Question 1

Arranged marriages

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A)  are associated with unhappy marriages for both men and women. 
B)  are increasing in frequency throughout the world. 
C)  are unusual in preindustrial societies. 
D)  are less common in cultures with nuclear families as opposed to extended families. 
E)  prevent love from developing. 
A)  are associated with unhappy marriages for both men and women. 
B)  are increasing in frequency throughout the world. 
C)  are unusual in preindustrial societies. 
D)  are less common in cultures with nuclear families as opposed to extended families. 
E)  prevent love from developing.

Question 2

Joachim feels that there are few opportunities for him to make new friends and that he is permanently connected to the friends he has.Knowing this, you can expect that

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A)  Joachim only has positive relationships. 
B)  Joachim's social circle is much larger than it would have been if he felt that there were many opportunities for him to make new friends. 
C)  Joachim will exert a lot of effort to maintain his friendships. 
D)  Joachim only has negative relationships. 
E)  Joachim won't care that much about how similar he is to his friends. 
A)  Joachim only has positive relationships. 
B)  Joachim's social circle is much larger than it would have been if he felt that there were many opportunities for him to make new friends. 
C)  Joachim will exert a lot of effort to maintain his friendships. 
D)  Joachim only has negative relationships. 
E)  Joachim won't care that much about how similar he is to his friends.

Question 3

You are likely to find high levels of residential mobility in cultures that are also characterized by

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A)  more equality matching relationships. 
B)  more communal sharing relationships. 
C)  high relational mobility. 
D)  low relational mobility. 
E)  the relational style of simpático. 
A)  more equality matching relationships. 
B)  more communal sharing relationships. 
C)  high relational mobility. 
D)  low relational mobility. 
E)  the relational style of simpático.

Question 4

Romantic love, which is discussed within the context of monogamous human relationships in the textbook, exists because it was evolutionarily advantageous for our ancestors.Is this true or false? Why?

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A)  True: More children from parents who experienced romantic love survive to pass on their genes, compared to children of parents without romantic love. 
B)  False: Romantic love hinders an individual's ability to spread his or her genetic material. 
C)  True: Romantic love led people to become more skilled hunters and gatherers, allowing for greater survivability. 
D)  False: Someone experiencing romantic love was more likely to hunt more dangerous prey than someone not experiencing romantic love. 
E)  True: Romantic love meant more sex with more partners, and this meant a greater number of viable babies. 
A)  True: More children from parents who experienced romantic love survive to pass on their genes, compared to children of parents without romantic love. 
B)  False: Romantic love hinders an individual's ability to spread his or her genetic material. 
C)  True: Romantic love led people to become more skilled hunters and gatherers, allowing for greater survivability. 
D)  False: Someone experiencing romantic love was more likely to hunt more dangerous prey than someone not experiencing romantic love. 
E)  True: Romantic love meant more sex with more partners, and this meant a greater number of viable babies.

Question 5

A person says, "I do not need to maintain my friendships.I know that they will always be friends with me, and I will always be friends with them." According to the textbook, this person is likely to

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A)  engage in market pricing relationships. 
B)  have more friends than enemies. 
C)  not care much whether a friend is like him or her. 
D)  be naïve and immature. 
E)  be in a relationship characterized by equality matching. 
A)  engage in market pricing relationships. 
B)  have more friends than enemies. 
C)  not care much whether a friend is like him or her. 
D)  be naïve and immature. 
E)  be in a relationship characterized by equality matching.

Question 6

Given the widely different standards of attractiveness around the world, one cannot say that universal standards of attractiveness exist.Is this true or false? Why?

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The statement that "one cannot say that

Question 7

Given what you know about the cross-cultural research examining simpático, what would you expect to occur within an interaction between Fernando, who is Latin American, and Frank, who is European American?

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A)  Fernando will express more negative attitudes than Frank. 
B)  Fernando will talk more and make more eye contact than Frank. 
C)  Fernando will enjoy the interaction more than Frank. 
D)  Fernando will perceive the interaction as more smooth and natural than Frank. 
E)  Fernando will perceive the interaction as more valuable than Frank. 
A)  Fernando will express more negative attitudes than Frank. 
B)  Fernando will talk more and make more eye contact than Frank. 
C)  Fernando will enjoy the interaction more than Frank. 
D)  Fernando will perceive the interaction as more smooth and natural than Frank. 
E)  Fernando will perceive the interaction as more valuable than Frank.

