DEP2004_Ch. 14_Questions

Statements regarding remarriage

(1) Men remarry sooner than women (2) About 50% of adults remarry within 3 years after their divorce (3) Men with higher incomes are more likely to remarry than their counterparts with lower incomes.

Which are benefits of waiting to have children in one's 30's?

(1) Parents are better-established in careers, with more income (2) Parents are more mature (3) Parents have had more time to consider their plans and goals.

Gotten found that which of the following principles determine whether a marriage will work or not?

(1) Solving conflicts (2) Nurturing fondness and admiration (3) Turning toward each other (4) Establishing love maps (5) Letting your partner influence you

The fact that U.S. women are having fewer children produces which of the following results?

(1) The demands of child care are reduced (2) Parental care is often supplemented by more child care (3) Men invest a greater amount of time in fathering

According to Hetherington's research, men and women took _________ common pathways in exiting divorce.

6

Which type of love occurs when someone desires to have the other person near and has deep, caring feelings for the person?

Affectionate

________ refers to living together in a sexual relationship without being married.

Cohabitation

Consummate love includes which of the following dimensions?

Commitment, intimacy, and passion

________ validation explains why individuals are attracted to people who are similar to them.

Consensual

Which love is the strongest, fullest form of love?

Consummate

When both partners in a relationship have anxious attachment styles, which of the following is likely to occur?

Dissatisfaction with the marriage, retreat in the relationship, and mutual attack.

What factors have lead to a decline in marriage rates in the U.S.?

Divorce, fewer remarriages, and cohabitation.

Individuals in early adulthood have to balance which of the following aspects?

Intimacy and independence

Which of the following have been proven to be benefits for women in happy marriages?

Lower body mass index, lower levels of depression, and lower levels of biological risk factors.

Examples of positive changes in a person after a romantic breakup

More self confidence, improved communication skills, and better friendships.

Sternberg identified which three main components of love?

Passion, intimacy, and commitment.

Intimacy includes what components?

Self-disclosure, sharing of private thoughts, and communication skills.

According to Hetherington's research, which group of individuals became disillusioned with their sensation-seeking lifestyle after the first year following the divorce?

The libertines

Many studies have found that immediate impressions of others can be _________.

accurate

Individuals with which attachment styles are more likely to be depressed?

anxious and avoidant

Individuals with a(n) ________ attachment style tend to distance themselves from their partners.

avoidant

The term ________ refers to someone who fakes their identity with online dating services.

catfish

The matching hypothesis explains that we choose someone who is ______ our own level of attractiveness.

close to

To experience __________ love, couples have to experience all three dimensions--passion, intimacy, and commitment.

consummate

A child who has a ________ temperament will most likely not be well-adjusted as a young adult.

difficult

In 2009, for the first time in history, the proportion of single individuals ages 25 to 34 who had never been married _______ those who were married.

exceeded

According to Hetherington's research, women belonging to the the group of divorced individuals known as ________ usually married men similar to their first husband, often going into a new marriage that was not much of an improvement over the first one.

good-enoughs

In 2011, the average age for a first marriage was:

higher than at any point in history

One study revealed that over the course of 10 years of cohabitation, partners in gay and lesbian relationships showed a(n) _________ level of relationship quality compared to heterosexual couples.

higher than average

According to Hetherington's research, the defeated had problems before their divorces which ________ after the breakup.

increased

When someone fails to develop intimate relationships in early adulthood, Erikson says that this individual is in which developmental stage?

isolation

Similarity and familiarity are important, but _________ attractiveness sparks a romantic relationship.

physical

The presence of stepchildren from a prior marriage _______ the likelihood of childbearing with the new husband.

reduces

The _______ are a group of individuals who are motivated to find a new mate as soon as possible after divorce.

seekers

Romantic love has strong components of ________ and infatuation.

sexuality

An individual's behavioral style and emotional responses are often referred to together as __________.

temperament