Question 1

People who are high in the personality trait of _____ are more likely to divorce.

Accepted Answer

A)  openness 
B)  extraversion 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  neuroticism 
A)  openness 
B)  extraversion 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  neuroticism

Question 2

In a sample of divorced parents in the midwestern U.S.,_____ had amicable relationships and _____ had distressed relationships with ex-spouses.

Accepted Answer

A)  70%; 30% 
B)  50%; 50% 
C)  20%; 80% 
D)  40%; 60% 
A)  70%; 30% 
B)  50%; 50% 
C)  20%; 80% 
D)  40%; 60%

Question 3

Which of the following factors accounts for the finding that children do worse following divorce if one parent moves some distance away?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parental stress 
B)  Parental loss 
C)  Parental conflict 
D)  Economic hardship 
A)  Parental stress 
B)  Parental loss 
C)  Parental conflict 
D)  Economic hardship

Question 4

The number of married adults in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  is about the same today as in 1960. 
B)  is at an all-time high. 
C)  is at an all-time low. 
D)  dropped from 1960 to 1980 and has climbed steadily since then. 
A)  is about the same today as in 1960. 
B)  is at an all-time high. 
C)  is at an all-time low. 
D)  dropped from 1960 to 1980 and has climbed steadily since then.

Question 5

Craig has a bad day at the office.He comes home and yells at his wife,causing discord in their marriage.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  enduring vulnerabilities. 
B)  poor adaptation. 
C)  stress spillover. 
D)  resilience. 
A)  enduring vulnerabilities. 
B)  poor adaptation. 
C)  stress spillover. 
D)  resilience.

Question 6

Which of the following countries has the highest divorce rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  England 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Mexico 
A)  United States 
B)  England 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Mexico

Question 7

Which two models did Huston and his colleagues find fit the outcomes of the marriages they followed in their PAIR project?

Accepted Answer

A)  The reactive stress and the disillusionment models 
B)  The emergent stress and the enduring dynamics models 
C)  The reactive stress and the emergent stress models 
D)  The enduring dynamics and the disillusionment models 
A)  The reactive stress and the disillusionment models 
B)  The emergent stress and the enduring dynamics models 
C)  The reactive stress and the emergent stress models 
D)  The enduring dynamics and the disillusionment models

Question 8

Shauna and Brent got married in June.They both have little education,Shauna's parents had a bad marriage,and Brent's social skills are not very good.According to Karney and Bradbury's vulnerability-stress-adaptation model,Shauna and Brent's marriage:

Accepted Answer

A)  is doomed, no matter what happens. 
B)  may make it if they do not encounter too many difficulties in life. 
C)  should be fine, as long as they don't have many alternatives to their relationship. 
D)  has a high likelihood of succeeding, no matter what happens. 
A)  is doomed, no matter what happens. 
B)  may make it if they do not encounter too many difficulties in life. 
C)  should be fine, as long as they don't have many alternatives to their relationship. 
D)  has a high likelihood of succeeding, no matter what happens.

Question 9

When women are financially independent of men:

Accepted Answer

A)  rates of cohabitation tend to be lower. 
B)  divorce rates tend to be higher. 
C)  divorce rates tend to be lower. 
D)  rates of teen pregnancy tend to be lower. 
A)  rates of cohabitation tend to be lower. 
B)  divorce rates tend to be higher. 
C)  divorce rates tend to be lower. 
D)  rates of teen pregnancy tend to be lower.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of children of divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less likely to get divorced themselves. 
B)  They are more likely to divorce when they become adults. 
C)  They have more favorable views of marriage. 
D)  They have higher quality marriages. 
A)  They are less likely to get divorced themselves. 
B)  They are more likely to divorce when they become adults. 
C)  They have more favorable views of marriage. 
D)  They have higher quality marriages.

People who are high in the personality trait of _____ are more likely to divorce.

In a sample of divorced parents in the midwestern U.S.,_ had amicable relationships and _ had distressed relationships with ex-spouses.

Which of the following factors accounts for the finding that children do worse following divorce if one parent moves some distance away?

The number of married adults in the United States:

Craig has a bad day at the office.He comes home and yells at his wife,causing discord in their marriage.This is an example of:

Which of the following countries has the highest divorce rate?

Which two models did Huston and his colleagues find fit the outcomes of the marriages they followed in their PAIR project?

Shauna and Brent got married in June.They both have little education,Shauna's parents had a bad marriage,and Brent's social skills are not very good.According to Karney and Bradbury's vulnerability-stress-adaptation model,Shauna and Brent's marriage:

When women are financially independent of men:

Which of the following is true of children of divorce?

The Building Blocks of Relationships

Research Methods

Attraction

Social Cognition

Communication

Interdependency

Friendship

Love

Sexuality

Stresses and Strains

Conflict

Power and Violence

Maintaining and Repairing Relationships

Filters

Exam 13: The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships

People who are high in the personality trait of _____ are more likely to divorce.

In a sample of divorced parents in the midwestern U.S.,_____ had amicable relationships and _____ had distressed relationships with ex-spouses.

Which of the following factors accounts for the finding that children do worse following divorce if one parent moves some distance away?

The number of married adults in the United States:

Craig has a bad day at the office.He comes home and yells at his wife,causing discord in their marriage.This is an example of:

Which of the following countries has the highest divorce rate?

Which two models did Huston and his colleagues find fit the outcomes of the marriages they followed in their PAIR project?

Shauna and Brent got married in June.They both have little education,Shauna's parents had a bad marriage,and Brent's social skills are not very good.According to Karney and Bradbury's vulnerability-stress-adaptation model,Shauna and Brent's marriage:

When women are financially independent of men:

Which of the following is true of children of divorce?

The Building Blocks of Relationships

Research Methods

Attraction

Social Cognition

Communication

Interdependency

Friendship

Love

Sexuality

Stresses and Strains

Conflict

Power and Violence

Maintaining and Repairing Relationships

Filters

In a sample of divorced parents in the midwestern U.S.,_ had amicable relationships and _ had distressed relationships with ex-spouses.