Question 1

Those involved in relationships marked by long-term equity

Accepted Answer

A) are highly likely to end their relationship abruptly. 
B) are unconcerned with short-term equity. 
C) make sure they reciprocate all favors without delay. 
D) personalize conflict and act on gut feelings. 
A) are highly likely to end their relationship abruptly. 
B) are unconcerned with short-term equity. 
C) make sure they reciprocate all favors without delay. 
D) personalize conflict and act on gut feelings. B

Question 2

In Rubin's research,strong-love couples differed from weak-love couples in that they

Accepted Answer

A) talked less to each other. 
B) gazed more into each other's eyes. 
C) smiled less at each other. 
D) displayed more jealousy. 
A) talked less to each other. 
B) gazed more into each other's eyes. 
C) smiled less at each other. 
D) displayed more jealousy. B

Question 3

The two-factor theory of emotion suggests that passionate love can be increased by

Accepted Answer

A) mere exposure. 
B) the matching phenomenon. 
C) secure attachment. 
D) physical arousal. 
A) mere exposure. 
B) the matching phenomenon. 
C) secure attachment. 
D) physical arousal. D

Question 4

According to Huston and colleagues (2001),which of the following is likely to predict divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) arguments 
B) coldness 
C) disillusionment 
D) hopelessness 
A) arguments 
B) coldness 
C) disillusionment 
D) hopelessness

Question 5

According to the text,the first step in scientifically studying romantic love is to

Accepted Answer

A) decide how to define and measure it. 
B) manipulate it. 
C) control all other factors that might influence it. 
D) study the factors that might influence it. 
A) decide how to define and measure it. 
B) manipulate it. 
C) control all other factors that might influence it. 
D) study the factors that might influence it.

Question 6

How do males and females differ in how they experience passionate love?

Accepted Answer

A) Men fall out of love faster than do women. 
B) Men are less likely to break up a premarital romance than are women. 
C) Men tend to fall in love less readily than do women. 
D) Men are usually the last to say "I love you" in a heterosexual relationship. 
A) Men fall out of love faster than do women. 
B) Men are less likely to break up a premarital romance than are women. 
C) Men tend to fall in love less readily than do women. 
D) Men are usually the last to say "I love you" in a heterosexual relationship.

Question 7

On social networks,

Accepted Answer

A) men always prefer male friends. 
B) women always prefer female friends. 
C) both men and women seem to prefer male friends. 
D) both men and women seem to prefer female friends. 
A) men always prefer male friends. 
B) women always prefer female friends. 
C) both men and women seem to prefer male friends. 
D) both men and women seem to prefer female friends.

Question 8

Couples usually stay married if they

Accepted Answer

A) are of different age groups. 
B) married before age
20) 
C) cohabited before marriage. 
D) live in a small town. 
A) are of different age groups. 
B) married before age
20) 
C) cohabited before marriage. 
D) live in a small town.

Question 9

John Gottman (1994,1998)noted that healthy marriages were necessarily marked by

Accepted Answer

A) more affection than criticism. 
B) a lack of conflict. 
C) an ability to reconcile differences. 
D) more compliments than criticisms. 
A) more affection than criticism. 
B) a lack of conflict. 
C) an ability to reconcile differences. 
D) more compliments than criticisms.

Question 10

Successful couples differ from unsuccessful couples in that they

Accepted Answer

A) restrain gut-level reactions. 
B) personalize conflict. 
C) are more individualistic. 
D) never argue. 
A) restrain gut-level reactions. 
B) personalize conflict. 
C) are more individualistic. 
D) never argue.

Question 11

When the benefits are proportional to the contributions in a relationship,_____ exists.

Accepted Answer

A) anonymity 
B) mutuality 
C) equity 
D) companionate love 
A) anonymity 
B) mutuality 
C) equity 
D) companionate love

Question 12

According to Carl Rogers (1980),growth-promoting listeners have all of the following qualities

Accepted Answer

A) being genuine in revealing their own feelings. 
B) being more interested in companionate relationships than in passionate relationships. 
C) being empathetic reflective listeners. 
D) being accepting of others' feelings. 
A) being genuine in revealing their own feelings. 
B) being more interested in companionate relationships than in passionate relationships. 
C) being empathetic reflective listeners. 
D) being accepting of others' feelings.

