Question 1

What is the fight-or-flight response?

Accepted Answer

The fight-or-flight response is a physio

Question 2

Lucian and Andrea have been married for 15 years.Which group of individuals is Lucian most likely to regard as closest to him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrea's family members 
B)  Andrea's friends 
C)  friends from college 
D)  coworkers 
A)  Andrea's family members 
B)  Andrea's friends 
C)  friends from college 
D)  coworkers

Question 3

Tyler and Andrea recently bought a new home and are expecting their first child.Money is tight,and Tyler has been working 60 hours a week to cover the cost of the mortgage and to save for the baby's arrival.Often exhausted and stressed at the end of the day,Tyler has been more moody and argumentative than usual.Consequently,Andrea is becoming less satisfied in her relationship.Which of the concepts discussed in the chapter about the impact of stress on relationships best describes Andrea's situation? Explain your choice.

Accepted Answer

Stress crossover best describes Andrea's

Question 4

Research on chronic and acute stressors shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  both are associated with negative relationship outcomes,and there appears to be little to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor. 
B)  only chronic stressors are associated with negative relationship outcomes,so it is important to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor. 
C)  only acute stressors are associated with negative relationship outcomes,so it is important to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor. 
D)  both are associated with negative relationship outcomes,but the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor differ. 
A)  both are associated with negative relationship outcomes,and there appears to be little to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor. 
B)  only chronic stressors are associated with negative relationship outcomes,so it is important to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor. 
C)  only acute stressors are associated with negative relationship outcomes,so it is important to differentiate the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor. 
D)  both are associated with negative relationship outcomes,but the kinds of outcomes that result from each type of stressor differ.

Question 5

Stress external to a relationship can affect stress internal to the relationship.Specifically,external stressors:

Accepted Answer

A)  affect couples' daily experiences and the chronic conditions of their lives. 
B)  lower a couple's capacity to deal with problems effectively. 
C)  lead to negative and positive emotions. 
D)  affect when couples interact with each other and the reason for their interaction. 
A)  affect couples' daily experiences and the chronic conditions of their lives. 
B)  lower a couple's capacity to deal with problems effectively. 
C)  lead to negative and positive emotions. 
D)  affect when couples interact with each other and the reason for their interaction.

Question 6

Belinda and Roy rent an apartment in a somewhat run-down area of town.They have a few friends,but their immediate families live in another state.They barely manage to pay their bills each month;Roy has a steady job but no health benefits,and Belinda stays home to care for their two young boys.While playing in the park,one of the boys falls from the swings and breaks his arm.Belinda knows that paying for the emergency care and follow-up doctor visits is going to put their family into a difficult financial position.According to Hill's (1949)ABC-X model of family stress,what do you predict will happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The family is used to chronic hardship,and this new stressor will have little effect on the marriage. 
B)  The new financial burden will simply add to their stress load and will have the same effect as it would on any family. 
C)  There will be an interaction between the acute and chronic stressors,making it even harder for the couple to cope with the new financial burden and their son's broken arm. 
D)  The son's broken arm and new financial burden are unpredictable (uncontrollable)stressors and thus will have less of an effect on the couple's relationship. 
A)  The family is used to chronic hardship,and this new stressor will have little effect on the marriage. 
B)  The new financial burden will simply add to their stress load and will have the same effect as it would on any family. 
C)  There will be an interaction between the acute and chronic stressors,making it even harder for the couple to cope with the new financial burden and their son's broken arm. 
D)  The son's broken arm and new financial burden are unpredictable (uncontrollable)stressors and thus will have less of an effect on the couple's relationship.

Question 7

You have recently been appointed to a committee charged with allocating federal funds to strengthen romantic relationships.One of the committee members is arguing that relationship education to strengthen values for low socioeconomic couples is the best use of the funds.Based on what you read in the chapter,how would you respond to your colleague about the lack of values as the heart of relationship dissolution?

Accepted Answer

Low-income couples are at higher risk fo

Question 8

What is TRUE with regard to Bronfenbrenner's social ecological model applied to the context of relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effects of proximal factors on a relationship are affected by distal factors. 
B)  Distal elements rarely affect proximal influences in relationships. 
C)  Distal,proximal,and meso-empirical contexts all interconnect to affect relationships. 
D)  Children are largely sheltered from contextual influences,because parents serve as a buffer between the environment and the child. 
A)  The effects of proximal factors on a relationship are affected by distal factors. 
B)  Distal elements rarely affect proximal influences in relationships. 
C)  Distal,proximal,and meso-empirical contexts all interconnect to affect relationships. 
D)  Children are largely sheltered from contextual influences,because parents serve as a buffer between the environment and the child.

Question 9

As described in the text,"tunnel vision" occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals examine information that is subconscious or "below-the-surface." 
B)  people experience the fight-or-flight response and have a better memory for the salient details of the threat but a poor memory for peripheral details. 
C)  people are highly focused on a task because they are physiologically aroused. 
D)  the pupils of the eye dilate during the fight-or-flight response. 
A)  individuals examine information that is subconscious or "below-the-surface." 
B)  people experience the fight-or-flight response and have a better memory for the salient details of the threat but a poor memory for peripheral details. 
C)  people are highly focused on a task because they are physiologically aroused. 
D)  the pupils of the eye dilate during the fight-or-flight response.

Question 10

Which of the following couples is most likely to separate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Miriam and Nav,who spend time with the same group of friends but do not enjoy each other's families 
B)  Lila and Mark,who spend time with the same group of friends and enjoy each other's families 
C)  Uma and Sora,who spend time with different friend groups but enjoy each other's families 
D)  Lauren and Alejandro,who spend time with different friend groups and do not enjoy each other's families 
A)  Miriam and Nav,who spend time with the same group of friends but do not enjoy each other's families 
B)  Lila and Mark,who spend time with the same group of friends and enjoy each other's families 
C)  Uma and Sora,who spend time with different friend groups but enjoy each other's families 
D)  Lauren and Alejandro,who spend time with different friend groups and do not enjoy each other's families

Question 11

In a study to learn more about how arousal affects cognition and behavior,you ask couples experiencing stress to complete a series of cognitive tasks.How are the couples likely to perform on the tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are likely to do well on simple reflexive tasks,but poorly on complex deliberative tasks. 
B)  They are likely to do well on both simple reflexive tasks and complex deliberative tasks. 
C)  They are likely to do poorly on both simple reflexive tasks and complex deliberative tasks. 
D)  They are likely to do poorly on simple reflexive tasks,but well on complex deliberative tasks. 
A)  They are likely to do well on simple reflexive tasks,but poorly on complex deliberative tasks. 
B)  They are likely to do well on both simple reflexive tasks and complex deliberative tasks. 
C)  They are likely to do poorly on both simple reflexive tasks and complex deliberative tasks. 
D)  They are likely to do poorly on simple reflexive tasks,but well on complex deliberative tasks.

Question 12

According to the chapter,which of the following is NOT a reason low-income couples experience more difficulties in maintaining enduring relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  They may experience personal challenges due to having less education. 
B)  They live in contexts which tend to be marked by greater social disorder. 
C)  They tend to have jobs that force them to work outside "normal" working hours. 
D)  They do not value marriage as an institution. 
A)  They may experience personal challenges due to having less education. 
B)  They live in contexts which tend to be marked by greater social disorder. 
C)  They tend to have jobs that force them to work outside "normal" working hours. 
D)  They do not value marriage as an institution.

Question 13

Can stress ever be good for relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes,if it is acute stress. 
B)  No,because the physiological effects of stress have immediate,powerful,and usually invisible effects. 
C)  No,because stress tends to "pile up" and depletes couples' resources for dealing with it. 
D)  Yes,especially when couples have the resources and skills to meet the challenge successfully. 
A)  Yes,if it is acute stress. 
B)  No,because the physiological effects of stress have immediate,powerful,and usually invisible effects. 
C)  No,because stress tends to "pile up" and depletes couples' resources for dealing with it. 
D)  Yes,especially when couples have the resources and skills to meet the challenge successfully.

Question 14

In a study of couples where one partner was studying for the New York State bar exam,how did the stress crossover effect change in the 4 weeks immediately preceding the exam date?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not change;the stress crossover effects were consistent throughout the 4-week study period. 
B)  The stress crossover effect became stronger;the closer the exam date,the more the stress the examinee experienced,and the worse the partner's moods became. 
C)  There was a U-shaped change in the stress crossover effect;at the beginning and at the end of the 4-week study,there was a strong crossover effect of the examinee's distress and the partner's mood but a weaker effect in the middle 2 weeks. 
D)  The stress crossover effect became weaker-the closer to the exam date,the less the examinee's stress affected the partner's mood. 
A)  It did not change;the stress crossover effects were consistent throughout the 4-week study period. 
B)  The stress crossover effect became stronger;the closer the exam date,the more the stress the examinee experienced,and the worse the partner's moods became. 
C)  There was a U-shaped change in the stress crossover effect;at the beginning and at the end of the 4-week study,there was a strong crossover effect of the examinee's distress and the partner's mood but a weaker effect in the middle 2 weeks. 
D)  The stress crossover effect became weaker-the closer to the exam date,the less the examinee's stress affected the partner's mood.

Question 15

What appears to be true about stress,stressor salience,and the health of the relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salient stressors are detrimental to relationship satisfaction. 
B)  High levels of stress are more noticeable,and partners are able to recognize that relationship problems are due to the stress. 
C)  When stress is severe,it is more salient,and partners tend to assume that relationship problems are due to the stress. 
D)  As relationships develop,stress becomes more salient,as in the case of parenthood. 
A)  Salient stressors are detrimental to relationship satisfaction. 
B)  High levels of stress are more noticeable,and partners are able to recognize that relationship problems are due to the stress. 
C)  When stress is severe,it is more salient,and partners tend to assume that relationship problems are due to the stress. 
D)  As relationships develop,stress becomes more salient,as in the case of parenthood.

Question 16

Whose relationship is most likely to end?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sally and Melinda's,because they have high social network overlap 
B)  Greg and Sander's,because they have high network density 
C)  DeAnda and Kevin's,because they have high substitutability in their social network 
D)  Greer and Tameca's,because they have low substitutability in their social network 
A)  Sally and Melinda's,because they have high social network overlap 
B)  Greg and Sander's,because they have high network density 
C)  DeAnda and Kevin's,because they have high substitutability in their social network 
D)  Greer and Tameca's,because they have low substitutability in their social network

Question 17

_____ were an ideal group for studying stress spillover because the link between work stress and home stress could be considered unidirectional (from work to home).

Accepted Answer

A)  Legal associates 
B)  Mechanical engineers 
C)  Air traffic controllers 
D)  Elementary school teachers 
A)  Legal associates 
B)  Mechanical engineers 
C)  Air traffic controllers 
D)  Elementary school teachers

Question 18

Over the past four decades,attitudes toward marriage have _______,while attitudes toward alternative family forms have become_______ acceptable.

Accepted Answer

A)  not changed;more 
B)  declined;more 
C)  increased;more 
D)  not changed;less 
A)  not changed;more 
B)  declined;more 
C)  increased;more 
D)  not changed;less

Question 19

Stressor is to ________ as resource is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  support from family;having a job 
B)  losing a job;having a child 
C)  close extended family;satisfactory income 
D)  losing a job;satisfactory income 
A)  support from family;having a job 
B)  losing a job;having a child 
C)  close extended family;satisfactory income 
D)  losing a job;satisfactory income

Question 20

You are writing an article for your school's online zine about long-distance relationships.The title is "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder,or Does It?" Based on the research on stress and close relationships,what points will you make in your article?

Accepted Answer

Although conventional wisdom would have

What is the fight-or-flight response?

Lucian and Andrea have been married for 15 years.Which group of individuals is Lucian most likely to regard as closest to him?

Research on chronic and acute stressors shows that:

Stress external to a relationship can affect stress internal to the relationship.Specifically,external stressors:

What is TRUE with regard to Bronfenbrenner's social ecological model applied to the context of relationships?

As described in the text,"tunnel vision" occurs when:

Which of the following couples is most likely to separate?

In a study to learn more about how arousal affects cognition and behavior,you ask couples experiencing stress to complete a series of cognitive tasks.How are the couples likely to perform on the tasks?

According to the chapter,which of the following is NOT a reason low-income couples experience more difficulties in maintaining enduring relationships?

Can stress ever be good for relationships?

In a study of couples where one partner was studying for the New York State bar exam,how did the stress crossover effect change in the 4 weeks immediately preceding the exam date?

What appears to be true about stress,stressor salience,and the health of the relationship?

Whose relationship is most likely to end?

_____ were an ideal group for studying stress spillover because the link between work stress and home stress could be considered unidirectional (from work to home).

Over the past four decades,attitudes toward marriage have _,while attitudes toward alternative family forms have become_ acceptable.

Stressor is to as resource is to .

You are writing an article for your school's online zine about long-distance relationships.The title is "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder,or Does It?" Based on the research on stress and close relationships,what points will you make in your article?

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Exam 13: Stress and Context

What is the fight-or-flight response?

Lucian and Andrea have been married for 15 years.Which group of individuals is Lucian most likely to regard as closest to him?

Research on chronic and acute stressors shows that:

Stress external to a relationship can affect stress internal to the relationship.Specifically,external stressors:

What is TRUE with regard to Bronfenbrenner's social ecological model applied to the context of relationships?

As described in the text,"tunnel vision" occurs when:

Which of the following couples is most likely to separate?

In a study to learn more about how arousal affects cognition and behavior,you ask couples experiencing stress to complete a series of cognitive tasks.How are the couples likely to perform on the tasks?

According to the chapter,which of the following is NOT a reason low-income couples experience more difficulties in maintaining enduring relationships?

Can stress ever be good for relationships?

In a study of couples where one partner was studying for the New York State bar exam,how did the stress crossover effect change in the 4 weeks immediately preceding the exam date?

What appears to be true about stress,stressor salience,and the health of the relationship?

Whose relationship is most likely to end?

_____ were an ideal group for studying stress spillover because the link between work stress and home stress could be considered unidirectional (from work to home).

Over the past four decades,attitudes toward marriage have _______,while attitudes toward alternative family forms have become_______ acceptable.

Stressor is to ________ as resource is to ________.

You are writing an article for your school's online zine about long-distance relationships.The title is "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder,or Does It?" Based on the research on stress and close relationships,what points will you make in your article?

Love and Why It Matters

Influential Theories

Research Methods

Gender

Sexual Orientation

Personality and Personal History

Romantic Attraction

Communication

Sexual Intimacy

Conflict

Infidelity and Aggression

Interpreting Experience

Relationships Across the Lifespan

Improving Relationships

Filters

Over the past four decades,attitudes toward marriage have _,while attitudes toward alternative family forms have become_ acceptable.

Stressor is to as resource is to .