Question 1

Which of the following is the MOST accurate description of a polyamorous (poly)relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only people who are heterosexual have poly relationships. 
B)  Only highly traditional men have poly relationships. 
C)  Only religious people have poly relationships. 
D)  Only people who are honest about having multiple partners are in poly relationships. 
A)  Only people who are heterosexual have poly relationships. 
B)  Only highly traditional men have poly relationships. 
C)  Only religious people have poly relationships. 
D)  Only people who are honest about having multiple partners are in poly relationships. D

Question 2

Which of the following tends to be most often true about households in which women earn more than their male spouses?

Accepted Answer

A)  The men do more housework than the women. 
B)  The men do more child care but not more household chores. 
C)  The women do more household chores but not more child care. 
D)  The women do more housework,or they pay someone else to do it. 
A)  The men do more housework than the women. 
B)  The men do more child care but not more household chores. 
C)  The women do more household chores but not more child care. 
D)  The women do more housework,or they pay someone else to do it. D

Question 3

Which of the following is the BEST explanation as to why women may experience negative outcomes after divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  After divorce,most women experience considerable financial decline. 
B)  After divorce,most women experience stress related health problems. 
C)  After divorce,most women believe that they have new opportunities for growth,but this is a myth. 
D)  After divorce,most women are often devalued as incompetent in the workplace. 
A)  After divorce,most women experience considerable financial decline. 
B)  After divorce,most women experience stress related health problems. 
C)  After divorce,most women believe that they have new opportunities for growth,but this is a myth. 
D)  After divorce,most women are often devalued as incompetent in the workplace. A

Question 4

Valuing romantic relationships is a central part of

Accepted Answer

A)  gender. 
B)  femininity. 
C)  masculinity. 
D)  sexual identity. 
A)  gender. 
B)  femininity. 
C)  masculinity. 
D)  sexual identity.

Question 5

The invisible work that women most often do that involves organizing and planning the household is BEST known as

Accepted Answer

A)  routine labor. 
B)  low control labor. 
C)  intermittent labor. 
D)  mental load. 
A)  routine labor. 
B)  low control labor. 
C)  intermittent labor. 
D)  mental load.

Question 6

During which years did researchers find the most equitable amount of time spent by married women and men on housework?

Accepted Answer

A)  1965-1966 
B)  1998-1999 
C)  2003-2004 
D)  2009-2010 
A)  1965-1966 
B)  1998-1999 
C)  2003-2004 
D)  2009-2010

Question 7

Why is social support important for older women?

Accepted Answer

A)  As women age,they are more likely to feel lonely. 
B)  As women age,they are more likely to lose important relationships through illness and death. 
C)  As women age,they may cope with stressors by nurturing others and developing social networks. 
D)  All of the answer options are correct. 
A)  As women age,they are more likely to feel lonely. 
B)  As women age,they are more likely to lose important relationships through illness and death. 
C)  As women age,they may cope with stressors by nurturing others and developing social networks. 
D)  All of the answer options are correct.

Question 8

Mary-Lou Galician used the acronym ___ to refer to media-perpetuated stereotypes about romance.

Accepted Answer

A)  COMPULSORY 
B)  INSTRUCTION 
C)  PROTOTYPES 
D)  PRESCRIPTION 
A)  COMPULSORY 
B)  INSTRUCTION 
C)  PROTOTYPES 
D)  PRESCRIPTION

Question 9

The benefits of a healthy marriage almost always include

Accepted Answer

A)  having a stable source of social support from one's partner. 
B)  being married to someone who knows what you're thinking without having to tell them. 
C)  living with someone who will share the housework 50-50. 
D)  being married to someone who shares all of your same expectations about marriage and life. 
A)  having a stable source of social support from one's partner. 
B)  being married to someone who knows what you're thinking without having to tell them. 
C)  living with someone who will share the housework 50-50. 
D)  being married to someone who shares all of your same expectations about marriage and life.

Question 10

Adeline,a popular middle schooler,is both admired and feared because she mocks and insults less popular girls.Over time,because she acts like "a mean girl," Adele is likely to have _____ friends _____ peer acceptance.

