Sona and Kevin have both cohabited with other partners, and also with each other for one year before marrying. They are now divorcing after four years, both saying they know that marriage is not the "be all, end all," and that "it's time to move on." What hypothesis are they playing out?
a. experience hypothesis
b. social exchange hypothesis
c. status exchange hypothesis
d. commitment hypothesis
a. experience hypothesis
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A. is found in people as young as three to six years of age. B. is not visible until middle school. C. is limited to laboratory studies. D. is nearly absent by the time individuals reach adulthood.
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A. cultural selection. B. sexual relativism. C. cultural relativism. D. sexual unlearning. E. sexual chauvinism.
According to a _____ ideology, a wide range of individual and social problems require medical treatment.
A. relational B. symbolic C. religious D. therapeutic