statements | of | need | and | respond | with | open-ended | statements
  • | accept | your | partner's | emotional | bids -express | appreciation
  • | repair | conversations
  • | establish | rituals | for | connection
  • | accept | influence How | do | factors | such | as | alcohol, | pain, | heat, | severe | cold, | crowded | conditions, | and | depression | influence | conflict | instigation? | - | Correct | answer | ✔These | are | conditions | associated | with | anger-like | behavior. | This | behavior | can | be | identified | as | an | invitation | to | conflict Identify | the | conditions | under | which | a | person | is | likely | to | confront | or | avoid | a | conflict | interaction | - | Correct | answer | ✔- | environment | and | simulators
  • | under | the | influence | (confront)

dentify | the | four | general | conflict | strategies | discussed | in | class | and | the | Canary/Weger | reading | assignment | - | Correct | answer | ✔Created | by | 2 | dimensions: | Activeness | and | agreeableness Negotiation | Direct | fighting | accommodation | indirect | fighting Identify | and | describe | the | four | attributional | facts | related | to | relationship | termination | - | Correct | answer | ✔Attributional | processes | become | activated- | Find | cause | of | conflict | in | others | behaviors Attributional | processes | are | selective- | Personal | interests | (you | think | you | know | what's | going | on | and | behavior | is | justified) Attributional | conflict- | Disagreements | about | the | cause | of | the | behavior | (usually | unresolvable) | Meta | attributions- | Explanations | for | explanations | and | they | create | additional | problems | (excuses | aren't | credible- | illogical | or | unconvincing) How | are | the | attributional | styles | of | distressed | and | nondistressed | couples | different? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Attribute | positive | behaviors | to | situational | causes | that | are | unlikely | to | be | repeated | and | operative | to | one | specific | area | Attribute | negative | behavior | to | a | temporary | state | unstable | over | time | and | it | is | specific | to | one | area

Identify | strategies | for | being | more | competent | in | conflict | situations. | - | Correct | answer | ✔ Explain | the | role | of | behavioral | conformity | in | differentiating | the | term | from | persuasion | or | coercion. | - | Correct | answer | ✔Research | on | compliance | focuses | on | changing | people's | actual | behaviors | not | just | their | attitudes | persuasion | involves | mostly | attitude | Coercion | is | involuntary | (persuasion | and | compliance | are | voluntary) Identify | and | explain | basic | principles | of | compliance | including | anchors | and | contrast | effects, | reciprocity, | commitment, | liking, | social | validation, | authority, | and | scarcity | - | Correct | answer | ✔Anchors | and | contrasts- | Setting | the | bar | high | on | a | particular | object | and | then | contrast | (ex. | Kanye | west | $100 | shirt | then | buys | $50 | shirt | which | is | still | a | lot) Reciprocity- | Do | something | return | the | favor(took | me | to | the | airport? | I'll | take | you | next | time!) Commitment-Need | for | consistency | (yeah | I'll | do | that! | and | they | don't | its | like | wtf?!) liking | - | Attractiveness | Social | validation- | Tendency | to | see | an | action | as | more | appropriate | when | we | see | others | do | it Authority- | compliance | to | president Scarcity-

Identify | and | describe | the | five | sources | of | social | power | underlying | described | by | French | and | Raven. | - | Correct | answer | ✔Reward | Power- | involves | the | ability | to | confer | benefits | on | others -Coercive | Power- | focuses | on | the | ability | to | inflict | punishments | or | impose | penalties | on | others -Expert | Power-centers | on | expertise | or | competence. | We | tend | to | comply | with | people | who | "know | their | stuff." -Legitimate | Power- | is | based | on | one's | official | rank | or | formal | standing -Referent | Power- | Has | to | do | with | being | admired | or | respected Explain | why | compliance | gaining | tactics | can | threaten | positive | and | negative | face. | - | Correct | answer | ✔-Positive | face- | conveying | disapproval -Negative | face- | constraining | the | others | freedom | or | autonomy Identify | and | describe | the | disrupt-then-reframe | and | even-a-few-minutes-helps | strategies | of | compliance | gaining. | - | Correct | answer | ✔-strategy | is | to | reduce | resistance | by | using | a | non | sequitur i. | Ex: | would | you | like | to | buy | a | raffle | ticket | for | 3$? | That's | 300 | pennies | what | a | bargain. | (300 | pennies | interrupts | the | thought | process | by | reducing | resistance) | (Reframing | "what | a | bargain" | redirects | attention | to | positive | features | of | request) (EFM)Even- | a- | few | - | minutes- | help | verbal | strategies | ineffective Explain | how | nonverbal | immediacy, | touch, | and | eye | contact | influence | compliance | gaining |

