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

In recent formulations of attachment theory, the attachment style known as "anxious" or "anxious/ambivalent" has been renamed ____.

The _____ approach to sex acknowledges that there may be some biological foundations to sex, but most forms of sexual desire are seen as the result of cultural conditioning.

In the typical long-term, romantic relationship, a couple will experience passionate love for ____.

Jadis and Matthew are a couple. They are extremely close, sharing nearly every detail of their day and emotions with each other. They also are committed to each other no matter what happens. Jadis and Matthew are experiencing ____ love. ​

Compared to people who are single and not cohabiting, married people ____.

The term paternity uncertainty refers to the fact that ____.

The _____ theory of sexuality asserts that the sex drive has been shaped by natural selection and that its forms therefore tend to be innate.

Research on narcissism suggests that ____. ​

Research on gender differences in sexuality reveals that, in general, ____. ​

Findings suggest that it is possible to predict decline from early in a relationship.

Describe the three ingredients in Sternberg's triangle.

Describe Lisa Diamond's theory about sexuality.

Couples who are experiencing passionate love tend to have ____ views of one another. ​

In a typical long-term sexual relationship, ____ tends to develop first, and ____ tends to develop last.

Which ideas suggest that attitudes and behaviors, including sexual desires and sexual behaviors, are strongly shaped by culture and socialization?

Research by Murray and Holmes suggests that people who ____ their partner's bad points and ____ their partner's good points have the happiest relationships. ​

Which of the following is based on the view that sex is a resource that women have and men want?

Nancy and Pradeep have been dating for seven years. They are still very attracted to each other, but they are not as obsessed with each other the way they were when they first met. However, they have developed deep respect and love for one another across the years, and they are intent on staying together for the long term. Social psychologists would say that their relationship embodies ____. ​

Does social psychological research support the popular notion that "first you must love yourself, and only then you are ready to love someone else"?

Which factor is one of the key, defining distinctions between exchange relationships and communal relationships?