Question 1

How many researchers distinguished between the terms "infatuation" and "love?
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The answer of How many researchers distinguished between the terms...

Question 2

The concept of "like marrying like" is termed

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A) heterogeneity. 
B) monogamy. 
C) homogamy. 
D) likeagamy.

Question 3

Shanice wants her boyfriend to like her more. She reads about reciprocity in her Human Sexuality class, and decides to try putting it to the test. Which of the following would be an example of Shanice trying to use reciprocity in her relationship?

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A) Shanice buys new clothes and goes to a spa to try to be especially attractive for their next date. 
B) Shanice tries making her boyfriend jealous by kissing another man in front of him. 
C) Shanice tries complimenting her boyfriend more frequently and watches to see if he returns the sentiments. 
D) Shanice moves into the apartment complex across the street from where her boyfriend lives in an attempt to be closer to him.

Question 4

It is normal for passionate love to evolve into a more intimate and committed love in long-term relationships.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the attraction-similarity hypothesis while addressing why opposites may sometimes attract.

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The answer of Explain the attraction-similarity hypothesis while addressing why...

Question 6

People are more likely to be attracted to someone who possesses characteristics that are different than their own.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Two people who are sexually active, but know little about each other and have no intention of making this a long-term relationship may be said to share

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A) infatuation. 
B) intimacy. 
C) commitment. 
D) propinquity.

Question 8

Which of the following is True of romantic love?

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A) It is always even-keeled. 
B) It is the result of long-term infatuation. 
C) It leads to agape. 
D) It can teeter between ecstasy and misery.

Question 9

Generally speaking, which of the following is similar between sex and marriage partners?

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A) Ethnicity 
B) Age 
C) Education 
D) All of the above

Question 10

A researcher asks individuals to rate their own attractiveness. She then asks other participants to rate the individuals and compares the ratings. Which of the following would be a finding consistent with past research?

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A) People tend to underestimate their attractiveness as compared to how others rate their attractiveness. 
B) People tend to overestimate their attractiveness as compared to how others judge their attractiveness. 
C) People vary greatly in how accurately they estimate their own attractiveness, but other people show remarkable similarity in how they rate the attractiveness of a subject. 
D) People tend to rate their own attractiveness about the same as others' ratings of their attractiveness.

Question 11

In choosing a potential mate, men place greater emphasis than women on

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A) expressiveness. 
B) physical attraction. 
C) kindness. 
D) earning potential.

Question 12

What changes in the brain chemistry of someone who has just fallen in love are presently being examined?

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Question 13

Aaron and Marcos have been friends for years, sharing intimate conversations and interests. Lately they have both noticed a growing sexual component in their feelings for each other. In their relationship, Aaron and Marcos may be experiencing a shift from

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A) eros love to storge love. 
B) philia love to agape love. 
C) storge love to eros love. 
D) storge love to agape love.

Question 14

Research has shown that women were more likely than men to indicate they would marry someone who

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A) was not likely to hold a steady job. 
B) was younger than them. 
C) was of a different religion. 
D) was not good looking.

Question 15

Intense absorption in another person accompanied by sexual desire, general physiological arousal, or excitement is called

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A) consummate love. 
B) empty love. 
C) selfless love. 
D) infatuation.

Question 16

According to Sternberg, the three fundamental components of love are

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A) intimacy, passion, and infatuation. 
B) liking, passion, and infatuation. 
C) commitment, passion, and infatuation. 
D) intimacy, passion, and commitment.

Question 17

Physical appeal is the most important trait people seek in partners for long-term relationships.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Almost universally, women prefer

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A) younger men. 
B) muscular men. 
C) older men. 
D) men with large penises.

Question 19

Using brain imaging technology, neuroscientists have suggested that romantic love is neurologically similar to which of the following psychological experiences?

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A) Hunger 
B) Excitement 
C) Affection 
D) Sexual arousal

Question 20

Michael seems to be always "in love." In the last several years, he has been "head over heels" three times for three different women. The relationships generally last only a couple months because as the passion dies down a bit, Michael becomes bored and begins to insist that he has "fallen out of love." Michael's approach to love can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) eros. 
B) agape. 
C) storge. 
D) philia.

Exam 7: Attraction and Lovebinding Forces

How many researchers distinguished between the terms "infatuation" and "love? "

The concept of "like marrying like" is termed

Shanice wants her boyfriend to like her more. She reads about reciprocity in her Human Sexuality class, and decides to try putting it to the test. Which of the following would be an example of Shanice trying to use reciprocity in her relationship?

It is normal for passionate love to evolve into a more intimate and committed love in long-term relationships.

Explain the attraction-similarity hypothesis while addressing why opposites may sometimes attract.

People are more likely to be attracted to someone who possesses characteristics that are different than their own.

Two people who are sexually active, but know little about each other and have no intention of making this a long-term relationship may be said to share

Which of the following is True of romantic love?

Generally speaking, which of the following is similar between sex and marriage partners?

A researcher asks individuals to rate their own attractiveness. She then asks other participants to rate the individuals and compares the ratings. Which of the following would be a finding consistent with past research?

In choosing a potential mate, men place greater emphasis than women on

What changes in the brain chemistry of someone who has just fallen in love are presently being examined?

Aaron and Marcos have been friends for years, sharing intimate conversations and interests. Lately they have both noticed a growing sexual component in their feelings for each other. In their relationship, Aaron and Marcos may be experiencing a shift from

Research has shown that women were more likely than men to indicate they would marry someone who

Intense absorption in another person accompanied by sexual desire, general physiological arousal, or excitement is called

According to Sternberg, the three fundamental components of love are

Physical appeal is the most important trait people seek in partners for long-term relationships.

Almost universally, women prefer

Using brain imaging technology, neuroscientists have suggested that romantic love is neurologically similar to which of the following psychological experiences?