Deck 5: Love and Choosing a Life Partner

Question 1

Research suggests several qualities to look for when choosing a spouse. Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

A) a socially responsible, respectful, and emotionally supportive mate
B) someone who demonstrates good communication and problem-solving skills
C) a physically attractive, healthy person
D) someone who is committed to the relationship and to the value of marriage itself

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Almost percent of young adults say they believe in "one true love."

A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 75

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Today, in countries where arranged marriages used to be the norm, it is more common for the children to marry only when they themselves accept their parents' choice. Unions like these are called .

A) love marriages
B) conceded marriages
C) reluctant marriages
D) assisted marriages

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In Robert Sternberg's typology, love is composed of all three dimensions of his theory.

A) passionate
B) committed
C) intimate
D) consummate

Question 5

Consider this statement: "If I can get him/her to do what I want done, then I'll be sure he/she loves me." This reflects

A) pragma.
B) manipulation.
C) storge.
D) passion.

Question 6

Adults with a(n) attachment style are inclined to trust that their relationships will provide ongoing emotional support.

A) insecure/anxious
B) avoidant
C) ambivalent
D) secure

Question 7

In terms of mate selection patterns, the United States is an example of what cross-cultural researchers call a __________ culture.

A) nationalized marriage
B) cross-national
C) collectivist
D) free-choice

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of psychologist Robert Sternberg's theory of love?

A) sexuality
B) intimacy
C) passion
D) commitment

Question 9

In much of the world, particularly in parts of Asia and Africa that are less Westernized, parents have traditionally their children's marriages.

A) arranged
B) interfered in
C) paid for
D) organized

Question 10

Typically in cultures, a wedding takes place only after a relationship has developed.

A) arranged marriage
B) cross-national
C) free-choice
D) homogenous

Question 11

Adults with a(n) attachment style exhibit possible negative behaviors such as unwarranted jealousy or attempts to control one's partner due to "fear of abandonment."

A) secure
B) insecure/anxious
C) avoidant
D) ambivalent

Question 12

With global westernization, are replacing arranged marriage as the preferred way to select mates throughout the world.

A) cross-national
B) participant-run marriages
C) free choice marriages
D) individual unions

Question 13

According to psychologist Beverly Smallwood, which of the following is NOT one of the most common love myths?

A) The right person will meet all my needs.
B) Individuals are not able to change who they really are.
C) Love will conquer all.
D) Love is a feeling.

Question 14

Love is NOT , which involves maintaining relationships by consistently minimizing one's own needs while trying to satisfy those of a partner.

A) martyring
B) agapic
C) manipulating
D) coercive

Question 15

Psychologist Robert Sternberg proposed a theory of love.

A) square
B) round
C) triangular
D) quaternary

Question 16

Of the components of consummate love, which is the most gradual to develop?

A) intimacy
B) commitment
C) passion
D) devotion

Question 17

Adults with a(n) attachment style shun or evade emotional closeness.

A) avoidant
B) insecure/anxious
C) secure
D) ambivalent

Question 18

Of the components of consummate love, which is the quickest to develop and the quickest to fade?

A) passion
B) commitment
C) intimacy
D) devotion

Question 19

John Alan Lee classified six

A) love styles.
B) types of sexual relationships.
C) forms of intimacy.
D) patterns of cohabitation.

Question 20

Arranged marriage has been the tradition in societies, where decisions are made based on strong extended family ties.

A) capitalist
B) collectivist
C) primitive
D) postindustrial

Question 21

The hypothesis posits that cohabitating experiences themselves affect individuals so that, once married, they are more likely to divorce.

A) selection
B) dating
C) experience
D) getting together

Question 22

Propinquity is also known as

A) racial similarity.
B) geographic segregation.
C) a tendency toward ethnic diversity.
D) geographic availability.

Question 23

are the most likely of all ethnic/racial categories to intermarry.

A) African Americans
B) Hispanics
C) Asian Americans
D) American Indians

Question 24

Jane married a man from her own social group. Her marital behavior illustrates

A) arranged marriage.
B) homosexuality.
C) endogamy.
D) heterogamy.

Question 25

Early research on cohabitation indicated that marriages that were preceded by more than one instance of cohabitation were likely to end in separation or divorce than marriages in which the spouses had not previously cohabited at all.

