________ Refers to the Routine Behaviors and Strategies Partners Undertake

question 36

Multiple Choice

________ refers to the routine behaviors and strategies partners undertake to help ensure that their relationship will continue.

• A) Capitalization
• B) Relationship maintenance
• C) Intimacy process model
• D) Support

Describe the roles and functions of different types of psychologists and mental health professionals.

Understand the process of forming, testing, and reporting hypotheses in psychological research.

Recognize methods used in psychological research, including naturalistic observation and experimentation.

Appreciate the empirical basis of psychological questions and how they distinguish from non-empirical inquiries.

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Definitions:

Bystander

A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological unease felt by someone who simultaneously possesses conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values.

Festinger

A psychologist known for developing the theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the discomfort felt when holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more contradictory beliefs, ideals, or values.