Accepted Answer

A)  few;and low 
B)  many;but low 
C)  few;but high 
D)  many;and high 
A)  few;and low 
B)  many;but low 
C)  few;but high 
D)  many;and high

Question 11

Which of the following is an accurate description of marriage worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men tend to be older than women they marry in developed countries,but not in developing countries. 
B)  Men tend to be older than women they marry in developing countries,but not in developed countries. 
C)  The age difference between women and men who marry is fully explained by the high rates of arranged marriages in some countries pairing older men and younger women. 
D)  Across the world,men tend to be older than women they marry. 
A)  Men tend to be older than women they marry in developed countries,but not in developing countries. 
B)  Men tend to be older than women they marry in developing countries,but not in developed countries. 
C)  The age difference between women and men who marry is fully explained by the high rates of arranged marriages in some countries pairing older men and younger women. 
D)  Across the world,men tend to be older than women they marry.

Question 12

Which of the following pairs of friends best illustrates co-rumination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Esther and Ethel,who can't stop talking about how much fun they'll have on their summer trip. 
B)  Yolanda and Gracie,who discuss every detail from every episode of their favorite TV show. 
C)  LaToya and Keisha,who continuously discuss Keisha's concerns about infertility. 
D)  Nancy and Sydney,who are so close that they rarely invite any other friends to spend time with them. 
A)  Esther and Ethel,who can't stop talking about how much fun they'll have on their summer trip. 
B)  Yolanda and Gracie,who discuss every detail from every episode of their favorite TV show. 
C)  LaToya and Keisha,who continuously discuss Keisha's concerns about infertility. 
D)  Nancy and Sydney,who are so close that they rarely invite any other friends to spend time with them.

Question 13

Compared to those who aren't married,married individuals tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  earn more money. 
B)  have better mental health. 
C)  live longer. 
D)  All of the answer options are correct. 
A)  earn more money. 
B)  have better mental health. 
C)  live longer. 
D)  All of the answer options are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following scenarios BEST exemplifies a polyamorous relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emilye,a married lesbian woman,is secretly having an affair with a coworker. 
B)  Mark,a married heterosexual man,occasionally has extramarital sex while his wife is deployed overseas. 
C)  Kat,a heterosexual woman,is openly sexually involved with two of her friends,Guy and Pete. 
D)  Justin,a pansexual man,has a sexual relationship with his boyfriend,but when his boyfriend goes on work trips,Justin secretly enjoys sex with men he meets online. 
A)  Emilye,a married lesbian woman,is secretly having an affair with a coworker. 
B)  Mark,a married heterosexual man,occasionally has extramarital sex while his wife is deployed overseas. 
C)  Kat,a heterosexual woman,is openly sexually involved with two of her friends,Guy and Pete. 
D)  Justin,a pansexual man,has a sexual relationship with his boyfriend,but when his boyfriend goes on work trips,Justin secretly enjoys sex with men he meets online.

Question 15

Common reasons for divorce described in the text include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  growing apart. 
B)  poor communication. 
C)  unemployment. 
D)  stress from infertility. 
A)  growing apart. 
B)  poor communication. 
C)  unemployment. 
D)  stress from infertility.

Question 16

Jalisa works part time in a high status,high paying job and spends each afternoon with her kids when they come home from school.Her husband,Brad,works full time as a freelance artist and makes very little money;he only reads to the kids at bedtime.Based on the available information,which theory or concept seems to BEST describe why Jalisa does more childcare than Brad?

Accepted Answer

A)  relative resources theory 
B)  social exchange theory 
C)  investment theory 
D)  time availability 
A)  relative resources theory 
B)  social exchange theory 
C)  investment theory 
D)  time availability

Question 17

George and Amal are married lawyers who moved to their current city when George was offered a prestigious partnership.Although Amal is also employed full time by the same firm,she's in a lower paying junior level position.Based on the available information,which of the following BEST describes why Amal does more housework than George?

Accepted Answer

A)  relative resources theory 
B)  gender deviance neutralization 
C)  investment theory 
D)  time availability 
A)  relative resources theory 
B)  gender deviance neutralization 
C)  investment theory 
D)  time availability

Question 18

Which of the following reflects our beliefs about what should happen and how people should act on a date?

Accepted Answer

A)  mate attraction behaviors 
B)  mate retention behaviors 
C)  dating scripts 
D)  hookup scripts 
A)  mate attraction behaviors 
B)  mate retention behaviors 
C)  dating scripts 
D)  hookup scripts

Question 19

Mate retention behaviors are BEST described as

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviors that reflect jealousy about a partner's lack of sexual fidelity. 
B)  behaviors that reflect deep attachment and commitment to a romantic partner. 
C)  acts that communicate an interest in future marriage and a shared life together. 
D)  acts that discourage the possibility of one's partner having sex with someone else. 
A)  behaviors that reflect jealousy about a partner's lack of sexual fidelity. 
B)  behaviors that reflect deep attachment and commitment to a romantic partner. 
C)  acts that communicate an interest in future marriage and a shared life together. 
D)  acts that discourage the possibility of one's partner having sex with someone else.