A) more
B) just as
C) no more
D) less

Question 26

The idea of bargaining resources in relationships such as marriage come to us from theory.

A) interactionist
B) conflict
C) exchange
D) functionalist

Question 27

refers to marriage between those who are different in race, age, education, religious background, or social class.

A) Homogamy
B) Hypergamy
C) Hypogamy
D) Heterogamy

Question 28

The hypothesis assumes that individuals who choose serial cohabitation are different from those who do not; these differences translate into higher divorce rates.

A) cohabitation
B) selection
C) serial
D) previously existing condition

Question 29

The very FIRST filter people use to choose a mate is the

A) propinquity filter.
B) demographic filter.
C) personality filter.
D) physical attraction filter.

Question 30

Serial cohabitors are more likely to have all BUT which of the following factors, which are all related to divorce?

A) low relative education
B) low relative income
C) mixed ethnicity
D) less effective problem-solving and communication skills

Question 31

Friendship networks tend to be highly , encouraging similar people to meet and interact.

A) assortative
B) heterogeneous
C) diverse
D) homogeneous

Question 32

Boo-long is a member of Hmong culture and is about to marry. The Hmong practice the custom of a bride price. Which of the following is most likely to occur in preparation for the marriage?

A) Boo-long will give the bride's family a piece of property so that he can marry her.
B) The bride's family will give the bride a sum of money to take into her new marriage.
C) A matchmaker will be used to determine the price required for a successful match.
D) The bride's parents will meet with Boo-long's parents to arrange the marriage.

Question 33

theory suggests that people tend to marry others whose social currency-social class, education, physical attractiveness-is similar to their own.

A) Exchange
B) Conflict
C) Interactionist
D) Functionalist

Question 34

Suppose that a Puerto Rican marries a Cuban. The situation reflects

A) homogamy.
B) hypergamy.
C) interethnic marriage.
D) arranged marriage.

Question 35

Americans tend to marry people of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class. This behavior reflects

A) hypergamy.
B) hypogamy.
C) homogamy.
D) heterogamy.

Question 36

Sometimes the marriage exchange is accompanied by a dowry, a sum of money or property brought to the marriage by the _.

A) male
B) parents of the groom
C) community members
D) female

Question 37

A group of individuals who are currently unmarried or unpartnered is called the

A) funnel of love.
B) on-deck circle.
C) assortment pool.
D) pool of eligibles.

Question 38

Since couples have begun cohabiting in large numbers, the positive relationship between cohabitation and divorce has

A) grown stronger.
B) weakened.
C) stayed about the same.
D) completely disappeared.

Question 39

In 1967, in the case of Loving v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

A) interracial marriage must be considered legally valid in all states.
B) interethnic marriage violates certain religious principles.
C) states decide whether to allow heterogamous marriages.
D) hypergamy is illegal.

Question 40

Research has shown that individuals gradually filter, or sort out, those who they think would not make the best life partner; for instance, women place importance on potential financial success in a mate. This is an example of which concept?

A) assortative mating
B) stimulus-values-roles
C) complementary needs
D) role compatibility

Question 41

Robert Winch proposed the theory of , whereby people are attracted to partners whose needs complement their own.

A) rating and dating
B) complementary needs
C) assortative mating
D) harmonious needs

Question 42

The text points out that is closely related to the concept of date rape.

A) courtship
B) sexual coercion
C) homogamy
D) the principle of least interest

Question 43

Despite its growing appeal among college students, has unfortunately been empirically linked to known risky behaviors such as alcohol abuse and engaging in sexual intercourse without using a condom.

A) marital mindedness
B) elopement
C) hooking up
D) engagement

Question 44

Once a couple starts to date, are viewed as places to make an emotional connection and publicize the romance.

A) voice messages
B) texting and social media
C) chat rooms
D) blogs

Question 45

According to the perspective, dating couples choose either to stay committed or to break up by weighing the rewards of their relationship against its costs.

A) functionalist
B) exchange
C) social conflict
D) interactionist

Question 46

Which of the following reasons is espoused by your textbook as a good reason for ending a relationship?

A) If the relationship has become too much work and not enough play.
B) When you start to feel uncomfortable with the level of commitment, or scared of increasing intimacy.
C) If your partner is too different from you in terms of economic background.
D) When the relationship is characterized by violence or consistent verbal abuse.

