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
