Question 1

Describe some of the pros and cons of using physiological measurement in relationship research.

Accepted Answer

Pros: Observations directly assess the b

Question 2

A researcher is interested in interpersonal attraction and the factors that affect it.She designs a study in which she looks at the effect of similarity and social warmth on interpersonal attraction.Participants in her study meet a target person who either is or is not similar to the participant (the similarity variable)and who is either friendly or aloof (the social warmth variable).After interacting with the target person under these conditions,participants are then asked to rate how attractive they think the target person is.In this study,the dependent variable is:

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity. 
B)  social warmth. 
C)  interpersonal attraction. 
D)  All of the answer options are correct. 
A)  similarity. 
B)  social warmth. 
C)  interpersonal attraction. 
D)  All of the answer options are correct.

Question 3

Ajay wanted to learn more about how romantic partners share good news with each other.He asked 60 married couples to describe their conversations with their spouses and to rate their partners' responses to any good news that was shared.The spouses also rated their relationship satisfaction.The questionnaires were completed every day before bed for 14 days.What kind of research design is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  daily diary approach 
D)  experience sampling 
A)  experimental 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  daily diary approach 
D)  experience sampling

Question 4

What is a positive consequence of choosing a representative sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will result in high external validity. 
B)  It will result in larger differences between groups. 
C)  It will be easier to collect than a nonrepresentative sample. 
D)  It will reduce the effects of social desirability. 
A)  It will result in high external validity. 
B)  It will result in larger differences between groups. 
C)  It will be easier to collect than a nonrepresentative sample. 
D)  It will reduce the effects of social desirability.

Question 5

Kahni has developed a measure of conflict,and she is using participants' frequency of conflict to predict their relationship satisfaction.She is assessing relationship satisfaction with the Marital Adjustment Test,which is a self-report measure of satisfaction that taps into how spouses resolve disagreements,how much spouses confide in each other,and how much spouses agree about various topics.Which of the following is NOT a potential problem with using the Marital Adjustment Test in Kahni's study?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor construct validity 
B)  reactivity 
C)  social desirability effect 
D)  sentiment override 
A)  poor construct validity 
B)  reactivity 
C)  social desirability effect 
D)  sentiment override

Question 6

Why would you choose to design a longitudinal study rather than to conduct an experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  We can have greater control of participant variables in longitudinal studies. 
B)  Some relationship factors cannot be manipulated in experiments. 
C)  Longitudinal studies are less time intensive than experiments. 
D)  Longitudinal studies allow us to make stronger causal claims than experimental studies. 
A)  We can have greater control of participant variables in longitudinal studies. 
B)  Some relationship factors cannot be manipulated in experiments. 
C)  Longitudinal studies are less time intensive than experiments. 
D)  Longitudinal studies allow us to make stronger causal claims than experimental studies.

Question 7

U.S.divorce rates are nearly twice as high in low-income neighborhoods as in high-income neighborhoods.To learn why this association exists,we must ask ________ research questions.

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual 
B)  descriptive 
C)  predictive 
D)  explanatory 
A)  conceptual 
B)  descriptive 
C)  predictive 
D)  explanatory

Question 8

What are the pros and cons of using archival research?

Accepted Answer

Pros: When questions can be addressed wi

Question 9

In a review of 280 studies published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,over half of all the studies sampled college students.What are the pros and cons of using samples of college students in relationship research?

Accepted Answer

Pros: Samples of college students are co

Question 10

Carly and Joan are very happy in their relationship and have been together for a long time.When you ask Carly how often Joan says "I love you," Carly responds that Joan says it almost every day.This is surprising: Joan tells you that she rarely says "I love you" because she reserves those words for special occasions.Why might Carly's report be so different from Joan's?

