Psych chap 12

On an assessment of attachment styles modeled on Hazan and Shaver's questionnaire, Alicia described herself thus: "I find it relatively easy to get close to others and I am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on me. I don't worry about being abandoned or about someone getting too close to me." Alicia seems to have a(n) _____ attachment style.

secure

Secure attachment to parents during childhood correlates with

secure attachment to romantic partners in adulthood.

According to Ellen Berscheid, the most important ingredient of romantic love is

sexual desire.

The results of the 2019 national survey of more than 35,000 U.S. single adults are best summarized as

"fast sex and slow love."

Rose's ex-boyfriend, Peter, describes her as clingy and dependent. During their relationship, she always told him that she loved him and wanted to rush into marriage. She also kept tabs on Peter and was jealous of all his female friends and colleagues. Rose seems to have a(n) _____ attachment style.

anxious

In his meeting with a counsellor, Dalton revealed that he was uncomfortable being close to others. He finds it difficult to trust people completely and doesn't allow himself to depend completely on them. He gets nervous if someone tries to get too intimate with him. It seems likely that Dalton has a(n) _____ attachment style.

avoidant

Which of the following is a component of Robert J. Sternberg's triangular theory of love? - jealousy - good looks - exchange - passion

passion

Tiara and Felipe, who are classmates, have fallen in love with each other. Tiara feels intense passion for Felipe and gets extremely jealous when she sees him talk to other girls in their class. She also has a strong sexual desire for him. In this early part of their relationship, Tiara is most likely experiencing

romantic love.

According to research, which of the following statements is true of the link between cohabitation and marital instability? - Cohabiting has a negative effect on marriage if the couple did not have children prior to the marriage. - Cohabiting does not have a negative effect on marriage if the couple did not have any previous live-in lovers. - The risk of marital dissolution between cohabitors is much larger when they cohabited in their mid-twenties. - The link between cohabitation and marital instability is strong when only cohabitation with the eventual marital partner is examined.

Cohabiting does not have a negative effect on marriage if the couple did not have any previous live-in lovers.

Which of the following is true about gender differences in adult friendships? - The adult female pattern of friendship often involves keeping one's distance while sharing useful information. - Compared with women, men have more close friends. - Adult male friendships are more competitive than those of women. - Compared with women, men's friendships involve more self-disclosure and exchange of mutual support.

Compared with women, men's friendships involve more self-disclosure and exchange of mutual support.

Which of the following is most accurate regarding low-income couples and the fact that they are especially unlikely to engage in relationship interventions? - Low-income couples are at greater risk for relationship dissolution. - Most people of lower SES don't even know that therapy is available. - Marriages among low-income couples tend to be much more stable than marriages among people of greater means, with or without interventions. - Engaging in relationship interventions is unlikely largely because marriage therapists discriminate against the poor.

Low-income couples are at greater risk for relationship dissolution.

Which of the following statements about romantic love is true? - Males and females show the same level of avoidance and anxiety about romantic love. - Males show higher anxiety about romantic love than females. - Males show lower anxiety about romantic love than females. - Females show higher avoidance of romantic love than males.

Males show lower anxiety about romantic love than females.

Identify a true statement regarding remarriage in the United States. - Men tend to remarry after a divorce sooner than women do. - Men with lower incomes are more likely to remarry than their counterparts with higher incomes. - Remarriage occurs later for partners who initiated the divorce. - Remarried adults often find it easy to stay remarried.

Men tend to remarry after a divorce sooner than women do.

Identify a true statement about parenting. - When methods of parents are passed on from one generation to the next, the undesirable practices are typically not perpetuated. - Parenting requires minimal interpersonal skills and does not impose emotional demands. - Parenting is instinctual and requires no training. - Most parents learn parenting practices from their own parents.

Most parents learn parenting practices from their own parents.

Which of the following is most likely a reason remarried adults find it difficult to stay remarried? - Most people remarry primarily for love. - Remarried couples experience more stress in rearing children than parents in never-divorced families. - Positive attitudes about divorce are uncommon among remarried persons. - Remarried couples usually have negative attitudes about low marital quality.

Remarried couples experience more stress in rearing children than parents in never-divorced families.

Statistically speaking, which of the following persons is most likely to be married at age 25? - Turkish woman - American woman - Swedish woman - American man

Turkish woman

Farrah and Bilal are in a love relationship. Farrah has appraised their relationship and fully intends to maintain it even when faced with problems. Farrah believes that Bilal also loves her and will stand by her through life's ups and downs. According to Robert J. Sternberg's triangular theory of love, which of the following dimensions of love is emphasized in this scenario?

commitment

Naina and Samir, who are a couple, are passionate about each other. They are physically and sexually attracted to one another. They know that they can count on each other during the ups and downs of life, and they intend to maintain their relationship in the face of problems. However, they lack feelings of warmth or closeness toward each other and avoid sharing their thoughts. According to Robert J. Sternberg's triangular theory of love, Naina and Samir are most likely experiencing

fatuous love.

Haromi and Liang, who are colleagues, are attracted to each other and have an affair with each other. However, they do not have feelings for each other and do not intend to maintain or appraise the relationship. According to Robert J. Sternberg's triangular theory of love, Haromi and Liang's love relationship is mostly likely categorized as

infatuation.

Recent research confirms that cohabitation is a risk factor for _____ in emerging adults.

intimate partner violence