Ch 11 TF

Two million new cases of STDs are diagnosed each year.

False

Many lesbians place priority on physical characteristics.

False

Half of all new STDs occur in people 15 to 24 years old.

True

Men and women also tend to have dissimilar ideas about how men and women should act.

False

Men are more likely than women to feel a relationship is breaking down if they and their partners don't really communicate well.

False

Passion is the primary foundation for enduring romance.

False

Romantic relationships do not follow a developmental course.

False

Storge love tends to grow quickly.

False

The majority of college students think that men should initiate and plan dates and control sexual activity.

False

The meanings we assign to behavior in romantic relationships are entirely individualistic.

False

The pragmatic style of loving (pragma) is too cold and practical to involve real love or intimacy.

False

An individual's style of loving can be influenced by the love style of her or his partner.

True

Commitment involves accepting responsibility for maintaining a relationship

True

Commitment is the determination to stay together despite trouble, disappointments, sporadic restlessness, and lulls in passion.

True

How we see ourselves greatly influences our choices in potential romantic partners.

True

Intimacy is abiding affection and warm feelings for another person.

True

Male abusers are far more likely than female abusers to inflict physical injuries, sometimes severe ones.

True

Passion happens without effort, sometimes despite our efforts. Commitment is an act of will.

True

Pragma love types are more likely to use online matching services to specify their criteria for a desirable mate.

True

Researchers have shown that many people who engage in violence against romantic partners lack the communicative skills to constructively manage emotions and conflicts.

True

The hypothesis that the United States is classless has been disproved by the fact that most people seek romantic partners of their own social class or above it.

True

Women are more egalitarian than men in regards to who was responsible for paying for the first date.

True

Women are more likely than men to perceive companionship as a goal for a first date.

True

Women are more jealous of a partner's emotional investment in another relationship whereas men are more jealous of a partner's sexual infidelity.

True dat