Accepted Answer

A)  social desirability effect 
B)  sentiment override 
C)  prospective bias 
D)  reactivity 
A)  social desirability effect 
B)  sentiment override 
C)  prospective bias 
D)  reactivity

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a crucial element of a true experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent variable 
B)  random assignment 
C)  random sampling 
D)  control 
A)  dependent variable 
B)  random assignment 
C)  random sampling 
D)  control

Question 12

You meet a number of students in a graduate program studying intimate relationships.The students describe their research to you.Which of the following students is conducting descriptive research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ahmed,who is investigating whether couples who cohabit before marriage have less conflict as newlyweds than couples who do not cohabit before marriage 
B)  Jeremy,who is interested in marital satisfaction following the birth of the first child 
C)  Humpreet,who is studying whether violations of expectations about the division of household chores lead to a decline in relationship satisfaction 
D)  All of the students are conducting descriptive research. 
A)  Ahmed,who is investigating whether couples who cohabit before marriage have less conflict as newlyweds than couples who do not cohabit before marriage 
B)  Jeremy,who is interested in marital satisfaction following the birth of the first child 
C)  Humpreet,who is studying whether violations of expectations about the division of household chores lead to a decline in relationship satisfaction 
D)  All of the students are conducting descriptive research.

Question 13

Which of the following is FALSE regarding research methods used to understand relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ideally,any method of data collection leads to the same results. 
B)  Data often reflect not only the phenomena of interest but also the method used to collect the data. 
C)  It is difficult to reliably quantify thoughts,emotions,and behaviors in intimate relationships,so relationship researchers instead rely on self-report data. 
D)  Direct observation provides unique information about interpersonal processes that cannot be captured from self-report data. 
A)  Ideally,any method of data collection leads to the same results. 
B)  Data often reflect not only the phenomena of interest but also the method used to collect the data. 
C)  It is difficult to reliably quantify thoughts,emotions,and behaviors in intimate relationships,so relationship researchers instead rely on self-report data. 
D)  Direct observation provides unique information about interpersonal processes that cannot be captured from self-report data.

Question 14

Andy decides to use the number of times per week research participants talk to their partners as a measure of relationship closeness.According to the chapter on research methods,"closeness" is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an imaginary construct 
B)  the operationalization of a psychological construct 
C)  the predictor variable 
D)  a psychological construct 
A)  an imaginary construct 
B)  the operationalization of a psychological construct 
C)  the predictor variable 
D)  a psychological construct

Question 15

Which of the following is a limitation of self-report data in the study of couples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-report questionnaires are generally unreliable. 
B)  Self-report questionnaires are often invalid. 
C)  Self-report questionnaires cannot capture interactions between partners. 
D)  When asked to report on their relationship,partners often agree about their interactions. 
A)  Self-report questionnaires are generally unreliable. 
B)  Self-report questionnaires are often invalid. 
C)  Self-report questionnaires cannot capture interactions between partners. 
D)  When asked to report on their relationship,partners often agree about their interactions.

Question 16

Sagga,a researcher studying couples who have been married for 20 years,finds a negative correlation between depression and relationship satisfaction: spouses who are more depressed are less satisfied in their marriages.How might Sagga interpret his findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being depressed leads people to become less satisfied with their marriages. 
B)  Being dissatisfied with one's marriage leads people to become depressed. 
C)  Some other factor,such as family background,is responsible both for people's levels of depression and for people's relationship satisfaction. 
D)  All of the answer options are possible interpretations of Sagga's findings. 
A)  Being depressed leads people to become less satisfied with their marriages. 
B)  Being dissatisfied with one's marriage leads people to become depressed. 
C)  Some other factor,such as family background,is responsible both for people's levels of depression and for people's relationship satisfaction. 
D)  All of the answer options are possible interpretations of Sagga's findings.

Question 17

Which type of study design allows the researcher to assess several variables on a single occasion and helps to explain naturally occurring associations among variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal research 
B)  experimental research 
C)  archival research 
D)  cross-sectional research 
A)  longitudinal research 
B)  experimental research 
C)  archival research 
D)  cross-sectional research

Question 18

Describe some of the pros and cons of using self-reports in relationship research.

