For Sally's Study, One Member of a Set of Married

question 5

Multiple Choice

For Sally's study, one member of a set of married couples carried voice-activated digital recorders for two weeks and both spouses made relationship satisfaction ratings at the end of each day. The recordings contained a lot of meaningless information, but they also contained daily conversations that the spouses had with each other. Sally analyzed the conversations and examined whether the positive and negative behaviors on each day predicted the relationship satisfaction ratings on subsequent days. What kind of research is this?

• A) home-based observational and cross-sectional
• B) home-based observational and experimental
• C) home-based observational and correlational
• D) daily diary approach and experimental

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Definitions:

Gender Interaction

The ways in which individuals behave and communicate with others based on socially constructed roles, expectations, and identities related to gender.

Ambivalent Sexism

A concept that divides sexism into two components: hostile sexism, which is overtly negative, and benevolent sexism, which is more subtle and rooted in protective paternalism.

Benevolent Sexism

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Self-presentation

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