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Question
1. What is not true about someone who holds destiny beliefs about love?
a. They believe they can tell early on if a relationship will succeed or fail.
b.They are not as affected by misunderstandings or what appear to be minor incompatibilities as they are more focused on the big picture.
c. They place high emphasis on finding their soulmate.
d. They believe relationships are destined for success or failure, so it doesn't matter how much work you put into them.
e. A and B
2. Jen is high in attachment anxiety, and Massimo is high in attachment avoidance. What prediction would you make about their preferences for support provision and capitalization attempts from a partner?
a.Jen would report higher relationship satisfaction if her partner gives her instrumental support, while Massimo would report feeling a greater sense of calm if his partner responds enthusiastically to him sharing good news.
b.Jen would report higher relationship satisfaction if her partner responds enthusiastically to her sharing good news, while Massimo would report feeling a greater sense of calm if his partner gives him instrumental support.
c.Jen would report lower relationship satisfaction if her partner gives her instrumental support, while Massimo would report feeling a greater sense of worry if his partner responds enthusiastically to him sharing good news.
d.Jen would report lower relationship satisfaction if her partner responds enthusiastically to her sharing good news, while Massimo would report feeling a greater sense of calm if his partner gives him emotional support.
e.Both Jen and Massimo would report higher relationship satisfaction if their partners respond enthusiastically to them sharing good news, but only Jen would report feeling a greater sense of calm if her partner gives her instrumental support.
3. According to the empathic accuracy model, when should partners in intimate relationships be especially motivated to understand each other accurately?
a.When individuals suspect that what their partner is thinking will not be threatening to them.
b.When they want to feel closer to their partners.
c.When individuals suspect that what their partner is thinking will be threatening to them.
d.Both during and immediately after a conflict.
e.When partners need support from each other.
4. Phoebe and Stacey have recently started dating. Who is least likely to accurately predict how long their relationship will last?
a.Joey, who is Phoebe's best friend
b.Stacey
c.Emily, who is Stacey's best friend
d.Trish, who is Stacey's sister
e.Phoebe's mom
5. Sexual desire discrepancies are _______, and being higher in sexual communal motivation can ___________________.
a.relatively uncommon; buffer people against lower satisfaction in these instances
b.relatively uncommon; boost people's satisfaction in these instances
c.relatively common; boost people's satisfaction in these instances
d.relatively common; buffer people against lower satisfaction in these instances
e.only present in dissatisfied relationships; buffer people against lower satisfaction in these instances
6. Which of the following statements is true about pornography usage in romantic relationships?
a.Women in different-gender relationships who watch some pornography have partners who are more sexually satisfied.
b.Men in different-gender relationships who watch some pornography have partners who are more sexually satisfied.
c.Women who watch pornography more frequently are more likely to seek sex outside of their relationships
d.For people in committed relationships, frequent pornography usage has no association with sexual satisfaction.
e.Couples who report watching pornography together report enhanced orgasms.
7. Visible support is to ____________ as invisible support is to ____________.
a.not helpful; helpful
b.known; unknown
c.practical; emotional
d.instrumental; emotional
e.satisfied; dissatisfied
8. Which of the following statements is true about attraction in intimate relationships?
a.People who have more facial symmetry are viewed as less attractive.
b.We are the most attracted to people who have only positive qualities.
c.Research generally findings that opposites do not attract.
d.We tend to like new stimuli more after being repeatedly shown it, even if it is a negative stimulus.
e.Initial partner preferences strongly predict people's mate selection.
