Exam 3: Getting Together

Lucia wants to have a relationship only with someone who has a university degree.Which statement best describes all the students registered at the university Lucia attends?

The tendency to marry someone similar to oneself is called ____________________.

What is NOT a reason why we see similarities within couples?

Which of the following is NOT a step in mate selection?

Which term refers to people who are considered acceptable as potential partners?

According to the text,how does the way a couple interacts when they are "going together" affect their relationship later?

For men,what does a sense of closeness seem to depend mostly on?

Which term refers to the process of selecting a life partner?

According to the text,which statement best describes homosexual dating?

According to the text,how do psychologists define romantic love?

Allan is trying to choose a partner.Which term do sociologists use to describe this behaviour?

What are the two main types of marriages?

What is the term for choosing a mate based on certain traits?

Sean is 35 but prefers to marry a woman in her twenties.Which term best describes his method of selecting a mate?

According to the text,what happened in terms of marriage during the period in which settlers moved into areas already mapped by the traders and explorers?

What do we mean when we say that marriage is the norm in our society?

What is forced marriage?

Natalie thinks Jason is a good prospect as a husband.He has a well-paying job,wears stylish clothes,and drives a sports car.What standard of mate selection does Natalie appear to be using?

The ___________________ theory of mate selection is based on the idea that individuals evaluate the potential success of a relationship based on a number of comparisons.

____________________ is the custom where single men and women go out alone together without any particular intention of marrying each other.