Chapter 11 Complete Test Bank Infidelity And Aggression

CHAPTER 11: Infidelity and Aggression

1. Infidelity

a. Exclusivity: Negotiating and violating

 i. Sexual infidelity versus emotional infidelity

1. Role of sexual orientation

b. How common is infidelity?

 i. Role of culture

c. Biology and infidelity

 i. Extrapair mating

  ii. Genetic factors

d. The progression toward infidelity

 i. Risky individuals

1. Sociosexuality

  ii. Risky relationships

iii. Risky contexts

 iv. Role of individual vulnerabilities

e. The aftermath

 i. Reactions to infidelity

  ii. Treatment techniques

2. Aggression

a. Types of aggressive behavior and approaches

 i. Family sociology perspective

  ii. Advocacy perspective

iii. Situational couple violence

 iv. Coercive controlling violence

 v. Violent resistance

b. Situational couple violence

 i. Characteristics

  ii. Prevalence

1. Unilateral aggression

2. Bilateral aggression

iii. Consequences

1. Ignoring the Problem

c. Explaining situational couple violence

 i. Sociocultural perspective on aggression

  ii. Interpersonal perspective on aggression

iii. Intraindividual perspective on aggression

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Our most serious lies are told to ________ and not to our _________.

2. Which of the following is the most common reason people leave their romantic relationships?

3. ________ refers to a violation of an agreement between two people that they will share their intimate emotional and sexual lives exclusively with each other.

4. ______ percent of individuals expect sexual and emotional exclusivity in their relationships.

5. Uncertainty and suspicion about a partner’s faithfulness can eventually lead to:

6. When one partner spends a lot of time interacting with someone else without their primary partner, this could be interpreted as:

7. All of the following are cues of emotional infidelity EXCEPT:

8. What plays an important role in how partners define monogamy in their relationship?

9. Which of the following is NOT true about rates of infidelity?

10. Men are ______ times more likely to engage in online sexual infidelity online compared to women.

11. Approximately ___ percent of people in gay and lesbian relationships have cheated on a past partner.

12. Based on Frederick and Fales (2016) study, respondents MOST likely to report currently cheating on their romantic partners, having cheated previously on their current partners, or having cheated on past partners were:

13. Based on Frederick and Fales (2016), 25 percent of ________ reported having never cheated on their romantic partner.

14. Relationship scientists commonly turn to which principle to explain infidelity?

15. According to research on twins in the United Kingdom, approximately ______ percent of the variability in infidelity is due to genetic factors.

16. _________, a hormone involved in mating behavior, is associated with marital crises and threats to divorce.

17. Dayanara is very willing to have sex with other people outside of her relationship with her partner. Based on this, which characteristic is mostly likely to predict her risk for infidelity?

18. Individual characteristics such as ______________ are likely to set the stage for infidelity.

19. _____________ refers to an individual’s willingness to have sex with another person without being in a committed relationship.

20. Vince is extremely dissatisfied in his relationship and feels sexually disconnected from his partner. Based on this, which risk factor is mostly likely to predict his likelihood for infidelity?

21. Richie often stays late at the office to interact with his coworker, Anna. Based on this, which risk factor is mostly likely to predict his likelihood for infidelity?

22. Time spent away from one’s partner is considered a(n) __________ factor, which can set the stage for infidelity.

23. Relationship characteristics, such as ______________, can set the stage for infidelity.

24. Individual characteristics, such as ______________, can put an individual on the “slippery slope” for engaging in infidelity.

25. Relationship characteristics, such as ______________, can put an individual on the “slippery slope” for engaging in infidelity.

26. Which of the following is an example of an individual characteristic that may lead a partner to “cross the line” to infidelity?

27. Which of the following is an example of relational characteristics that may lead a partner to “cross the line” related to infidelity?

28. Sexual infidelity tends to be more upsetting than emotional infidelity for:

29. Emotional infidelity tends to be more upsetting than emotional infidelity for:

30. Chyron’s partner recently cheated on him. He is likely to experience all of the following emotions EXCEPT:

31. Divorce rates in small clinical studies commonly exceed ________ percent for couples seeking treatment after infidelity.

32. Which group of individuals is MOST likely to report aggression in their romantic relationship?

33. Which group of individuals is LEAST likely to report aggression in their romantic relationship?

34. Following a violent altercation between Michael and Julia, Michael vows to change and begs Julia to stay in their relationship. Which phase does this represent in the cycle of violence?

35. According to the _________ perspective, acts of aggression almost always involved men as perpetrators and women as victims.

36. Perpetrators of coercive controlling violence are sometimes referred to as:

37. People who are engaged in coercively controlling behaviors are likely to be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

38. ___________, in which an abused partner fights back, occur(s) in a small number of cases and is considered rare.

39. Situational couple violence is viewed as ________, whereas coercive controlling violence can be viewed as _______.

40. Couples whose aggression is severe and persistent begin their relationship with low:

41. Alissa’s partner Dov was recently aggressive toward her; however, she is willing to excuse his behavior. Based on this, they are likely to be in what type of relationship?

42. Imagine you are a couples counselor, and a couple comes to your office for a counseling session. During the session, they both report having been aggressive to one another. This would be an example of:

43. _________ refers to dating couples who are in turbulent on-again/off-again relationships.

44. In a study with 11,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 28, approximately ________ percent reported experiencing some type of physical aggression.

45. In countries where there is _________ for men and women, women are less likely to be victims of intimate partner violence.

46. All of the following are considered factors that increase the chance for violence EXCEPT:

47. Which of the following predicts a child’s use of aggression in intimate relationships in early adulthood?

48. Individuals who adhere to a(n) ____________ perspective of aggression are likely to think about social and cultural factors as causes of aggression.

49. Individuals who adhere to a(n) ____________ perspective of aggression are likely to think about deficits in couple communication as a cause of aggression.

50. Individuals who adhere to a(n) ____________ perspective of aggression are likely to think about personal risk factors as causes of aggression.

1. Describe the different behaviors that can be interpreted as cheating, according to Thompson and O’Sullivan (2016).

2. Identify and define the different types of infidelity.

3. Describe the ways in which researchers can obtain accurate estimates of infidelity.

4. Imagine you are asked to talk about gender differences as they pertain to rates of infidelity in your Close Relationships course. Based on what you read in this chapter, what data are you likely to include in your presentation?

5. Imagine you and your friend are debating the reasons why people cheat on their partners. Using principles of evolutionary biology, present and defend your perspective.

6. Why do individuals have different reactions to infidelity?

7. List the two approaches to domestic violence and describe the types of domestic violence associated with each approach.

8. Describe the prevalence of situational couple violence in romantic relationships.

9. As a relationship scholar, you take an interpersonal perspective on aggression in romantic relationships. Describe what is meant by this perspective and discuss the factors you may take into consideration when examining situational violence.