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According to the intimacy process model,interpretive filters can influence perceptions of a partner's behavior.Describe how interpretive filters can influence social support provision,capitalization,and forgiveness in relationships.

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Anthony has been struggling with the decision to return to school to become an architect or to continue in his high-paying,but very dissatisfying,job.He decides to talk to his wife,Mei,about the problem.He tells her,"Mei,I know it would be tough financially,but I'm thinking about going back to school to become an architect.What do you think?" Provide an example of an empathic response that Mei could give Anthony.

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Lisa is in the middle of studying for four final exams and feels a great deal of stress.Her partner,Alex,decides to help more around the house by doing the dishes and cooking dinner more often and mowing the lawn;however,Lisa does not notice that Alex has stepped up because she is too busy studying for finals.According to the textbook,Alex is providing:


A) emotional support.
B) visible support.
C) accepted support.
D) invisible support.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Meg and Jian have been married 10 years and both feel generally dissatisfied with their marriage.Although they still get along fine and spend lots of time together,both feel that their relationship and their lives,in general,are rather flat.From a self-expansion perspective,give two interpretations of what the problem might be.

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Mila is an emotionally stable person,who has had a positive and committed relationship with her husband,Dwayne.However,she recently learned that Dwayne had an affair 6 months ago when she was out of town on a work trip.Although Dwayne apologized to Mila,expressing remorse,she is still extremely upset by the situation.What factor is most likely making it difficult for Mila to forgive Dwayne?


A) personality of the victim
B) qualities of the apology
C) qualities of the relationship
D) seriousness of the offense

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that determines whether an individual forgives the partner for a transgression?


A) personality of the victim
B) quality of the apology
C) sexual orientation of the couple
D) quality of the relationship

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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According to the text,________ describes the transformation that occurs when people's motivation to seek revenge for hurtful actions diminishes and their motivation to pursue conciliatory courses of action increases.


A) invisible support
B) intimacy
C) forgiveness
D) capitalization

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Your friend Mia is in a bad spot in her 5-year relationship with Lee.She finds the relationship boring and complains that she never does anything new;she does not feel particularly attracted to Lee anymore.Given this information,which of the following is the most credible explanation for why Mia is dissatisfied?


A) Mia desires quality time more than Lee,so she is likely to be unhappy with Lee.
B) Mia has an avoidant attachment system,so she is likely to become bored with Lee.
C) Mia and Lee are engaging in more self-expansion opportunities compared to routine ones.
D) Mia and Lee are engaging in more pleasant activities compared to self-expanding ones.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is true?


A) Self-expansion only occurs in the context of relationships.
B) Engaging in exciting activities,even unpleasant ones,will always enrich relationships.
C) In the early stages of self-expansion,relationship satisfaction is mostly derived from the shared activities that are novel and exciting to at least one member of the couple.
D) Engaging in shared pleasant activities is not as self-expanding as engaging in shared novel activities.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Compare and contrast the processes of social support and capitalization and how they are related to relationship quality.

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