Multiple Choice Questions

Family rituals can best be described as
  • traditions that build family ties.
  • conscious choice.
  • friendships.
  • give-and-take between friends.
After a divorce occurs, the recovery period usually does not start for about
  • absorption in each other.
  • at a slow but steady rate.
  • 1 year after the divorce.
  • equality of the sexes.
Current research reveals that men and women find it equally easy to separate love and sex
  • critical analysis.
  • passion.
  • False
  • True
The best way to handle anger in a relationship is to face it head on, immediately, with little thought.
  • appearance
  • passion
  • True
  • False
It is possible to work on unresolved, past issues within an adult relationship.
  • 20-30
  • appearance
  • False
  • True
Intimacy and sex are the same.
  • emotional separation.
  • False
  • True
  • passion.
The transformation of love progresses in the following way:
  • lessen marital satisfaction.
  • high levels of passion, increasing intimacy, diminished romance, enduring loveorhigh levels of passion, increasing intimacy, diminished romance, break up of relationship
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
  • increases.
Which of the following is NOT a component of good listening?
  • a high annual income
  • younger average age at marriage
  • establishing dominance
  • judging
One difference between heterosexual and homosexual couples is that same-sex partnerships tend to
  • be more equal.
  • low divorce rates.
  • economic.
  • equality of the sexes.
Cohabitation is defined as living together in a sexual relationship without being married.
  • False
  • True
  • self-disclosure.
  • more than 50 percent
Which of the following is usually the basis of first attraction to another person?
  • low divorce rates.
  • appearance
  • providing selective information
  • younger average age at marriage
Characteristics of friendships include all of the following, EXCEPT
  • 50-55 percent
  • appearance
  • give-and-take between friends.
  • dependence.
The greatest stress-producing event in life is usually
  • death of spouse or family member.
  • True
  • reinforce traditional marital roles.
  • commitment.
At times, it is important to mentally detach emotionally from a situation and act later.
  • False
  • True
  • 75 percent
  • Gender role
When you want to have a serious discussion with your partner,
  • competitive.
  • judging
  • avoid blaming.
  • appearance
Having strong social relationships may
  • Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
  • lessen marital satisfaction.
  • reduce the risk of illness.speed recovery from illness.improve measures of mental health.
  • high emotional expectations of marriage.
Economic hardships strike single women and single men equally.
  • passion
  • False
  • True
  • increases.
Some of the difficulties people encounter in relationships can be traced to common gender differences in communication.
  • younger average age at marriage
  • False
  • True
  • appearance
Approximately what percentage of divorced people marry again?
  • 50 percent
  • more than 50 percent
  • 75 percent
  • economic.
Once children grow up and leave home, marital satisfaction
  • increases.
  • passion.
  • 50 percent
  • dependence.
Female communication patterns can often be described as
  • self-worth.
  • cohabitation.
  • economic.
  • affiliative.
Which of the following goals is MOST likely to be associated with male conversation?
  • "Move on as quickly as possible."
  • establishing dominance
  • Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
  • appearance
Violence in dating relationships can be precipitated by jealousy.
  • True
  • dependence.
  • False
  • competitive.
Love encompasses opposites such as affection and anger, excitement and boredom, and bonds and freedom.
  • True
  • culture.
  • False
  • self-disclosure.
About 75 percent of divorced people remarry, often within ____ year(s).
  • True
  • be more equal.
  • cohabitation.
  • 5
"Revealing personal information that we ordinarily wouldn't reveal because of the risk involved" describes
  • self-disclosure.
  • be more equal.
  • equality of the sexes.
  • self-worth.
All of the following contribute to the increasing popularity of singlehood, EXCEPT
  • younger average age at marriage
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
  • establishing dominance
  • low divorce rates.
A positive conflict resolution skill involves identifying alternatives for getting each person what he or she wants.
  • False
  • death of spouse or family member.
  • 20-30
  • True
A characteristic of friendship includes reciprocity, which means
  • give-and-take between friends.
  • include the presence of sexual desire.
  • have academic difficulty.
  • lessen marital satisfaction.
The four general parenting styles include all the following, EXCEPT
  • worry about being abandoned by others.
  • True
  • appearance
  • absence.
Intense passion is required for love to endure.
  • increases.
  • have academic difficulty.
  • False
  • True
Effective communication includes making sure that your words match your body language.
  • True
  • False
  • 75 percent
  • low divorce rates.
Marital satisfaction for most couples tends to decline somewhat while children are in school.
  • True
  • culture.
  • False
  • Gender role
If you and your partner find that you argue again and again over the same issue, you should
  • validate your partner's feelings and respond with self-disclosure.
  • accept the differences between yourselves.
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
  • loss of protection against domestic violence.