attempts | - | Correct | answer | ✔touch-tends | to | elicit | a | more | favorable | impression | of | the | requester, | which | translates | into | greater | compliance. | - | eye | contact- | Gaze | is | another | immediacy | behavior | that | has | been | shown | to | facilitate | compliance. i. | Direct | eye | contact | increased | targets | willingness | to | participate | ii. | Works | even | without | a | nonverbal | component Identify | and | describe | the | main | features | of | the | Goals-Plans-Action | theory | of | message | production | - | Correct | answer | ✔Goals: | They | are | future | states | of | affairs | that | an | individual | is | committed | to | achieving | or | maintaining | (Motivate | Plans) | (internal) -Plans: | are | cognitive | representations | of | the | behaviors | that | are | intended | to | enable | goal | attainment | (internal) -Action: | are | the | behaviors | enacted | in | an | effort | to | realize | a | goal. | Whereas | goals | and | plans | are | internal, | actions | are | external How | do | primary | and | secondary | goals | influence | compliance | messages | - | Correct | answer | ✔Primary | goals | are | the | catalysts | for | compliance | gaining, | while | secondary | goals | shape | the | approach | used. Identify | and | describe | each | of | the | RASA | elements | of | Treasure's | acronym | for | effective | listening. | - | Correct | answer | ✔a. | Receive | (pay | attention) b. | Appreciate | (little | noises) c. | Summarize | (so | what | your | saying | is) d. | Ask | (ask | questions | after

Differentiate | between | emotional | and | instrumental | support. | - | Correct | answer | ✔ What | is | the | term | usually | used | to | describe | communication | of | emotional | support? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Comforting How | is | person | centeredness | defined | in | your | reading | assignment | - | Correct | answer | ✔The | extent | to | which | message | reflect | "an | awareness | of | and | an | adaptation | to | the | subjective, | affective, | and | relational | aspects | of | communicative | contexts" What | are | the | gender | differences | in | sending | and | receiving | person | centered | comforting | messages? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Women | evaluate | highly | person-centered | comforting | somewhat | more | positively | than | men | Men | evaluate | comforting | messages | low | in | persons | centeredness | somewhat | more | positively | than | women | do Why | do | males | tend | to | receive | the | lower | levels | of | person | centered | messages | than | females | - | Correct | answer | ✔ How | does | response | efficacy | influence | people's | perceptions | of | advice | messages |

  • | Correct | answer | ✔-Response | Efficacy- | likelihood | that | the | advised | action | will | actually | help | resolve | the | problem |

-When | response | efficacy | is | perceived | to | be | high, | advice | recipients | rate | the | advice | more | favorably, | feel | better | able | to | cope, | and | are | more | likely | to | implement | the | action How | does | reappraisal | work | in | supportive | communication? | - | Correct | answer | ✔-Reduces | emotional | distress -Detailed, | emotion | focused | narratives | of | problems, | which | helps | make | sense | of | problem/feeling | and | ultimately | helps | reappraise | situation | that | reduces | emotional | distress. What | are | the | guidelines | for | giving | advice? | When | is | advice | appreciated | and | when | is | it | not | appreciated | - | Correct | answer | ✔ Identify | the | differences | between | emotional | support | and | esteem | support | as | discussed | in | the | reading | assignment. | - | Correct | answer | ✔ Emotional | Support | - | Correct | answer | ✔Emotional | support | refers | to | the | things | that | people | do | that | make | us | feel | loved | and | cared | for, | that | bolster | our | sense | of | self-worth | (e.g., | talking | over | a | problem, | providing | encouragement/positive | feedback). | Emotional | support | is | what | we'll | mostly | be | looking | at | as | this | is | the | type | of | support | most | easily | communicated | through | verbal | and | nonverbal | messages. Instrumental | support | - | Correct | answer | ✔By | contrast, | instrumental | support | refers | to | the | various | types | of | tangible | help | that | others | may | provide | (e.g., | help