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT an interethnic marriage?

A) African American-nonHispanic white
B) African American-Black Caribbean
C) Thai-Chinese
D) Puerto Rican-Cuban

Question 48

In general, social scientists find that the most stable marriages are those that are homogamous in

A) family heritage.
B) geographic propinquity.
C) parental background.
D) age, education, religion and race.

Question 49

couples vacillate between commitment and ambivalence and often disagree on how committed they were as well as why they became committed in the first place.

A) Stimulus-driven
B) Role-driven
C) Event-driven
D) Relationship-driven

Question 50

Applying the hypothesis to black-white intermarriage would suggest marrying up socioeconomically on the part of a white person, who, in effect, trades socially defined superior racial status for the economically superior status of a middle- or upper-middle class black partner.

A) null
B) pool-of-eligibles
C) status exchange
D) marriage

Question 51

Research suggests that physical violence occurs in about percent of dating relationships.

A) 5-10
B) 10-20
C) 20-40
D) 50-75

Question 52

Sociologist Robert Davis believes that black men are inclined to see white women as

A) "inferior."
B) "the prize."
C) "selling out."
D) "gold diggers."

Question 53

Date rape is also known as rape.

A) acquaintance
B) conjugal
C) non-violent
D) verbal

Question 54

According to the wheel of love theory, there are four stages in the development of love. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A) rapport
B) erotic
C) self-revelation
D) mutual dependency

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT one of the early indicators that a dating partner is likely to become violent eventually?

A) He/she handles ordinary disagreements with inappropriate anger or rage.
B) He/she grew up in a divorced home.
C) He/she is quick to criticize or to be verbally mean.
D) He/she appears unduly jealous, restricting and controlling.

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT especially associated with dating violence?

A) illegal drug use
B) refusal of sex
C) disagreements over politics
D) jealousy

Question 57

The hypothesis suggests that more texting is positively associated with other forms of communication.

A) engagement
B) substitution
C) exchange
D) stimulation

Question 58

Researchers have found it discouraging that about of abusive dating relationships continue rather than being broken off.

A) one quarter
B) a third
C) half
D) three-fourths

Question 59

Social scientist Ira Reiss has proposed what he calls a " theory" of love.

A) triangular
B) process
C) wheel
D) sequential

Question 60

Differences will arise in a satisfying long-term relationship because no two individuals .

A) can tolerate commitment for long
B) are compatible enough for more than a year or so
C) can live together indefinitely
D) have exactly the same points of view

Question 61

Many people in the world expect love to develop after marriage.

Question 62

Empathy is characterized by the willingness to work through problems and conflicts as opposed to calling it quits when problems arise.

Question 63

Research reveals that women almost never engage in physical aggression in male-female relationships.

Question 64

Love may be accurately characterized as excessive self-sacrifice.

Question 65

The fact that marriages are arranged implies that love is ignored by parents.

Question 66

Many female victims blame themselves at least partially for date rape.

Question 67

Martyring is essentially equivalent to intimacy.

Question 68

Research on choosing a committed life partner has focused almost solely on heterosexual marital mate selection.

Question 69

Children of divorce usually divorce themselves.

Question 70

In June of 1967 (Loving v. Virginia), the U.S. Supreme Court declared that interracial marriages must be considered legally valid in all states.

Question 71

It is not uncommon for young couples to be "on-again, off-again," a pattern relationship experts refer to as

A) relationship addiction.
B) codependency.
C) churning.
D) hooking up.

Question 72

The United States is an example of what cross-cultural researchers call a free-choice culture.

Question 73

Everyone who enters the marriage market is equally available to everyone else.

Question 74

Although breaking up is hard to do any time, breakups can be a good thing in certain cases.

Question 75

From a sociological perspective, the triangular theory of love is the only way of looking at love.

Question 76

Research suggests that the best way to choose a life partner is to look for someone you are physically attracted to.

Question 77

Love involves : an interpersonal process that involves the expression and sharing of emotions, communication of personal feelings and information, development of shared affection, support, and feeling closely connected with another person.

Question 78

Marital stability is synonymous with marital happiness.

Question 79

The text points out that consummate love is the same as "good chemistry."

Question 80

Physical attractiveness is especially important in the early stages of a relationship.