Levinger’s (e.g., 1965) marital cohesiveness model proposes that relationship stability is a function both of _______ and _______.

a) inducements to remain;inducements to leave
b) satisfaction; investment
c) comparison level; comparison level for alternatives
d) commitment; cohesiveness


a) inducements to remain;inducements to leave

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Disability is usually understood in binary terms, but a more accurate sociological approach sees it as existing on a

a. triad b. continuum c. double binary d. none of these

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Which of the following aspects of communication is more likely to be demonstrated by men than by women?

a) Conversational maintenance b) Conversational dominance c) Conversational equality d) Conversational responsiveness

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As part of a class project, you collect 25 personal ads from an online dating website. You then examine these ads and make a list of the different characteristics that people say they are seeking in a potential mate. What type of method are you using to capture people’s mate preferences?

a) Ranking procedure b) Rating procedure c) Content analysis d) Experiment

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According to social exchange theories, anything that involves a person’s time and effort or that represents lost opportunities is known as a(n) _______.

a) reward b) barrier c) cost d) investment

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