Question 1

According to social exchange theory, inequity results when

Accepted Answer

A)  your partner is too similar to you. 
B)  your partner is too different from you. 
C)  there is a balance of rewards and costs. 
D)  your partner provides fewer benefits than you do. 
E)  none of the options is correct 
A)  your partner is too similar to you. 
B)  your partner is too different from you. 
C)  there is a balance of rewards and costs. 
D)  your partner provides fewer benefits than you do. 
E)  none of the options is correct

Question 2

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The relationship stage in which communication seems pointless.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging 
A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging

Question 3

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The relationship stage in which partners formalize or make public their commitment to one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging 
A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging

Question 4

Romantic partners are happiest when

Accepted Answer

A)  they get more than they give. 
B)  they give more than they get. 
C)  there is a balance of giving and getting. 
D)  inequity is present. 
E)  none of the options is correct 
A)  they get more than they give. 
B)  they give more than they get. 
C)  there is a balance of giving and getting. 
D)  inequity is present. 
E)  none of the options is correct

Question 5

When the beautiful-is-good effect occurs, we tend to perceive others as

Accepted Answer

A)  physically appealing. 
B)  competent communicators. 
C)  intelligent. 
D)  well-adjusted. 
E)  all of the options are correct 
A)  physically appealing. 
B)  competent communicators. 
C)  intelligent. 
D)  well-adjusted. 
E)  all of the options are correct

Question 6

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The deliberate use of messages to "wedge" oneself between romantic partners

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging 
A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging

Question 7

Which of the following is a strategy for defusing jealousy in a romantic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-reliance 
B)  acknowledge jealousy 
C)  avoid communication until you have cooled off 
D)  discuss your perception of threat 
E)  all of the options are correct 
A)  self-reliance 
B)  acknowledge jealousy 
C)  avoid communication until you have cooled off 
D)  discuss your perception of threat 
E)  all of the options are correct

Question 8

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The concept stipulating that being in someone's presence increases romantic attraction.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging 
A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging

Question 9

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The relationship stage in which partners begin to mesh their identities.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging 
A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging

Question 10

When matching occurs, we tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  desire those who are more attractive than us. 
B)  desire those are who less attractive than us. 
C)  desire those we perceive as sexually promiscuous. 
D)  desire those who are similar to us in physical attractiveness. 
E)  desire those who complement us. 
A)  desire those who are more attractive than us. 
B)  desire those are who less attractive than us. 
C)  desire those we perceive as sexually promiscuous. 
D)  desire those who are similar to us in physical attractiveness. 
E)  desire those who complement us.

Question 11

Define small talk and explain its role in developing relationships.

Accepted Answer

Small talk is the disclosure of low-leve

Question 12

What are the six key elements of a romantic relationship?

Accepted Answer

These elements are p

Question 13

Identify and describe the six forms of romantic love.

Accepted Answer

The six forms of romantic love are: (1)

Question 14

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Efforts designed to keep one's relationship at a desired status or level.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging 
A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging

Question 15

Which cause of attraction suggests that Odin and Tina would become romantically attracted to one another simply because they saw each other regularly in the gym where they both work out?

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity 
B)  similarity 
C)  resources 
D)  reciprocal liking 
E)  physical attractiveness 
A)  proximity 
B)  similarity 
C)  resources 
D)  reciprocal liking 
E)  physical attractiveness

Question 16

Long-distance relationships are always less satisfying or stable than local relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with another.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging 
A)  avoiding 
B)  beautiful-is-good effect 
C)  birds-of-a-feather effect 
D)  bonding 
E)  circumscribing
F) commitment
G) companionate love
H) differentiating
I) equity
J) experimenting
K) initiating
L) integrating
M) intensifying
N) liking
O) loving
P) matching
Q) mere exposure effect
R) passionate love
S) proximity
T) relational dialectics
U) relational maintenance
V) small talk
W) social exchange theory
X) stagnating
Y) terminating
Z) wedging

Question 18

Why is similarity considered a primary source of attraction?

Accepted Answer

We are primarily attracted to

Question 19

The clash between Chris's desire to be open with Karen and Chris's desire to keep some things private illustrates which dialectical tension in their relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  connection versus autonomy 
B)  openness versus protection 
C)  novelty versus predictability 
D)  stability versus change 
E)  none of the options is correct 
A)  connection versus autonomy 
B)  openness versus protection 
C)  novelty versus predictability 
D)  stability versus change 
E)  none of the options is correct

Question 20

The effect of proximity reduces the likelihood of mixed-race romantic relationships in the United States, since Americans tend to cluster in ethnically homogenous groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to social exchange theory, inequity results when

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The relationship stage in which communication seems pointless.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The relationship stage in which partners formalize or make public their commitment to one another.

Romantic partners are happiest when

When the beautiful-is-good effect occurs, we tend to perceive others as

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The deliberate use of messages to "wedge" oneself between romantic partners

Which of the following is a strategy for defusing jealousy in a romantic relationship?

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The concept stipulating that being in someone's presence increases romantic attraction.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The relationship stage in which partners begin to mesh their identities.

When matching occurs, we tend to

Define small talk and explain its role in developing relationships.

What are the six key elements of a romantic relationship?

Identify and describe the six forms of romantic love.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Efforts designed to keep one's relationship at a desired status or level.

Which cause of attraction suggests that Odin and Tina would become romantically attracted to one another simply because they saw each other regularly in the gym where they both work out?

Long-distance relationships are always less satisfying or stable than local relationships.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -A state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with another.

Why is similarity considered a primary source of attraction?

The clash between Chris's desire to be open with Karen and Chris's desire to keep some things private illustrates which dialectical tension in their relationship?

The effect of proximity reduces the likelihood of mixed-race romantic relationships in the United States, since Americans tend to cluster in ethnically homogenous groups.

Introducing Interpersonal Communication

Considering Self

Perceiving Others

Experiencing and Expressing Emotions

Understanding Culture

Listening Actively

Communicating Verbally

Communicating Nonverbally

Managing Conflict and Power

Relationships With Family Members

Relationships With Friends

Filters

Exam 10: Relationships With Romantic Partners

According to social exchange theory, inequity results when

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The relationship stage in which communication seems pointless.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The relationship stage in which partners formalize or make public their commitment to one another.

Romantic partners are happiest when

When the beautiful-is-good effect occurs, we tend to perceive others as

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The deliberate use of messages to "wedge" oneself between romantic partners

Which of the following is a strategy for defusing jealousy in a romantic relationship?

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The concept stipulating that being in someone's presence increases romantic attraction.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The relationship stage in which partners begin to mesh their identities.

When matching occurs, we tend to

Define small talk and explain its role in developing relationships.

What are the six key elements of a romantic relationship?

Identify and describe the six forms of romantic love.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -Efforts designed to keep one's relationship at a desired status or level.

Which cause of attraction suggests that Odin and Tina would become romantically attracted to one another simply because they saw each other regularly in the gym where they both work out?

Long-distance relationships are always less satisfying or stable than local relationships.

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -A state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with another.

Why is similarity considered a primary source of attraction?

The clash between Chris's desire to be open with Karen and Chris's desire to keep some things private illustrates which dialectical tension in their relationship?

The effect of proximity reduces the likelihood of mixed-race romantic relationships in the United States, since Americans tend to cluster in ethnically homogenous groups.

Introducing Interpersonal Communication

Considering Self

Perceiving Others

Experiencing and Expressing Emotions

Understanding Culture

Listening Actively

Communicating Verbally

Communicating Nonverbally

Managing Conflict and Power

Relationships With Family Members

Relationships With Friends

Filters