Greg is a very extraverted person – he is outgoing, warm, and highly social. According to the Actor–Partner Interdependence Model, Greg’s extraversion would be considered:

Subjective closeness refers to:

To ensure high internal validity, the researcher should:

Which of the following would be considered an environmental factor?

“I need your help with a situation going on at work. Let me give you the details.” This statement represents what kind of support-seeking behavior?

Mark conducts a correlational study on marital satisfaction. He measures how long a group of couples have been married and also how much marital satisfaction they report. He discovers that couples who have been married longer report less satisfaction with their marriages than couples who have been married for shorter lengths of time. Which of the following conclusions can Mark draw?

The tendency for unhappy people to expect negative behavior from a partner and to focus on the displeasing aspects of a partner’s character is known as:

Pat prides herself on her self-reliance and her ability to live her life without needing anyone’s help or support. She is extremely independent and would rather take care of herself than get involved with some needy, annoying person who will take up all of her time. Which one of the following would best characterize Pat’s adult attachment style?

A researcher studying household division of labor asked a husband and wife to estimate the extent of their own contributions (relative to the partner’s) to a number of joint marital activities. The husband estimated that he contributed about 65% to the completion of each activity. The wife also estimated her own contributions to be around 65%. Since only 100% of each activity can be completed, the husband’s and wife’s estimates may reflect the operation of:

In relationships characterized by coercive controlling violence, the physical violence that occurs is likely to _____ over time.