9. According to research on the sexual frequency among married couples in the United States between 1989 and 2014, men's annual number of times having sex has ___________ and women's numbers have ___________.
a.increased; decreased
b.increased; increased
c.decreased; decreased
d.decreased; increased
e.increased; stayed the same
10. After taking this class and mastering material on attraction, you go to a bar on a Friday night, take a corner table, and observe how people meet and form couples. Which of the following individuals is likely to be the least successful at finding a partner at a singles' bar?
a.Martin, who greets his friends with a loud insult and a punch in the arm.
b.Mohammed, who tends to mimic the behaviors of the people they find themselves talking to.
c.Terry, who openly shares personal details of their life shortly after meeting someone.
d.June, who emphasizes her long hair by tossing it frequently.
e.Ada, who holds the gaze of the person she is interested a bit longer than normal
11. Niall Bolger and his colleagues (2000) conducted a study of law students taking the bar exam and their partners. Which of the following is true?
a.Law students had the best adjustment (i.e., more positive mood) when they perceived support from their partners.
b.Law students were most satisfied in their relationships when their distress level (anxiety, depression, etc.) was the lowest.
c.Law students had the best adjustment when their partner provided more support than the law student reported receiving.
d.Law students had the best adjustment when they perceived more support, but their partners said they had not provided it.
e.Law students had the best adjustment when they did not perceive support and their partner said they had not provided it.
12. Self-expansion theory and the construct of sexual communal motivation both suggest that couples ______ maintain sexual desire over time because __________ and ___________, respectively.
a.can; they can be sexually responsive; they can engage in novel activities
b.cannot; their passion will decline; their sexual frequency will decline
c.can; they can engage in novel activities; they can be sexually responsive
dcannot; they cannot combat relationship boredom; their sexual communication will decline
e.can; they can engage in comfortable activities; they can enhance their sexual frequency
13. In general, when it comes to romantic attraction:
a.Physical appearance is the largest predictor of attraction for men and women.
b.Shared interests are equally as important in predicting attraction as physical appearance is.
c.Women are more influenced by physical appearance than men are.
d.Men are more influenced by physical appearance than women are.
e.Shared personalities are equally as important in predicting attraction as physical appearance is.
14. Your friend is looking for some advice on ways to boost their relationship satisfaction over time. Based on what you've learned about communication, which of the following is the most accurate piece of advice that you could provide?
a."It is much more important to support your partner during hard times than to celebrate your partner during good times to boost relationship satisfaction over time."
b."It is much more important to celebrate your partner during good times than to support your partner during hard times to boost relationship satisfaction over time."
c."I don't have strong advice unfortunately because neither supporting your partner during hard times or celebrating your partner during good times are effective at boosting relationship satisfaction over time."
d."You need to both support your partner during hard times and celebrate your partner during good times to boost relationship satisfaction over time."
e."You need to both support your partner during hard times and celebrate your partner during good times to boost relationship satisfaction over time, but you have to ensure your partner notices the support you provide them."
15. Your friend Daniel believes that satisfaction early in a relationship is the most important predictor of how long the relationship will last. Another friend, Shannon, argues that satisfaction early in a relationship has very little bearing on how long the relationship will last. Who is right?
a.Daniel is correct. Couples who are highly satisfied stay together much longer than couples who are low in satisfaction early on.
b.Shannon is correct. The relationship between how satisfaction couples are early in the relationship and relationship longevity is very weak.
c.Neither is correct. Satisfaction in the relationship does not predict relationship longevity at all.
d.Both are partly correct. Satisfaction strongly predicts longevity in couples who do not believe in the role of destiny in relationship success, but satisfaction barely does so in couples who do believe in the role of destiny.
e.Both are partly correct. Satisfaction strongly predicts longevity in couples who believe that destiny plays a big role in relationship success, but satisfaction barely does so in couples who do not believe in the role of destiny.
16. Couples who were instructed to increase their sexual frequency reported being ______ at the end of the 90-day study.
a.healthier
b.less happy
c.less tired
d.more satisfied
e.B and C
17. When you were in high school, your friend Janise said that a romantic partner with a sense of humor was critical to a lasting relationship. At your 5-year reunion, you meet her husband, and he seems to be a nice person but quite deficient in the humor department. Having just taken a course on close relationships, you recognize that this is an example of _____________.
a.compartmentalization
b.sentiment override
c.flexible standards
d.memory bias
e.partner-fulfilling prophecy