Chapter 5: Romantic Love and Positive Families

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Oxytocin is released during breastfeeding.

B. Oxytocin is associated with feelings of closeness and bonding among females, but not males.

C. Oxytocin is the only hormone involved with social bonding and stress reduction.

D. Oxytocin is related to increases in stress and anxiety, but also with increased seeking of social support as a coping mechanism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Biochemistry of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. What is the best description of eros?

A. “game-playing” love

B. passionate love

C. a committed and belonging form of love

D. selfless love

Cognitive Domain: Conceptual

Answer Location: The Love Styles

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Married people are happier across all ages.

B. Until middle adulthood, married people are happier. After middle age, marriage is correlated with less happiness.

C. The link between marriage and happiness is found primarily in Western countries.

D. Different factors predict successful marriages for opposite- and same-sex marriages.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Marriage and Subjective Well-Being

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Compared to Mac who is single, it is more likely that Leonardo, who is married, ______.

A. has worse health

B. is less satisfied with his life but scores the same on measures of happiness

C. is more satisfied with his life if he is African American, but not if he is from any other ethnic background

D. has higher life satisfaction

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Marriage and Subjective Well-Being

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Angelique’s romantic relationship is best described as a combination of passion, commitment, and intimacy. Sternberg would call this ______.

A. eros love

B. romantic love

C. fatuous love

D. consummate love

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sternberg’s Love Triangle

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Cherie has been in a romantic relationship for over a year with Dylan, whom she claims she loves. Her friends worry about her because she is obsessed with him and is always getting hurt. She seems to thrive on the drama of their fights and the attention she receives when they get back together and everything seems perfect for a little while. This style of love is described as ______.

A. empty love

B. pragma

C. mania

D. ludus

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Love Styles

Difficulty Level: Hard

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the components in Sternberg’s triangular theory of love?

A. passion

B. pragma

C. intimacy

D. commitment

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sternberg’s Love Triangle

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. ______ rated their partners as more physically attractive than did ______.

A. Young daters; older daters

B. Interracial daters; intraracial daters

C. Daters from higher SES backgrounds; daters from lower SES backgrounds

D. Extraverted daters; introverted daters

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Attracts Us to Someone?

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. In a recent survey, men were more likely than women to seek a partner with higher income potential.

B. Attractiveness becomes less important when seeking a partner as people get older.

C. Income becomes more important when seeking a partner as people get older because many are living on fixed incomes.

D. One of the most frequently found predictors of poor relationship quality is openness to new experiences.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Personality Traits

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. In numerous studies of married couples, ______ has been reported as the primary determinant of marital satisfaction.

A. similarity in values

B. similarity in personality

C. communication

D. a good sense of humor

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Communication

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. The Gottmans’s research has found that bids for attention ______.

A. are more common among couples with higher marital satisfaction

B. are more common among females than males

C. are correlated with decreases in marital satisfaction over time

D. are more common among those with low self-esteem

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Communication

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Capitalization refers to ______.

A. how high income is ranked among dating partners

B. sharing of positive events with others

C. harsh set up that leads to negative reciprocity

D. a passive-aggressive attempt to punish the other person

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Communication

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Recent research found that ______ predicted greater interpersonal attraction and closeness between unacquainted persons.

A. agreeableness

B. extraversion

C. curiosity

D. high self-esteem

Cognitive Domain: Conceptual

Answer Location: Gratitude, Empathy, and Curiosity

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. The average length of first marriage in the United Sates is ______.

A. 8 years

B. 10 years

C. 12 years

D. 15 years

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Relationship Stability: What Makes It Last?

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. The Gottmans’s concept of love maps is most closely related to the concept of ______.

A. stonewalling

B. proximity

C. minding

D. homogamy

Cognitive Domain: Conceptual

Answer Location: Minding Relationships

Difficulty Level: Hard

16. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. Romantic love was not strongly associated with marital satisfaction for long-term relationships.

B. People who marry when they are older tend to have longer lasting marriages.

C. Similarity of values and attitudes is associated with marital stability.

D. Strong relationships are found between the attributions people make about their partners and their relationship satisfaction.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Relationship Stability: What Makes It Last?

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. If Nora is happily married, which explanation is she most likely to give for why her husband never buys her flowers?

A. “He never thinks very much about me.”

B. “There’s no romance in his soul at all.”

C. “We don’t have the money to spend on that.”

D. “He’s has never been very good at showing feelings.”

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Attribution

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. The ______ describes how close relationship partners are often active participants in each other’s personal development and goal pursuit.

A. fundamental attribution error

B. tend-and-befriend model

C. ludus style

D. Michelangelo phenomenon

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Michelangelo Phenomenon

Difficulty Level: Hard

19. Which of the following is also known as a bank account theory?

A. attribution theory

B. the two-factor theory of love

C. the theory of positive illusions

D. social exchange theory

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Social Exchange Theory

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. Which of the following is TRUE regarding research on marital satisfaction over the life cycle?

A. Marital satisfaction for women decreases during the empty-nest stage.

B. Research shows that virtually all couples (95%) experience a decline in marital satisfaction after the first child.

C. If the couple felt their life was more chaotic after the baby arrived, marital satisfaction decreased.

D. When couples experience a decrease in marital satisfaction after the birth of their first child, they also experience decreases in other elements of family life, such as satisfaction with the parental role.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Family Life Cycle

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. Oxytocin can promote envy, gloating, and jealousy.

Cognitive Domain: Conceptual

Answer Location: The Biochemistry of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. The effect of marriage on well-being is stronger for women.

Cognitive Domain: Conceptual

Answer Location: Marriage and Subjective Well-Being

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. The same factors predict successful marriages for both opposite-sex and same-sex marriages.

Cognitive Domain: Conceptual

Answer Location: Marriage and Subjective Well-Being

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Storge is the passionate love that draws you irresistibly to someone with the desire to be the exclusive focus of that person’s attention.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Love Styles

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Research consistently shows that “opposites attract.” In other words, happy spouses tend to be different from each other in a variety of attitudes and this difference is perceived as appealing and intriguing

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Finding Romance and Love

Difficulty Level: Hard

Essay

1. Describe at least one research finding on the “cuddle hormone.” Include the name of this hormone in your answer.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Biochemistry of Love

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Drawing upon research, describe how marriage can be good for one’s health.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Marriage and Physical Health

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Define homogamy and discuss the findings of at least one study that supports this as a factor of attraction.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: What Attracts us to Someone?

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Explain the importance of attributions in marital satisfaction. Provide a specific example to illustrate.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Application

Answer Location: Attribution

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Drawing upon John Gottman’s research, discuss two ways that distressed couples (those who later divorce) interact.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conflict

Difficulty Level: Medium