EFFECTS OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE MATTHEW E. KOPFLER DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY Sponsored by: MUKUL BHALLA (bhalla@loyno.edu) [pic] ABSTRACT This study was conducted to discover whether or not there is an association between academic performance and involvement in a romantic relationship amongst undergraduate college students. The variables looked at were dating status (single or involved)‚ level of involvement in the relationship‚ and grade point
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Communication in Family & Romantic Relationships Learning Team A Amber‚ Jamie‚ Kassandra‚ Alyssa and Jennifer The Parent Relationship and Conflict Sources of Conflict • Underage Activities • Co-parenting • Discipline Solving Conflict • Communication • Compromise • Understanding Parenting Conflict Cont. Similar to other relationships Different ideas of appropriate Differences to other relationships Legal responsibilities Cultural difference may cause conflict Communication is key
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Theory Evaluation Formation EVOLUTIONARY We form relationships to pass on genes M: risk of uncertain paternity and cuckoldry‚ low level of parental investment F: risk losing M to other F and their resources‚ high level of parental investment M look for reproductive value e.g. youth‚ wide hips F look for socioeconomic advantages e.g. wealth‚ kindness REWARD NEED We are attracted to people who we find rewarding and form relationships as life alone is unrewarding. Done through:
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COMMUNICATION IN FAMILY AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS PRESENTATION Team A BSHS 385 Dr. Barbara Hughson July 21‚ 2015 ROMANTIC CONFLICTS Communication Trust Past Baggage Time spent together https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images? q=tbn:ANd9GcQN0qzgIOdmSprTuNOA8qj 73QvHpKDk8jFVQlLav_kq7f1sH0L4 FRIENDSHIP CONFLICTS Jealousy Gossip Personality differences Different beliefs/morals https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images? q=tbn:ANd9GcTQc6zAB1pSn82lP3hy_haL R0JVhZnfjXoWUrTyroiem4em1Oui
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Outline and evaluate neural and hormonal mechanisms in aggression. There are two main biological explanations to aggression‚ neural and hormonal. The neural explanation is the serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitters and how they affect our aggression; the hormonal mechanisms are the testosterone and cortisol chemicals. Testosterone is a hormone that is more concentrated in men than in women as it is a male sex hormone‚ it is thought to influence aggression from a young age onwards‚ due to its actions
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Outline and Evaluate research into types of attachment (12 marks) Ainsworth ‘Strange Situation’ study aim was to investigate what type of attachment the infants had to their caregiver. Therefore‚ Ainsworth used 12 to 18 months infants in an experiment to test this. Ainsworth had several conditions to allow the observer to identify what reaction the infants are showing and hence‚ which attachment type. In a play area room‚ the infant and mother spent some time playing‚ suddenly the mother leaves
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Bob feels insecure in his romantic relationship with Alice because he feels that although there are certain expectations for a man that must be fulfilled‚ he cannot fulfill them. Alice‚ as a woman of color‚ ranks the lowest in social hierarchy. She is expected to have no autonomy whatsoever‚ while Bob is expected to financially provide for her. Both fail to meet their expectations. Alice is not just any “lowly” woman of color; she is a light-skinned African-American—most likely biracial—and she
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Outline I. Thesis: Monogamous relationships will be difficult‚ and it’s not for the light-hearted. However‚ once overcoming the challenging negatives that appear overwhelming‚ the benefits only a monogamous relationship could bring‚ that a polyamorous relationship will always lack‚ will surely pacify any doubt in mind. II. Monogamy A. Benefits 1. A spiritual union is created‚ and a person grows both as individuals and a jointed pair. 2. Couples receive love and acceptance of faults‚ which creates
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Outline and evaluate functionalist views of the role of the family in society. (33 Marks) Functionalists stress the positive aspect of family. In particular‚ they force on the positive role of one particular family type: the nuclear family. Murdoch (1949) claimed the family was a universal institution. He studied 250 societies and found the family‚ in some form‚ was present in all of them. This suggests that families are necessary in some way‚ whether it be for societies to survive‚ for individual
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research into the breakdown of romantic relationships (8 marks + 16 marks) Duck saw relationship breakdown as a process that occurs over time. He believed that a lack of interpersonal skills and lack of stimulation within the relationship causes the individual to get bored and feel that they are no longer progressing in their relationship which can cause strains and dissatisfaction. The first stage is intrapsychic; this is where a person feels under benefited in the relationship. The second stage is dyadic;
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