Couples have conscious or unconscious rules about how to conduct a relationship, such as:
A. Rules of common consent, based on cultural norms and expectations
B. Idiosyncratic rules, based on individuals' concepts of what is "fair and just"
C. Explicit or implicit agreements, based on negotiation between the partners
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
D.
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According to the text, at one point in his research career, Dolf Zillmann decided to stop
doing research on the effects of sexually explicit media. Why did he make that decision?
a. He believed that all of the important questions had been answered. b. He could not find sexually explicit material that was nonviolent. c. He was pressured by university administrators to stop doing research in a controversial area. d. Local courts declared the material used in his experiments were legally “obscene.” e. His closest research collaborator received death threats and threats of sexual abuse of his wife and children.
For his speech on earthquake preparedness, Stephen Huff informed his classmates that their university was located near a volatile fault zone, reflecting what factor of maintaining audience attention?
a. relevance b. contrast c. novelty d. repetition
Which of the following statements best defines the term dialect?
a. It is the positive, neutral, or negative feelings we associate with certain words. b. It is the dictionary definition of a word. c. It is a unique form of a more general language spoken by a specific cultural group. d. It is a nonstandard definition assigned to words by a social group or co-culture.
________ relationships are characterized by significant emotional closeness and may or may not be romantic.
A. Intimate B. Friendly C. Familial D. Social