By age 30, what percentage of men and women have lived together without being married (cohabitated)?
  • be more equal.
  • 50 percent
  • 75 percent
  • 50-55 percent
The birth of the first child is most likely to
  • high emotional expectations of marriage.
  • absorption in each other.
  • loss of protection against domestic violence.
  • lessen marital satisfaction.
The most long lasting element of love is
  • death of spouse or family member.
  • commitment.
  • childhood.
  • True
_____________ is an idealization of a loved one.
  • 20-30
  • affiliative.
  • Infatuation
  • 75 percent
Anxious/avoidant relationships with parents may produce children who, when they reach adulthood,
  • "Move on as quickly as possible."
  • more effective fitness programs.
  • 1 year after the divorce.
  • are inclined to run from relationships.
Jealousy is
  • give-and-take between friends.
  • for personal, emotional reasons.
  • a measure of insecurity.
  • increasing in popularity.
Our gender role is first defined for us by our
  • competitive.
  • True
  • 75 percent
  • culture.
Even though gender differences exist in communication, when a man and a woman are talking about the same subject, their goals are usually the same.
  • False
  • True
  • passion
  • stable.
Friendships have all the same characteristics as intimate partnerships
  • Feedback
  • cohabitation.
  • False
  • True
Jealousy is an indicator of love.
  • a measure of insecurity.
  • True
  • emotional separation.
  • False
Individuals who had an anxious/ambivalent relationship with a parent may find that, as adults, they
  • worry about being abandoned by others.
  • reinforce traditional marital roles.
  • previous positive sexual experience
  • accept the differences between yourselves.
Approximately what percentage of married women are in the labor force?
  • love.fear.frustration.
  • 1 year after the divorce.
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
  • more than 50 percent
Commitment is based on
  • overfamiliarity.
  • conscious choice.
  • a level of tension.
  • have academic difficulty.
Which of the following is NOT a constructive strategy for conflict resolution?
  • younger average age at marriage
  • providing selective information
  • "Move on as quickly as possible."
  • establishing dominance
Although evidence has suggested that children from single-parent families are less successful in school, this could actually be attributed to _______________ and not the absence of the second parent.
  • accept the differences between yourselves.
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
  • future aspirations.
  • low educational attainment of the single parent
The most important question for potential mates is,
  • lessen marital satisfaction.
  • high emotional expectations of marriage.
  • more effective fitness programs.
  • "How much do we have in common?"
The divorce process usually begins with
  • "How much do we have in common?"
  • high emotional expectations of marriage.
  • emotional separation.
  • 1 year after the divorce.
Which of the following factors is NOT associated with the increasing popularity of cohabitation?
  • previous positive sexual experience
  • younger average age at marriage
  • providing selective information
  • "Move on as quickly as possible."
Lovers are usually more accepting and less critical than friendships.
  • False
  • passion
  • True
  • Feedback
One major part of relationships is to cultivate the intimacy and freedom missing from our youth.
  • True
  • False
  • stable.
  • 20-30
All of the following are important guidelines for ending a relationship, EXCEPT
  • not compromising your position.
  • overfamiliarity.
  • "Move on as quickly as possible."
  • loss of protection against domestic violence.
In traditional male-female dating relationships, the development of the relationship follows the order of
  • Economic hardships are greater, especially for men.
  • Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
  • validate your partner's feelings and respond with self-disclosure.
  • casual dating, exclusive dating, engagement, marriage.
All of the following are drawbacks to online relationships, EXCEPT
  • "Move on as quickly as possible."
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
  • "How much do we have in common?"
  • accept the differences between yourselves.
Of the following, which is the MOST constructive conflict resolution strategy?
  • identifying alternatives to get what each person wants
  • absorption in each other.
  • 1 year after the divorce.
  • "Move on as quickly as possible."
It appears that our partner may NOT be interested in what we are saying if he or she responds by
  • are inclined to run from relationships.
  • absorption in each other.
  • include the presence of sexual desire.
  • looking around the room.
The three keys of good communication in a relationship include all of the following, EXECPT
  • be more equal.
  • equality of the sexes.
  • looking around the room.
  • critical analysis.
If your partner expresses unhappiness in your relationship, it is best to
  • Economic hardships are greater, especially for men.
  • cohabitation.
  • find out the other person's situation and intention.
  • validate your partner's feelings and respond with self-disclosure.
Sexual orientation is best described as
  • partners have a greater sense of autonomy.
  • reduce the risk of illness.speed recovery from illness.improve measures of mental health.
  • a consistent pattern of emotional and sexual attraction based on biological sex.
  • find out the other person's situation and intention.
Real friends
  • conscious choice.
  • can be tense with each other.
  • providing selective information
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
All of the following are common relationship challenges, EXCEPT
  • judging
  • self-worth.
