Question 1

What personality characteristics predict for and against successful marriages?

Accepted Answer

Personality characteristics that predict

Question 2

In a study on marriage while in college, the researchers concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A) the marital distress was higher if the spouses were also students 
B) the marital happiness was lower if the spouses were also students 
C) the academic adjustment was more difficult if the individual was married 
D) both the marital distress was higher and the academic adjustment was more difficult 
A) the marital distress was higher if the spouses were also students 
B) the marital happiness was lower if the spouses were also students 
C) the academic adjustment was more difficult if the individual was married 
D) both the marital distress was higher and the academic adjustment was more difficult

Question 3

How do undergraduates assess social class?

Accepted Answer

A) based on someone's possessions 
B) based on where someone lives 
C) based on someone's major 
D) based on the way someone speaks 
A) based on someone's possessions 
B) based on where someone lives 
C) based on someone's major 
D) based on the way someone speaks

Question 4

The strongest predictor of getting divorced is:

Accepted Answer

A) getting married as an adolescent 
B) marrying someone of another race 
C) having divorced parents 
D) no religious homogamy 
A) getting married as an adolescent 
B) marrying someone of another race 
C) having divorced parents 
D) no religious homogamy

Question 5

Brumbaugh and Fraley (2010) found that unattached, insecure individuals attract partners by:

Accepted Answer

A) getting enough alcohol in them to be sociable 
B) hiding their flaws and using touch 
C) taking Zoloft to reduce their anxiety 
D) being open about their insecurities 
A) getting enough alcohol in them to be sociable 
B) hiding their flaws and using touch 
C) taking Zoloft to reduce their anxiety 
D) being open about their insecurities

Question 6

Film director Woody Allen fell in love with and subsequently married his stepdaughter. The cultural mate selection rule that he broke, which resulted in societal disapproval, is:

Accepted Answer

A) endogamy 
B) exogamy 
C) homogamy 
D) mating gradient 
A) endogamy 
B) exogamy 
C) homogamy 
D) mating gradient

What personality characteristics predict for and against successful marriages?

In a study on marriage while in college, the researchers concluded that:

How do undergraduates assess social class?

The strongest predictor of getting divorced is:

Brumbaugh and Fraley (2010) found that unattached, insecure individuals attract partners by:

Film director Woody Allen fell in love with and subsequently married his stepdaughter. The cultural mate selection rule that he broke, which resulted in societal disapproval, is:

Choices in Relationships: an Introduction

Gender

Love

Communication

Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation

Marriage Relationships

Same-Sex Couples and Families

Sexuality in Relationships

Planning for Children

Parenting

Work and Family Life

Violence and Abuse in Relationships

Stress and Crisis in Relationships

Divorce and Remarriage

Relationships in the Later Years

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Exam 6: Selecting a Partner

What personality characteristics predict for and against successful marriages?

In a study on marriage while in college, the researchers concluded that:

How do undergraduates assess social class?

The strongest predictor of getting divorced is:

Brumbaugh and Fraley (2010) found that unattached, insecure individuals attract partners by:

Film director Woody Allen fell in love with and subsequently married his stepdaughter. The cultural mate selection rule that he broke, which resulted in societal disapproval, is:

Choices in Relationships: an Introduction

Gender

Love

Communication

Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation

Marriage Relationships

Same-Sex Couples and Families

Sexuality in Relationships

Planning for Children

Parenting

Work and Family Life

Violence and Abuse in Relationships

Stress and Crisis in Relationships

Divorce and Remarriage

Relationships in the Later Years

Filters