Question 13

According to the text,which characteristic is true of people who usually stay married?

Accepted Answer

A) They married after age
20) 
B) They are well and similarly educated. 
C) They cohabited or became pregnant before marriage. 
D) They live in a small town. 
A) They married after age
20) 
B) They are well and similarly educated. 
C) They cohabited or became pregnant before marriage. 
D) They live in a small town.

Question 14

In comparison with women,men fall in love more _____ and out of love more _____.

Accepted Answer

A) readily; readily 
B) slowly; slowly 
C) readily; slowly 
D) slowly; readily 
A) readily; readily 
B) slowly; slowly 
C) readily; slowly 
D) slowly; readily

Question 15

According to Berscheid,what is the formula for passionate love?

Accepted Answer

A) lust + adrenaline 
B) adrenaline + attachment 
C) lust + attachment 
D) attachment + dopamine 
A) lust + adrenaline 
B) adrenaline + attachment 
C) lust + attachment 
D) attachment + dopamine

Question 16

The tendency for one person's intimacy of self-disclosure to match that of his or her partner is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the matching phenomenon. 
B) disclosure reciprocity. 
C) reciprocal devaluation. 
D) mutual self-recognition. 
A) the matching phenomenon. 
B) disclosure reciprocity. 
C) reciprocal devaluation. 
D) mutual self-recognition.

Question 17

According to Rusbult and her colleagues,which is one of the three ways of coping with a failing relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) loyalty-awaiting improvement 
B) neglect-ignoring the partner 
C) voice-seeking to improve the relationship 
D) denial-denying the problem exists 
A) loyalty-awaiting improvement 
B) neglect-ignoring the partner 
C) voice-seeking to improve the relationship 
D) denial-denying the problem exists

Question 18

Psychologist Robert Sternberg views love as a triangle with three sides that include all which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) restraint 
B) passion 
C) commitment 
D) intimacy 
A) restraint 
B) passion 
C) commitment 
D) intimacy

Question 19

Bill and Susie's relationship becomes progressively more intimate as each engages in self-revelation in response to the other's self-disclosure.Their relationship is marked by the _____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) disclosure reciprocity 
B) mutual disinhibition 
C) reciprocal disinhibition 
D) reciprocal fallacy 
A) disclosure reciprocity 
B) mutual disinhibition 
C) reciprocal disinhibition 
D) reciprocal fallacy

Question 20

Individualistic cultures have _____ divorce rates when compared with communal cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) greater 
B) slightly lower 
C) the same 
D) significantly lower 
A) greater 
B) slightly lower 
C) the same 
D) significantly lower

Exam 27: The Ups and Downs of Love

Those involved in relationships marked by long-term equity

In Rubin's research,strong-love couples differed from weak-love couples in that they

The two-factor theory of emotion suggests that passionate love can be increased by

According to Huston and colleagues (2001),which of the following is likely to predict divorce?

According to the text,the first step in scientifically studying romantic love is to

How do males and females differ in how they experience passionate love?

On social networks,

Couples usually stay married if they

John Gottman (1994,1998)noted that healthy marriages were necessarily marked by

Successful couples differ from unsuccessful couples in that they

When the benefits are proportional to the contributions in a relationship,_____ exists.

According to Carl Rogers (1980),growth-promoting listeners have all of the following qualities

According to the text,which characteristic is true of people who usually stay married?

In comparison with women,men fall in love more _____ and out of love more _____.

According to Berscheid,what is the formula for passionate love?

The tendency for one person's intimacy of self-disclosure to match that of his or her partner is referred to as

According to Rusbult and her colleagues,which is one of the three ways of coping with a failing relationship?

Psychologist Robert Sternberg views love as a triangle with three sides that include all which of the following?

Bill and Susie's relationship becomes progressively more intimate as each engages in self-revelation in response to the other's self-disclosure.Their relationship is marked by the _____ effect.

Individualistic cultures have _____ divorce rates when compared with communal cultures.

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