Question 1

Which theoretical framework makes use of three factors-satisfaction, alternatives, and investments-to explain why people stay with their long-term relationship partners?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachment theory
B)  Social constructionist theories
C)  The investment model
D)  Social exchange theory

Question 2

In recent formulations of attachment theory, researchers have suggested that there are two dimensions involved in attachments. These are ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  security and insecurity
B)  security and ambivalence
C)  anxiety and aversion
D)  avoidance and anxiety

Question 3

If Ann engages in a relationship-enhancing style of attribution when explaining her husband Tom ' s behavior, then she will make ____ attributions for Tom ' s achievements and ____ attributions for Tom ' s failures.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal; internal
B)  internal; external
C)  external; internal
D)  external; external

Question 4

A man who likes oral sex will probably enjoy it ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  whenever and wherever the opportunity arises (and with whomever) 
B)  only under certain circumstances
C)  in contexts that carry the right meanings
D)  whenever and wherever the opportunity arises, but only in a committed relationship

Question 5

When people suspect that their spouse has been cheating on them, they are right MOST of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love as a framework, companionate love emphasizes ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  passion and intimacy
B)  passion and commitment
C)  intimacy and commitment
D)  passion, intimacy, and commitment

Question 7

Rusbult and her colleagues developed a theory called the ____, with three factors-satisfaction, quality of available alternatives, and how much the individual has invested in the relationship.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rusbult and her colleagues developed a theory...

Question 8

Research on gender differences in the sex drive has found that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  across virtually all measures, men have stronger sex drives than women
B)  across virtually all measures, women have stronger sex drives than men
C)  in general, there are essentially no gender differences on measures of sex drive
D)  men have stronger sex drives than women on some measures (e.g., frequency of masturbation) , but women have stronger sex drives than men on other measures (e.g., frequency of sexual fantasies)

Question 9

Faith and Antonio have been dating for nearly a year and are very much in love. If they are like MOST couples, their passionate love ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  is at its peak and will begin to die down soon
B)  will peak in two to three years and then begin to die down
C)  will peak in five to seven years and then begin to die down
D)  will remain more or less constant as long as they stay together

Question 10

The tendency to condemn men more than women for the same sexual behavior is called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  investment model
B)  reverse double standard
C)  relationship-distressing attributional style
D)  sunk cost

Question 11

Which relationship has the highest "sunk costs"? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Ryan and Amy, who have just started dating
B)  Jeff and Lisa, who have been dating for a blissful year
C)  Kara and Adam, who have been together for years
D)  Melissa and James, who are having a stormy, but probably brief, affair

Question 12

People in committed romantic relationships are ____ in the long run.

Accepted Answer

A)  more sensitive to relationship problems
B)  more vulnerable to relationship problems
C)  more resilient in the face of relationship problems
D)  more likely to have trouble resolving relationship problems

Question 13

When men look at pictures of ____, they tend to want to take less money immediately rather than more money later. When men look at pictures of ____, they tend to want to take more money later rather than less money immediately. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  attractive females; cars
B)  attractive females; unattractive females or cars
C)  unattractive females; attractive females
D)  unattractive females; cars

Question 14

People tend to view their own relationship infidelities as ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  a serious source of guilt that damaged their relationship
B)  a cause of the relationship breaking up
C)  a consequence of the problems in the relationship
D)  inconsequential

Question 15

Some research has suggested that women eat less than usual when they are in the presence of an attractive male. They seem to do this because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  they want to make a good impression-in particular, to seem feminine
B)  they want to make a good impression-in particular, to seem polite
C)  they become nervous and lose their appetites
D)  they become nervous and literally forget about the presence of food

Question 16

Ramon and Edith have been married for 60 years. A local news station interviews them on their anniversary, and they both say that their relationship keeps getting better and better every year. What does longitudinal research on marital relationships say about how marital relationships change over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  What matters is what they believe and if they believe their relationship is getting better, it must be getting better.
B)  When a marriage has lasted as long as theirs has, it is almost certainly getting better over time.
C)  In general, people in very long-term relationships will say they are getting better even if they are getting worse.
D)  While people may say their relationship is getting better, research indicates that their actual ratings of the relationship will either stay the same or get worse.

Question 17

Nina and Harish have been dating for several months. Initially, they would have sex quite often, but as time passed, Harish did not want to have sex as frequently as used to. During a college fest, Harish meets another woman, Lily, and strikes up a friendship with her. He finds that he wants to have sex with Lily, although he does not feel that way with Nina. In this scenario, Harish's sexual attraction to Lily can be explained by the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse double standard
B)  investment model
C)  social constructionist theories
D)  Coolidge effect

Question 18

Suppose you meet a psychologist at a party who says that she studied under one of the most well-known developmental psychologists of the World War II era-a man who helped to formulate early work on attachment theory. Thinking back to your reading on attachment theory, you would be correct to reply, "Of course, you must be speaking of ____."

Accepted Answer

A)  Daryl Bem
B)  Robert Sternberg
C)  John Bowlby
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 19

Chris and David are happily married to their respective wives, but Chris tends to look at other women-attractive single women who are potential alternative prospects-when he is at bars and clubs. Does this mean that Chris's marriage is less likely to last than David's?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes-research suggests that the more time people spend looking at alternative prospects, the more likely it is that their relationship is doomed.
B)  No-the degree to which people look at alternative prospects does not appear to be related to relationship success.
C)  No-in fact, people who look at alternatives at least occasionally are MORE likely to have successful relationships than people who do not.
D)  It depends on how Chris is evaluating other women; his marriage is only less likely to last than David ' s if he is consciously comparing the other women to his wife.

Question 20

Modern societies have apparently thrived on ____ relationships, which seem to promote achievement, increase wealth, and ultimately drive societal progress.

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatic
B)  communal
C)  exchange
D)  distributive

Exam 12: Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

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According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love as a framework, companionate love emphasizes ____.

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People in committed romantic relationships are ____ in the long run.

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In recent formulations of attachment theory, researchers have suggested that there are two dimensions involved in attachments. These are ____.

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If Ann engages in a relationship-enhancing style of attribution when explaining her husband Tom ' s behavior, then she will make attributions for Tom ' s achievements and attributions for Tom ' s failures.

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Which relationship has the highest "sunk costs"? ​

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People in committed romantic relationships are ____ in the long run.

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In recent formulations of attachment theory, researchers have suggested that there are two dimensions involved in attachments. These are ____. ​

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