Exam 12: Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

According to evolutionary theory, women should be relatively more upset than men if they found out that their partner was falling in love with someone else because ____. ​

When men can get sex without offering much in return, women derive relatively more benefit from their sexual favors.

Frances and her boyfriend Darnell both cheated on one another recently. If Frances is like MOST people, then she probably thinks that her cheating hurt Darnell ____ Darnell ' s cheating hurt her.

While ____ love may be the most effective for starting relationships, ____ love may be the most effective for sustaining them in the long term. ​

Suppose Hillary has somewhat high self-esteem, whereas her sister Lola has somewhat low self-esteem. Meanwhile, their cousin Nancy has extraordinarily high self-esteem-to the point of being narcissistic. And another cousin of theirs, Hattie, has extraordinarily low self-esteem, such that she is brimming with self-criticism and self-hate. What does research suggest about the likelihood that Hillary, Lola, Nancy, and Hattie will have successful long-term relationships?

In general, people today might have more successful long-term relationships if they ____.

Gunther is surrounded by attractive, available women at work. Because of this, he is likely to ____.

Social psychologists have identified several different types of love. Which type of love refers to strong feelings of longing, desire, and excitement toward a special person?

Samantha and her friend Felicity are extremely close and treat one another like sisters. When Felicity was broke, for example, Samantha let her stay at her apartment for several months without charging rent. When Samantha was in the hospital for a knee surgery, Felicity brought her movies, food, and other gifts nearly every day. Social psychologists would say that Samantha and Felicity have a(n)____ relationship.

Paternity uncertainty has been suggested as an explanation for the ____.

Married people who engage in extramarital sex are ____ to end up getting a divorce than married people who do not.

Roger is an accountant and his girlfriend, Paula, is a statistician. Paula has had a number of affairs during the course of their relationship. Given the research on sexual jealousy, which of the following affairs-if he found out about it-would Roger be MOST upset about (i.e., which person would he be MOST jealous of)?

Men who looked at pictures of women in bikinis and lingerie tend to be ____ in the ultimatum game.

The anxiety dimension of attachment is best described as referring to attitudes toward the ____.

Daryl Bem's notion of "exotic becomes erotic" ____.

Differentiate between exchange relationships and communal relationships.

According to Sternberg ' s triangular theory of love, the three ingredients in love are passion, commitment, and ________________.

Which description comes closest to the social psychological term extradyadic sex?

Cheryl and Mike keep careful track of who pays for what in their marriage to make sure everything is fair and equal. They have a communal relationship.

How common is it for people to be suspicious about their spouses cheating when their spouses have, in fact, been faithful?