Exam 12: Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Sternberg has concluded that the most common ingredient of his triangular love theory across relationships is ____.

Social exchange theory seeks to understand social behavior, including sexual behavior, ____.

Research has suggested that being married is good for your health. But follow-up research indicates that ____ is what is most important. ​

Nearly all research supports the view that men have a stronger sex drive than women. Which statement is an INVALID (i.e., not supported by evidence)stereotype for this point of view?

In John Bowlby's research on infant attachment styles, babies who were emotionally distant, slow to trust others, and unwilling to depend on others were said to have an ____ attachment style.

Which idea seeks to understand sexual behavior from an economic perspective?

According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, the three ingredients in love are passion, commitment, and ____.

When a man in a committed relationship meets a desirable new woman, he will likely respond by increasing his commitment to his existing partner.

While communal relationships are based on a norm of mutual respect and concern, exchange relationships are based on a norm of ________________. ​

Which idea offers an explanation for the existence of homosexuality based on Schachter's theory of emotion?

People with high self-esteem tend to have more successful long-term relationships than do people with low self-esteem. ​

In a study of mating, money, and men, men who looked at sexy pictures or handled brassieres tended to ____.

What percentage is probably  the most accurate estimate of men in the U.S. who have extramarital affairs?

Maxine is a high school senior who has an unplanned pregnancy. Her friends and family ostracize her for having had sex before she was married. Her boyfriend, however, has not experienced any negative feedback for his sexual activity prior to marriage. This illustrates a(n)________________. ​

According to attachment theory, someone who has a secure attachment style is ____ in anxiety and ____ in avoidance. ​

_____ is a theory of sexuality asserting that the sex drive has been shaped by natural selection and that its forms thus tend to be innate.

Bethann, who is married, recently stopped taking birth control pills. How is this likely to affect her marital satisfaction?

Which  two elements must individuals with an avoidant attachment balance?

Research suggests that, compared to people who never get married, people who marry ____. ​

Regarding yourself as a good person "as is" is known as ________________. ​