Accepted Answer

Pros: Self-report measures are cheap and

Question 19

Andrea is studying the conditions under which people become attracted to each other.She invites male research participants to visit the lab and interact briefly with an attractive person (a paid research assistant).By flipping a coin,Andrea places participants in one of two conditions: (1)The conversation occurs without incident,or (2)There is a brief blackout in the research lab during the conversation.At the end of each session,the attractive research assistant gives the research participant her home phone number and invites him to call her later.In this study,whether the research participant calls the number is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  operationalization of the dependent variable. 
B)  operationalization of the independent variable. 
C)  control variable. 
D)  predictor variable. 
A)  operationalization of the dependent variable. 
B)  operationalization of the independent variable. 
C)  control variable. 
D)  predictor variable.

Question 20

According to the chapter on research methods,which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operationalization refers to the translation of an abstract idea into something concrete and measurable. 
B)  A specific measure that does not represent a concept very well is said to lack construct operationalization. 
C)  If a specific measure represents an abstract concept well,it has high construct validity. 
D)  We cannot directly measure abstract ideas,so they must be made observable or concrete. 
A)  Operationalization refers to the translation of an abstract idea into something concrete and measurable. 
B)  A specific measure that does not represent a concept very well is said to lack construct operationalization. 
C)  If a specific measure represents an abstract concept well,it has high construct validity. 
D)  We cannot directly measure abstract ideas,so they must be made observable or concrete.

Describe some of the pros and cons of using physiological measurement in relationship research.

What is a positive consequence of choosing a representative sample?

Why would you choose to design a longitudinal study rather than to conduct an experiment?

U.S.divorce rates are nearly twice as high in low-income neighborhoods as in high-income neighborhoods.To learn why this association exists,we must ask ________ research questions.

What are the pros and cons of using archival research?

In a review of 280 studies published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,over half of all the studies sampled college students.What are the pros and cons of using samples of college students in relationship research?

Which of the following is NOT a crucial element of a true experiment?

You meet a number of students in a graduate program studying intimate relationships.The students describe their research to you.Which of the following students is conducting descriptive research?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding research methods used to understand relationships?

Andy decides to use the number of times per week research participants talk to their partners as a measure of relationship closeness.According to the chapter on research methods,"closeness" is ________.

Which of the following is a limitation of self-report data in the study of couples?

Sagga,a researcher studying couples who have been married for 20 years,finds a negative correlation between depression and relationship satisfaction: spouses who are more depressed are less satisfied in their marriages.How might Sagga interpret his findings?

Which type of study design allows the researcher to assess several variables on a single occasion and helps to explain naturally occurring associations among variables?

Describe some of the pros and cons of using self-reports in relationship research.

According to the chapter on research methods,which of the following is FALSE?

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Describe some of the pros and cons of using physiological measurement in relationship research.

What is a positive consequence of choosing a representative sample?

Why would you choose to design a longitudinal study rather than to conduct an experiment?

U.S.divorce rates are nearly twice as high in low-income neighborhoods as in high-income neighborhoods.To learn why this association exists,we must ask ________ research questions.

What are the pros and cons of using archival research?

In a review of 280 studies published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,over half of all the studies sampled college students.What are the pros and cons of using samples of college students in relationship research?

Which of the following is NOT a crucial element of a true experiment?

You meet a number of students in a graduate program studying intimate relationships.The students describe their research to you.Which of the following students is conducting descriptive research?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding research methods used to understand relationships?

Andy decides to use the number of times per week research participants talk to their partners as a measure of relationship closeness.According to the chapter on research methods,"closeness" is ________.

Which of the following is a limitation of self-report data in the study of couples?

Sagga,a researcher studying couples who have been married for 20 years,finds a negative correlation between depression and relationship satisfaction: spouses who are more depressed are less satisfied in their marriages.How might Sagga interpret his findings?

Which type of study design allows the researcher to assess several variables on a single occasion and helps to explain naturally occurring associations among variables?

Describe some of the pros and cons of using self-reports in relationship research.

According to the chapter on research methods,which of the following is FALSE?

Love and Why It Matters

Influential Theories

Gender

Sexual Orientation

Personality and Personal History

Romantic Attraction

Communication

Sexual Intimacy

Conflict

Infidelity and Aggression

Interpreting Experience

Stress and Context

Relationships Across the Lifespan

Improving Relationships

Filters