Question 8

According to the mere exposure effect, we come to like a person more the more we are exposed to them.This happens because increased exposure

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A)  increases our familiarity with the person. 
B)  leads us to perceive ourselves as more similar to the person. 
C)  makes it easier to identify the various positive qualities the person possesses. 
D)  makes us want to interact with the person in the future. 
E)  makes us more willing to self-disclose personal details, which fosters intimacy and liking. 
A)  increases our familiarity with the person. 
B)  leads us to perceive ourselves as more similar to the person. 
C)  makes it easier to identify the various positive qualities the person possesses. 
D)  makes us want to interact with the person in the future. 
E)  makes us more willing to self-disclose personal details, which fosters intimacy and liking.

Question 9

Lumusi is a Ghanaian teenager who reports having more enemies than Lisa, who is an American teenager.According to research discussed in the textbook on Ghana, which of the following explains why Lumusi reports having more enemies than Lisa?

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A)  There is more conflict in their lives, so Ghanaians need to be more wary about enemies. 
B)  Ghanaians have more relationships than Westerners, so it follows that they will also have more enemies. 
C)  Enemies are desirable in Ghanaian contexts, so people there seek them out. 
D)  Ghanaians are more likely than Westerners to have relationships with people they did not choose and subsequently cannot avoid. 
E)  Lumusi may report having more enemies but she actually does not. 
A)  There is more conflict in their lives, so Ghanaians need to be more wary about enemies. 
B)  Ghanaians have more relationships than Westerners, so it follows that they will also have more enemies. 
C)  Enemies are desirable in Ghanaian contexts, so people there seek them out. 
D)  Ghanaians are more likely than Westerners to have relationships with people they did not choose and subsequently cannot avoid. 
E)  Lumusi may report having more enemies but she actually does not.

Question 10

An example of equality matching is

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A)  family members who eat meals together. 
B)  a landlord charging his tenants monthly rent. 
C)  roommates who take turns cleaning the apartment. 
D)  a neighborhood library where people can donate or take as many used magazines as they like. 
E)  a boss treating his employees to lunch. 
A)  family members who eat meals together. 
B)  a landlord charging his tenants monthly rent. 
C)  roommates who take turns cleaning the apartment. 
D)  a neighborhood library where people can donate or take as many used magazines as they like. 
E)  a boss treating his employees to lunch.

Arranged marriages

Joachim feels that there are few opportunities for him to make new friends and that he is permanently connected to the friends he has.Knowing this, you can expect that

You are likely to find high levels of residential mobility in cultures that are also characterized by

Romantic love, which is discussed within the context of monogamous human relationships in the textbook, exists because it was evolutionarily advantageous for our ancestors.Is this true or false? Why?

A person says, "I do not need to maintain my friendships.I know that they will always be friends with me, and I will always be friends with them." According to the textbook, this person is likely to

Given the widely different standards of attractiveness around the world, one cannot say that universal standards of attractiveness exist.Is this true or false? Why?

Given what you know about the cross-cultural research examining simpático, what would you expect to occur within an interaction between Fernando, who is Latin American, and Frank, who is European American?

According to the mere exposure effect, we come to like a person more the more we are exposed to them.This happens because increased exposure

Lumusi is a Ghanaian teenager who reports having more enemies than Lisa, who is an American teenager.According to research discussed in the textbook on Ghana, which of the following explains why Lumusi reports having more enemies than Lisa?

An example of equality matching is

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Exam 11: Interpersonal Attraction, Close Relationships, and Groups

Arranged marriages

Joachim feels that there are few opportunities for him to make new friends and that he is permanently connected to the friends he has.Knowing this, you can expect that

You are likely to find high levels of residential mobility in cultures that are also characterized by

Romantic love, which is discussed within the context of monogamous human relationships in the textbook, exists because it was evolutionarily advantageous for our ancestors.Is this true or false? Why?

A person says, "I do not need to maintain my friendships.I know that they will always be friends with me, and I will always be friends with them." According to the textbook, this person is likely to

Given the widely different standards of attractiveness around the world, one cannot say that universal standards of attractiveness exist.Is this true or false? Why?

Given what you know about the cross-cultural research examining simpático, what would you expect to occur within an interaction between Fernando, who is Latin American, and Frank, who is European American?

According to the mere exposure effect, we come to like a person more the more we are exposed to them.This happens because increased exposure

Lumusi is a Ghanaian teenager who reports having more enemies than Lisa, who is an American teenager.According to research discussed in the textbook on Ghana, which of the following explains why Lumusi reports having more enemies than Lisa?

An example of equality matching is

Culture and Human Nature

Cultural Evolution

Methods for Studying Culture and Psychology

Development and Socialization: How Do We Come to Learn a Culture

Self and Personality: How Does Culture Affect How We Understand Ourselves

Motivation

Morality

Emotions

Cognition and Perception

Mental and Physical Health

Living in Multicultural Worlds

Physical Health

Mentalhealth

Organizations Leadership, and Justice

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