Deck 13: Conflict: Causes and Consequences

Question 1

Intimate terrorism, a form of relationshp violence, is the case when …

A) the individual is violent but not controlling, and his or her partner is violent and controlling
B) the individual is violent and controlling, and his or her partner is neither
C) the individual is violent, but neither the individual nor the partner are controlling
D) both partners are violent and controlling

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Roughly what percentage of American women report experiencing stranger harassment every few days?

A) 0.05
B) 0.15
C) 0.3
D) 0.6

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Based on the evolutionary explanation for rape, ________ are low in attractiveness and rape because they have no other access to women.

A) disadvantaged men
B) specialized rapists
C) opportunistic rapists
D) partner rapists

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Of women who reported in a national survey in 2000 that they had been physically assaulted, stalked, or raped, what percentage indicated that the assault was committed by an intimate partner?

A) 0.15
B) 0.31
C) 0.49
D) 0.64

Question 5

The text suggests that statistics may underestimate the prevalence of intimate violence because ...

A) of the use of probability samples
B) of the use of convenience samples
C) women of color and the homeless may be underrepresented
D) all of the above
E) A and B

Question 6

A situation in which an individual is violent and controlling but their partner is not, is called …

A) intimate terrorism
B) violent resistance
C) situational couple violence
D) mutual violent control

Question 7

Which of the following is true of battered women?

A) battered women enable their abusers by telling no one
B) battered women come predominantly from low income neighborhoods
C) college women report that they do tell friends and family about the abuse
D) collge women are especially likely to hide their abuse from others

Question 8

Battered women report psychological symptoms indicative of …

A) depression
B) hypersomnia
C) post-traumatic stress
D) bi-polar disorder

Question 9

Alcohol plays a role in battering incidents apporoximately what percent of the time?

A) 0.15
B) 0.3
C) 0.5
D) 0.7

Question 10

Which of the following is most likely to be abusive toward their partner?

A) the alcoholic who drinks heavily every day
B) the person who drinks consistently but lightly
C) the binge drinker
D) the drinker who also uses prescription drugs

Question 11

Which of the following is not true for women high in need for power?

A) they frame their artwork
B) they are lower in need for power than their male counterparts
C) they hold socially responsible occupational positions
D) they are likely to own state-of-the-art electronic equipment

Question 12

All of the following are true for men high in need for power, except they …

A) are verbally aggressive
B) are likely to drink alcohol
C) frame their artwork
D) are likely to gamble

Question 13

In one study, 74% of abusive husbands were classified as _______ attached.

A) avoidantly
B) securely
C) dismissively
D) anxiously

Question 14

Sexual harassment that attempts to extort sexual cooperation by threatening job-related consequences is known as …

A) coercive sexual harassment
B) quid pro quo harassment
C) hostile environment harassment
D) occupational harassment

Question 15

Women are least likely to report sexual harassment in the workplace when …

A) the harassment is mild
B) when it does not come from a supervisor
C) when the workplace lacks adequate policies on sexual harassment
D) all of the above

Question 16

One hypothesis about why sexual harassment occurs in the workplace proposes that it is the carryover of gender expectations,= and is more likely when the workplace is predominantly male. This is called …

A) social norm theory
B) patriarchical bias
C) the overflow effect
D) sex-role spillover

Question 17

Which of the following describes the form of relationship violence known as violent resistance?

A) the individual is violent but not controlling, and his or her partner is violent and controlling
B) the individual is violent and controlling, and his or her partner is neither
C) the individual is violent, but neither the individual nor the partner are controlling
D) both partners are violent and controlling

Question 18

In mutual violent control, …

A) the individual is violent but not controlling, and his or her partner is violent and controlling
B) the individual is violent and controlling, and his or her partner is neither
C) the individual is violent, but neither the individual nor the partner are controlling
D) both partners are violent and controlling

Question 19

Situational couple violence is best descrbed as the instance in which …

A) the individual is violent but not controlling, and his or her partner is violent and controlling
B) the individual is violent and controlling, and his or her partner is neither
C) the individual is violent, but neither the individual nor the partner are controlling
D) both partners are violent and controlling

Question 20

The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) assesses the level of physical violence in a relationship. One limitation of this measure is that …

A) it does not separate acts into minor or severe forms of violence
B) the act of kicking someone is considered ""minor""
C) it frames the questions in terms of how often these acts happen in response to conflict, so not all violent acts are reported
D) all of the above are limitations

Question 21

Compared to high-income families, low-income families were found to expereience domestic violence …

A) less frequently
B) more frequently
C) just as frequently
D) constantly

Question 22

One problem with Walker's (1984) theory of the cycle of violence in relationships is that

A) it was based on a small sample of women in therapy
B) there is overwhelming evidence that women commit violence more often than men
C) It has face validity
D) The cycle is missing a critical step

Question 23

Relative to men who don't drink, partner assault is ____ times higher in those who are frequent binge drinkers.

A) 20
B) 10
C) 6
D) 3

Question 24

A study using Minneapolis police officers to examine the effectiveness of police response tactics and their potential to deter future domestic violence found that which method was most effective?

A) arresting the offender
B) giving advice to the offender
C) separating the offender for at least 8 hours
D) all of the above were equally effective

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of an action associated with men who have a high need for power?

A) owning framed pictures
B) alcohol and drug use
C) owning possessions associated with high prestige, like a television
D) more stable intimate relationships

Question 26

Women most likely to inflict abuse are typically

A) under high stress
B) high in need for affiliation
C) low in activity inhibition
D) all of the above

Question 27

Partner violence is most common in relationships characterized by …

A) high commitment and lower evaluation of alternatives
B) low commitment and lower evaluation of alternatives
C) high commitment and higher evaluation of alternatives
D) high commitment and higher evaluation of alternatives

Question 28

Sexual harassment refers to _______ sexual advances between strangers or acquaintances.

A) public
B) unflattering
C) unwanted
D) face-to-face

Question 29

Which of the following is not true about sexual harassment and coercive sex?

A) they often have serious implications for their victims
B) they can only happen between strangers or acquaintances, not intimates
C) sexual harassment became illegal in the workplace in 1964
D) coercive sex refers to sexual encounters without the consent of one partner

Question 30

The theoretical position that proposes that sexual harassment of women in the workplace is the result of an influx of gender-based expectations is known as …

A) quid pro quo harassment
B) hostile environment
C) sex role spillover
D) gender determination theory