  • overfamiliarity.
  • establishing dominance
Living together in a sexual relationship without being married describes
  • dependence.
  • cohabitation.
  • overfamiliarity.
  • stable.
Which is a common expectation that can hurt a relationship?
  • expecting your partner to change
  • Economic hardships are greater, especially for men.
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
  • providing selective information
A characteristic of one's partner that becomes important in determining the quality and depth of a relationship after the euphoria of first attraction and initial romance winds down is
  • a high annual income
  • 1 year after the divorce.
  • more than 50 percent
  • future aspirations.
Initial attraction is most likely to be based on looks, dress, and social status.
  • False
  • stable.
  • True
  • 50-55 percent
The roots of our identity and sense of self are in our
  • childhood.
  • emotional separation.
  • competitive.
  • self-worth.
All of the following are health benefits of marriage, EXCEPT
  • more effective fitness programs.
  • providing selective information
  • "How much do we have in common?"
  • people can communicate in a relaxed way.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of many gay and lesbian relationships?
  • Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
  • 1 year after the divorce.
  • loss of protection against domestic violence.
  • identifying alternatives to get what each person wants
In order to develop an identity as a couple, some autonomy will be lost.
  • stable.
  • worry about being abandoned by others.
  • True
  • False
Conflict can be a sign that the relationship is growing.
  • True
  • death of spouse or family member.
  • absence.
  • commitment.
Conflict is usually accompanied by anger.
  • True
  • absence.
  • death of spouse or family member.
  • friendships.
Pleasure from a relationship may increase when the intensity and excitement of initial passionate love subsides.
  • True
  • False
  • critical analysis.
  • appearance
The ability to interpret nonverbal messages correctly is important to the success of relationships.
  • True
  • critical analysis.
  • False
  • 20-30
Women are more likely to head single-parent households than are men.
  • stable.
  • True
  • False
  • judging
The primary problems for single-parent families headed by women are
  • absorption in each other.
  • economic.
  • cohabitation.
  • dependence.
The element that is LEAST characteristic of enduring love relationships is
  • love.fear.frustration.
  • absorption in each other.
  • avoid blaming.
  • high emotional expectations of marriage.
Marital status affects
  • casual dating, exclusive dating, engagement, marriage.
  • can be tense with each other.
  • conscious choice.
  • Social Security.federal tax status.medical decision making
When starting a new relationship, it is best to "put on airs" before showing your true self.
  • appearance
  • True
  • passion
  • False
Which of the following statements is FALSE for most strong families?
  • worry about being abandoned by others.
  • Family members rarely seek counseling.
  • death of spouse or family member.
  • True
Men tend to talk more and disclose less than women do.
  • False
  • True
  • 75 percent
  • affiliative.
Sexual fidelity is a key part of commitment between intimate partners.
  • increases.
  • cohabitation.
  • True
  • False
includes the activities, abilities, and characteristics that a culture has deemed appropriate for us based on whether we are male or female.
  • self-worth.
  • Gender role
  • appearance
  • stable.
Strong families discuss disagreements and make attempts to solve problems.
  • False
  • True
  • increases.
  • validate your partner's feelings and respond with self-disclosure.
Friendships are usually considered both more stable and long lasting than intimate partnerships.
  • True
  • passion
  • False
  • appearance
Successful intimate relationships are more likely to exist for people who have a positive self concept
  • False
  • 20-30
  • True
  • self-worth.
It is important to finish serious discussions about relationship conflicts on a positive note, even if no agreement is reached.
  • Gender role
  • True
  • False
  • 75 percent
Male communication patterns can often be described as
  • competitive.
  • avoid blaming.
  • overfamiliarity.
  • 50-55 percent
Today, people marry more
  • for personal, emotional reasons.
  • "How much do we have in common?"
  • can be tense with each other.
  • lessen marital satisfaction.
The foundation of most relationships is sexual compatibility.
  • reinforce traditional marital roles.
  • childhood.
  • True
  • False
The arrival of the first child is most likely to
  • high emotional expectations of marriage.
  • reinforce traditional marital roles.
  • partners have a greater sense of autonomy.
  • lessen marital satisfaction.
One advantage cohabitation has over marriage is
  • partners have a greater sense of autonomy.
  • maximizing awareness of ourselves.
  • are inclined to run from relationships.
  • increases.
Our first relationships outside our family are
  • friendships.
  • increases.
  • True
  • absence.
Providing ultimatums will often bring a conflict to a sudden and successful resolution.
  • True
  • False
  • critical analysis.
  • 75 percent
Emotional intelligence includes
  • include the presence of sexual desire.
  • partners have a greater sense of autonomy.
  • recognizing feelings as they occur.
  • "How much do we have in common?"
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