In ____, one person directs a hostile, angry, or accusatory remark toward the other which in turn prompts a negative response in kind from the targeted person. Each round of verbal exchanges leads to attack and counterattack that escalate tensions and conflict rather than lead to resolution and reduced tension

a. positive reciprocity c. demand-withdraw pattern
b. negative reciprocity d. stonewalling


B

Psychology

You might also like to view...

According to Sternberg, what differentiates romantic love from other kinds of love?

a. Intimacy b. Passion c. Commitment d. Jealousy

Psychology

The rate of conditioning is affected by the degree to which the US is ___________ the occurrence of the CS

a. bi-pendant on b. contracted to c. contingent on d. ipsilateral to

Psychology

When it comes to motor development:

a. it is simply a process of unfolding genetic tendencies (maturation). b. it depends solely upon experience and the environment. c. it is dependent upon a combination of maturation and experience. d. There is no way to answer this question.

Psychology

Sir Francis Galton studied intelligence in many prominent English families and concluded from this research that intelligence is __________

a) largely subject to environmental influence. b) inherited. c) determined by an equal influence from the environment and heredity. d) determined by about a 70/30 split in favor of heredity.

Psychology