Exam 1: The Building Blocks of Relationships

The fact that people form relationships easily and resist dissolving existing social ties and that the loss or absence of relationships is associated with poor physical and mental health is evidence of the need:

In his book Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus,Gray writes that men and women "almost seem to be from different planets,speaking different languages and needing different nourishment." Social science research suggests that:

Paternity uncertainty refers to:

When a society shifts from having an approximately equal ratio of marriageable men and women to having a high sex ratio (more eligible men than women),family roles will likely become _____ traditional and sexual standards _____ permissive.

As a participant in a research study,you are asked to describe your relationship.The researchers ask you to choose which of various pairs of overlapping circles,one representing you,one representing your partner,best describes the closeness you feel.What are the researchers assessing?

The most important factor for organisms in evolution is:

Which of the following would we categorize as an expressive trait?

What caused relationship researchers to take notice of attachment styles as important in the close relationships of adults?

Joanne endorses the statement,"I want to be completely emotionally intimate with others,but I often find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like.I am uncomfortable being without close relationships but sometimes worry that others don't value me as much as I value them." Which attachment style does Joanne's self-description reflect?

Which of the following needs must be met by a close relationship?

What percentage of babies in the United States are born to unmarried mothers?

In human beings,higher parental investment is found for:

Attachment styles are thought to be primarily the result of:

If one wanted to predict with the greatest accuracy what attachment style a child will show,it is best to assess:

As described in the textbook,Victorian England had a _____ sex ratio and the Roaring Twenties a _____ sex ratio.

Our evaluations of ourselves constitute our _____.

Sarah reveals to her boyfriend that she and her father are estranged.Which of the six characteristics of intimate relationships is illustrated here?

Between 1960 and today,which aspect of marriage declined in the United States?

Couples in which both partners fit traditional gender roles (i.e.,the man is masculine and the woman is feminine)tend to be:

Alonzo seems to show both well-developed social and emotional skills and task-oriented talents.We would categorize Alonzo as: