Question 1

Which of the following statements about how personality traits affect intimate relationships is NOT accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with similar personality traits generally do not pair up in intimate relationships. 
B)  People with similar personality traits generally pair up in intimate relationships. 
C)  Partners with less similar personalities tend to have happier relationships. 
D)  None of the answer options is correct. 
A)  People with similar personality traits generally do not pair up in intimate relationships. 
B)  People with similar personality traits generally pair up in intimate relationships. 
C)  Partners with less similar personalities tend to have happier relationships. 
D)  None of the answer options is correct.

Question 2

After being married 6 years,Sarah does not get Amanda a gift for her birthday.The textbook points out that internal working models of attachment affect how we view interpersonal events.Which of the following interpretations about Sarah's behavior might we expect Amanda to make if she is low in both anxiety and avoidance?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Sarah has been under so much stress at work lately,it's no wonder she didn't have time to get a gift." 
B)  "Sarah must still be mad at me because I forgot to pick up her dry cleaning last week." 
C)  "Sarah knows how much rampant consumerism bothers me;she was trying to be considerate when not buying anything for me." 
D)  "Oh well,it's not a big deal." 
A)  "Sarah has been under so much stress at work lately,it's no wonder she didn't have time to get a gift." 
B)  "Sarah must still be mad at me because I forgot to pick up her dry cleaning last week." 
C)  "Sarah knows how much rampant consumerism bothers me;she was trying to be considerate when not buying anything for me." 
D)  "Oh well,it's not a big deal."

Question 3

Sociologist Paul Amato has studied how the well-being of adults is related to the state of their parents' marriages when the participants were children.What best represents the findings of that study?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the parents' marriage ended in divorce,the level of discord had no additional effect on well-being. 
B)  If the parents had a lot of discord,divorce had no additional effect on well-being. 
C)  If the parents had little discord and divorced,or if the parents' marriage had a lot of discord but the couple remained married,the children had the poorest well-being as adults. 
D)  If the parents' marriage had a lot of discord and then ended in divorce,the children had the lowest well-being as adults. 
A)  If the parents' marriage ended in divorce,the level of discord had no additional effect on well-being. 
B)  If the parents had a lot of discord,divorce had no additional effect on well-being. 
C)  If the parents had little discord and divorced,or if the parents' marriage had a lot of discord but the couple remained married,the children had the poorest well-being as adults. 
D)  If the parents' marriage had a lot of discord and then ended in divorce,the children had the lowest well-being as adults.

Question 4

According to attachment theory,experiences in early relationships are internalized as ________.Research has shown that these early experiences ________ later attachment relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  working models;systematically affect 
B)  the attachment behavioral system;systematically affect 
C)  working models;determine satisfaction in 
D)  the attachment behavioral system;determine satisfaction in 
A)  working models;systematically affect 
B)  the attachment behavioral system;systematically affect 
C)  working models;determine satisfaction in 
D)  the attachment behavioral system;determine satisfaction in

Which of the following statements about how personality traits affect intimate relationships is NOT accurate?

Sociologist Paul Amato has studied how the well-being of adults is related to the state of their parents' marriages when the participants were children.What best represents the findings of that study?

According to attachment theory,experiences in early relationships are internalized as .Research has shown that these early experiences later attachment relationships.

Love and Why It Matters

Influential Theories

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Communication

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Exam 6: Personality and Personal History

Which of the following statements about how personality traits affect intimate relationships is NOT accurate?

Sociologist Paul Amato has studied how the well-being of adults is related to the state of their parents' marriages when the participants were children.What best represents the findings of that study?

According to attachment theory,experiences in early relationships are internalized as ________.Research has shown that these early experiences ________ later attachment relationships.

Love and Why It Matters

Influential Theories

Research Methods

Gender

Sexual Orientation

Romantic Attraction

Communication

Sexual Intimacy

Conflict

Infidelity and Aggression

Interpreting Experience

Stress and Context

Relationships Across the Lifespan

Improving Relationships

Filters

According to attachment theory,experiences in early relationships are internalized as .Research has shown that these early experiences later attachment relationships.