Couples

Mate Preference

100

This type of approach seeks universal cross-cultural similarities in behaviour.

Etic approach

200

According to evolutionary psychologists, why do men prefer younger women?

Higher fertility

300

How many cultures were studied in Buss et al?

37

400

Why do men place more importance on chastity than women?

Paternity uncertainty

500

Which approach did Shimoda et al use?

Emic approach

Communication & Divorce

100

What is Gottman's term for the most desctructive communication patterns in a relationship?

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

200

This pattern involves one partner blaming the other for a character flaw, often with words like "always" or "never"

Criticism

300

What is a good biological predictor of stonewalling?

Heart rate above 100 bpm

400

What was a negative predictor of the marital satisfaction in Heavey et al?

Demand-withdraw pattern

500

What is the Gottman's "magic ratio" and what is its value?

Ratio of positive to negative interactions needed for a healthy releationship. 5:1

Culture & Relationships

100

This cultural dimension describes prioritising the group over the individual

Individualism-collectivism

200

This personality trait means focusing on others more than yourself.

Allocentrism

300

In Benjanyan et al study, higher collectivism correlated with greated parental involvement, but also negatively with something else... what was it?

Passion and commitment

400

Buss found that women from more individualistic cultures placed less value on this mate characteristic compared to women from collectivistic cultures.

Financial prospects

500

This preference from Buss's study showed the highest cross-cultural variability

Chastity

LOC & Therapy

100

People with this locus of control believe that outcomes are determined by fate, God, or other external forces

External (eLOC)

200

People with this locus of control believe that outcomes come from their own effort

Internal (iLOC)

300

In Lee and McKinnish's study, this group of participants reported the lowest marital satisfaction

Externally oriented couples (both partners)

400

In Garanzini et al.'s study, the Gottman Method was more successful in a specific type of relationships. What were they?

Gay and lesbian couples

500

LOC is thought to influence marital satisfaction through another variable. How do we call such (statistical) phenomenon?

Mediation

Research Methods

100

This type of data uses descriptions and words rather than numbers

Qualitative

200

This type of data uses numbers to describe human behaviour

Quantitative

300

A correlation of this value represents a perfect negative correlation

-1.0

400

What type of bias is especially relevant to questionnaires on marital satisfaction?

Self-report bias

500

What is the name of mr Arek's cat?

Oreo ₍^. .^₎⟆