Module 1 - Review Quiz Practice Questions

#4.) How do traditional gender roles do women a disservice?

- By making them earn less on a job than their nontraditional co-workers - By depriving them of skills that would facilitate more accomplishments and achievements

#11.) According to Malouff et al., 2010, rank the Big Five personality traits in the order of their importance, beginning with the least important on top to the most influential trait (on the bottom).

1. Openness to experience 2. Extraversion 3. Conscientiousness 4. Agreeableness 5. Neuroticism (O E CAN means O, I Can!!!) (Least important to most important - L comes before M)

#16.) true or false: Whether people's fears about intimacy are overstated or merely realistic, they are unlikely to experience frustrating costs in their relationships on occasion.

False

#8.) Match the levels of sex ratio (in left column) with their characteristics (in right column). Options: High Sex ratio Low Sex ratio Choices: There are more men than women There are fewer men than women

High Sex ratio = there are more men than women Low Sex ratio = there are fewer men than women

#12.) Identify an accurate statement about the need for intimacy. - It suggests that people are at a loss when they have sufficient intimacy in their lives. - It is not prone to cultural and gender influences. - It is not related to mate selection. - It suggests that intimacy with others is essential for a good, long life.

It suggests that intimacy with others is essential for a good, long life.

#5.) People who _____________ hold favorable judgments of their skills and traits and are generally healthier and happier than others. a.) have high self-esteem b.) are not industrious c.) are reclusive and shy d.) have high levels of anxiety

a.) have high self-esteem

#17.) According to evolutionary psychology, the need to belong was ______________. a.) made more prevalent by sexual selection b.) made more prevalent by individual dispositions c.) unrelated to mating strategies d.) unrelated to natural selection

a.) made more prevalent by sexual selection (was an adaptive trait)

#7.) Dissatisfying relationships tend to make a person _______________ and _____________. a.) neurotic; anxious b.) dubious; crooked c.) inspired; blissful d.) euphoric; cocky

a.) neurotic; anxious

#6.) According to Hefner and Wilson, cultural standards provide a foundation for intimate relationships because they _____________________. a.) shape people's expectations from relationships b.) impact societal attitudes toward psychiatric problems c.) shape a society's educational institutions d.) impact societal attitudes towards recreation

a.) shape people's expectations from relationships

#9.) In the context of parental investment, men who were promiscuous reproduced more successfully because ________________________. a.) what they did not offer in the quality of parenting they could make up for in the quantity of children b.) what they valued was the physical attractiveness of their partners, unlike women c.) they ensured that their children were physically strong and received adequate nutrition d.) they ensured that they took care of their partners during pregnancy

a.) what they did not offer in the quality of parenting they could make up for in the quantity of children

#3.) People who possess both sets of the competencies that are stereotypically associated with being male and with being female are said to be ______________________.

androgynous

#20.) According to Ickes, traditional gender roles could _________________. a.) Help couples solve misunderstandings during conflicts b.) cause incompatibility in relationships c.) help men and women form relationships with each other d.) create sexual compatibility in relationships

b.) cause incompatibility in relationships

#19.) Match the ways in which intimate relationships differ from casual associations with their characteristics. Knowledge: Interdependence: Caring: Trust: Responsiveness: Mutuality: Commitment:

Knowledge: sharing personal information that most other people do not know Interdependence: the extent to which partners need and influence each other Caring: partners feel more affection for each other than they do for most other people Trust: the expectation that one be treated fairly and honorably Responsiveness: being attentive to the other partner's needs and concerns Mutuality: thinking of the partnership in terms of "us" rather than "him" or "her" Commitment: the expectation that the relationship will continue indefinitely

#1.) Match the genders (in the left column) w/ their expected traits based on gender roles (in the right column). Genders: Male, Female Traits: --> Expected to warm, sensitive, emotionally expressive and kind --> Expected to be assertive, self-reliant, decisive, and competitive

Male = Expected to be assertive, self-reliant, decisive, and competitive Female = Expected to be warm, sensitive, emotionally expressive and kind

#10.) Match the genders (in left column) with their short-term mate selection strategies (in right column). Genders: Men, Women Strategies: - Attracted to partners who are sexy, charismatic, and dominant - Attracted to partners who are sexually available and easy

Men = Attracted to partners who are sexually available and easy Women = Attracted to partners who are sexy, charismatic, and dominant

#21.) According to studies by developmental researchers, match the attachment styles displayed by children with their characteristics. Secure attachment: Anxious-ambivalent attachment: Avoidant attachment:

Secure attachment: children readily developed relationships characterized by relaxed trust Anxious-ambivalent attachment: children were needy in their relationships with others Avoidant attachment: children did not easily form trusting, close relationships

#15.) Identify the attachment styles proposed by Kim Bartholomew that correspond to the avoidant style proposed by developmental researchers. (check all that apply) a.) Preoccupied style of attachment b.) Secure style of attachment c.) Dismissing style of attachment d.) Fearful style of attachment

c.) Dismissing style of attachment AND d.) Fearful style of attachment

#18.) In the context of the influence of socioeconomic development on intimate relationships, education and financial resources ___________________. a.) make people less efficient at work b.) encourage people to ignore the value of education c.) allow people to be more independent d.) force people to reduce their standard of living

c.) allow people to be more independent

#14.) Unlike prior generations, people have now begun to expect more personal gratification from their intimate relationships due to their _____________ tendencies and character. a.) hedonistic b.) ethnocentric c.) capitalistic d.) individualistic

d.) individualistic

#13.) According to Robles et al., a person's _____________ affects the quality of that person's connection to others. a.) future plan b.) career choice c.) dietary habit d.) mental health

d.) mental health

#2.) According to theorists Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary, a human need to belong is presumed to ______________. a.) increase the quantity of relationships rather than the quality b.) destroy the existing social ties of individuals c.) facilitate the need for forming additional relationships d.) necessitate regular social contact with those to whom one feels connected

d.) necessitate regular social contact with those to whom one feels connected