Exam 5: Love and Choosing a Life Partner

The __________ hypothesis posits that cohabiting experiences themselves affect individuals so that, once married, they are more likely to divorce.

Adults with a(n)__________ attachment style shun or evade emotional closeness.

In general, social scientists find that the most stable marriages are those that are homogamous in

The United States is an example of what cross-cultural researchers call a free-choice culture.

Differences will arise in a satisfying long-term relationship because no two individuals ___________.

Americans tend to marry people of similar race, age, education, religious background, and social class. This behavior reflects

Propinquity refers to __________ availability.

Many people in the world expect love to develop after marriage.

In terms of mate selection patterns, the United States is an example of what cross-cultural researchers call a __________ culture.

__________ theory suggests that people tend to marry others whose social currency-social class, education, physical attractiveness-is similar to their own.

Since couples have begun cohabiting in large numbers, the positive relationship between cohabitation and divorce has

Date rape is also known as __________ rape.

The ____________ hypothesis assumes that individuals who choose serial cohabitation are different from those who do not; these differences translate into higher divorce rates.

Social scientist Ira Reiss has proposed what he calls a "__________ theory" of love.

Individuals gradually filter out those among their pool of eligibles who, they think, would not make the best spouse that they could find. Social psychologists call this process __________ mating.

According to the__________ perspective, dating couples choose either to stay committed or to break up by weighing the rewards of their relationship against its costs.

Suppose that a Puerto Rican marries a Cuban. The situation reflects

The theory of __________ involves the argument that we are attracted to partners whose needs complement our own.

Research suggests several qualities to look for when choosing a spouse. Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?

The idea of bargaining resources in relationships such as marriage come to us from ___________ theory.