Question 20

Which of the following is the BEST description of "the principle of least interest"?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who have low mortgage rates and pay less interest have less stress in their marriages,leading to better relationship satisfaction. 
B)  People who are less interested in learning how relationships work are less likely to want to attend couples counseling. 
C)  Those who are less powerful in society have less power in relationships because they are less interested in pleasing those with less social power. 
D)  The person in a couple who is less emotionally invested in maintaining the relationship has more relationship power. 
A)  People who have low mortgage rates and pay less interest have less stress in their marriages,leading to better relationship satisfaction. 
B)  People who are less interested in learning how relationships work are less likely to want to attend couples counseling. 
C)  Those who are less powerful in society have less power in relationships because they are less interested in pleasing those with less social power. 
D)  The person in a couple who is less emotionally invested in maintaining the relationship has more relationship power.

Which of the following is the MOST accurate description of a polyamorous (poly)relationship?

Which of the following tends to be most often true about households in which women earn more than their male spouses?

Which of the following is the BEST explanation as to why women may experience negative outcomes after divorce?

Valuing romantic relationships is a central part of

The invisible work that women most often do that involves organizing and planning the household is BEST known as

During which years did researchers find the most equitable amount of time spent by married women and men on housework?

Why is social support important for older women?

Mary-Lou Galician used the acronym ___ to refer to media-perpetuated stereotypes about romance.

The benefits of a healthy marriage almost always include

Adeline,a popular middle schooler,is both admired and feared because she mocks and insults less popular girls.Over time,because she acts like "a mean girl," Adele is likely to have _ friends _ peer acceptance.

Which of the following is an accurate description of marriage worldwide?

Which of the following pairs of friends best illustrates co-rumination?

Compared to those who aren't married,married individuals tend to

Which of the following scenarios BEST exemplifies a polyamorous relationship?

Common reasons for divorce described in the text include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following reflects our beliefs about what should happen and how people should act on a date?

Mate retention behaviors are BEST described as

Which of the following is the BEST description of "the principle of least interest"?

A Feminist Psychology of Women

Power and Privilege

Similarities and Differences

Beyond the Sexgender Binary

Gender Socialization

Womens Bodies

Sexuality and Sexualization

Reproduction and Mothering

Work

Older Women

Gender-Based Violence

Mental Health

Tensions, action, and Hope for the Future

Filters

Exam 8: Relationships

Which of the following is the MOST accurate description of a polyamorous (poly)relationship?

Which of the following tends to be most often true about households in which women earn more than their male spouses?

Which of the following is the BEST explanation as to why women may experience negative outcomes after divorce?

Valuing romantic relationships is a central part of

The invisible work that women most often do that involves organizing and planning the household is BEST known as

During which years did researchers find the most equitable amount of time spent by married women and men on housework?

Why is social support important for older women?

Mary-Lou Galician used the acronym ___ to refer to media-perpetuated stereotypes about romance.

The benefits of a healthy marriage almost always include

Adeline,a popular middle schooler,is both admired and feared because she mocks and insults less popular girls.Over time,because she acts like "a mean girl," Adele is likely to have _____ friends _____ peer acceptance.

Which of the following is an accurate description of marriage worldwide?

Which of the following pairs of friends best illustrates co-rumination?

Compared to those who aren't married,married individuals tend to

Which of the following scenarios BEST exemplifies a polyamorous relationship?

Common reasons for divorce described in the text include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following reflects our beliefs about what should happen and how people should act on a date?

Mate retention behaviors are BEST described as

Which of the following is the BEST description of "the principle of least interest"?

A Feminist Psychology of Women

Power and Privilege

Similarities and Differences

Beyond the Sexgender Binary

Gender Socialization

Womens Bodies

Sexuality and Sexualization

Reproduction and Mothering

Work

Older Women

Gender-Based Violence

Mental Health

Tensions, action, and Hope for the Future

Filters

Adeline,a popular middle schooler,is both admired and feared because she mocks and insults less popular girls.Over time,because she acts like "a mean girl," Adele is likely to have _ friends _ peer acceptance.