Question 1

Research has found that when it comes to __________, being similar to your partner is associated with longer lasting relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)   attitudes
B)   personalities
C)   attachment styles
D)   dominance

Question 2

Which two of the Big Five traits are associated with posting selfies online?

Accepted Answer

A)   extraversion and narcissism
B)   narcissism and openness to experience
C)   extraversion and conscientiousness
D)   conscientiousness and neuroticism

Question 3

What are the three key benefits to online dating?

Accepted Answer

A)   access to a large pool of potential mates, the ability to communicate with them, and personality matching
B)   the ability to play games more frequently, the ability to communicate with partners, and personality matching
C)   access to a large pool of potential mates, the ability to self-enhance, and attitude matching
D)   access to a large pool of potential mates, the ability to try on different personalities, and attitude matching

Question 4

Children's attachment styles were originally studied using a paradigm called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Strange Situation
B)   Visual Cliff
C)   Attachment Assessor
D)   Attachment Personality Test

Question 5

The formal term meaning the link between children and their primary caregiver is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   attachment
B)   accommodation
C)   birth order
D)   commitment

Question 6

What can be done to increase one's self-control?

Accepted Answer

A)   consume alcohol
B)   practice mindfulness meditation
C)   stay up all night
D)   skip either breakfast or lunch

Question 7

Which psychologist originally proposed attachment theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Bowlby
B)   Mary Ainsworth
C)   Eli Finkel
D)   Harry Harlow

Question 8

Which type of attachment is associated with being low on both dimensions of anxiety and avoidance?

Accepted Answer

A)   preoccupied attachment
B)   secure attachment
C)   dismissing attachment
D)   fearful attachment

Question 9

Jose, age 34, measures high for anxiety and tends to have a negative view of himself, but he generally has a high regard for other people. Jose would likely be considered to have what type of adult attachment?

Accepted Answer

A)   preoccupied
B)   dismissing
C)   secure
D)   fearful

Question 10

Which researcher investigated attachment among rhesus monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Bowlby
B)   Mary Ainsworth
C)   Elliot Reis
D)   Harry Harlow

Question 11

What are the two dimensions associated with the dimensional approach to attachment? How does each impact an individual's relationships?

Accepted Answer

The two dimensions associated with the d...

Question 12

In the context of relationships, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the dark triad
B)   make-or-break forces
C)   game-playing tools
D)   subfacets of selfish love

Question 13

__________ examines how a child's early relationships with her or his parents carry over to that person's later relationships with adults.

Accepted Answer

A)   Neuroticism
B)   Internalization theory
C)   Attachment theory
D)   Openness to experience

Question 14

Which type of attachment style is associated with high anxiety and high avoidance?

Accepted Answer

A)   fearful
B)   dismissing
C)   secure
D)   preoccupied

Question 15

Nicole likes to be the center of attention, dresses provocatively, and tends to have shallow relationships. Which of the following statements about Nicole is likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Her personality is likely to be the same online.
B)   She will tend to be much more reserved online.
C)   She will still seek attention, but her online relationships will, ironically, be more "real" and have more depth.
D)   Her personality online will come across as more fun-loving and extraverted, which will win over more friends and dates.

Question 16

Which characteristic is the best predictor of attraction among dating partners?

Accepted Answer

A)   physical attractiveness
B)   similarity
C)   extraversion
D)   conscientiousness

Question 17

A removed, isolated type of attachment characterizes the __________ attachment style.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Peter and Gordon are teaching their kids the difference between empathy and compassion. What should they tell their children?

Accepted Answer

Empathy involves feeling others' emotion...

Question 19

John Bowlby thought that attachment theory applied to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   all mammals
B)   humans only
C)   animals only
D)   females, but not males

Question 20

Which characteristics form what's known as the dark triad?

Accepted Answer

A)   psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism
B)   greed, Machiavellianism, and narcissism
C)   pride, Machiavellianism, and narcissism
D)   psychopathy, anger, and narcissism

Exam 13: Personality and Relationships

Research has found that when it comes to __________, being similar to your partner is associated with longer lasting relationships.

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What are the three key benefits to online dating?

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Which characteristics form what's known as the dark triad?

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In the context of relationships, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism are known as __________.

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Peter and Gordon are teaching their kids the difference between empathy and compassion. What should they tell their children?

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Which type of attachment style is associated with high anxiety and high avoidance?

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Which characteristic is the best predictor of attraction among dating partners?

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__________ examines how a child's early relationships with her or his parents carry over to that person's later relationships with adults.

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A removed, isolated type of attachment characterizes the __________ attachment style.

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Jose, age 34, measures high for anxiety and tends to have a negative view of himself, but he generally has a high regard for other people. Jose would likely be considered to have what type of adult attachment?

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Children's attachment styles were originally studied using a paradigm called the __________.

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Which researcher investigated attachment among rhesus monkeys?

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What are the two dimensions associated with the dimensional approach to attachment? How does each impact an individual's relationships?

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The formal term meaning the link between children and their primary caregiver is known as __________.

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Which type of attachment is associated with being low on both dimensions of anxiety and avoidance?

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John Bowlby thought that attachment theory applied to __________.

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Which two of the Big Five traits are associated with posting selfies online?

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Which psychologist originally proposed attachment theory?

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Nicole likes to be the center of attention, dresses provocatively, and tends to have shallow relationships. Which of the following statements about Nicole is likely to be true?

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