Question 1

Even when family members and friends support the relationship, interracial romantic relationships are more likely to end than same-race romantic relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The state prior to the dissolution of a relationship where one's partner becomes interested in someone else when one has no similar (competing) interest in an alternative partner is called:

Accepted Answer

A) bidirectional advantage 
B) negotiation 
C) end game 
D) nonmutual alternatives 
E) relational inequity 
A) bidirectional advantage 
B) negotiation 
C) end game 
D) nonmutual alternatives 
E) relational inequity

Question 3

Research suggests that "hooking up" is broadly defined and may mean different things to different people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What, in relation to other personal relationships, is unique about friendships?

Accepted Answer

A) Adult friends typically spend little time together. 
B) Friendships are rarely emotionally intimate. 
C) Friendships tend to be less egalitarian than romantic or work relationships. 
D) The ending of a friendship is often gradual and tends not to be formally recognized. 
E) all of the above 
A) Adult friends typically spend little time together. 
B) Friendships are rarely emotionally intimate. 
C) Friendships tend to be less egalitarian than romantic or work relationships. 
D) The ending of a friendship is often gradual and tends not to be formally recognized. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Discuss the structural and interpersonal causes of divorce. Why does having divorced parents increase individuals' risk for divorce?

Accepted Answer

Divorce can be caused by a variety of st

Question 6

What characteristics do college students value in friends? How and why does the gender of the friend (opposite sex vs. same sex) matter?

Accepted Answer

College students value various character

Question 7

Which of the following characteristics are college students more likely to value in opposite-sex than in same-sex friends?

Accepted Answer

A) a good sense of humor 
B) intelligence 
C) openness and expressiveness 
D) warmth and kindness 
E) social status 
A) a good sense of humor 
B) intelligence 
C) openness and expressiveness 
D) warmth and kindness 
E) social status

Question 8

Social psychologists have studied the effects of all of the following factors except ___________________ on the initiation of personal relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) attractiveness 
B) familiarity 
C) partiality 
D) propinquity 
E) similarity 
A) attractiveness 
B) familiarity 
C) partiality 
D) propinquity 
E) similarity

Question 9

What is romantic or passionate love? How has the misattribution of arousal been used to explain this phenomenon? Why are studies on the misattribution of arousal usually conducted by psychological rather than by sociological social psychologists?

Accepted Answer

Romantic or passionate love is a deep em

Question 10

Sociological social psychologists who study the hookup culture have argued that the college environment facilitates hookups by:

Accepted Answer

A) allowing students to live communally in co-ed residence halls 
B) making students feel like the other risk behaviors (e.g., alcohol or drug abuse) will be punished, leaving them few other options for low-consequence deviance 
C) promoting a sense of safety by making campus security personnel and procedures highly visible 
D) providing a social context in which individuals have similar characteristics and feel familiar to one another even when they are strangers 
E) providing access to birth control and testing for STDs 
A) allowing students to live communally in co-ed residence halls 
B) making students feel like the other risk behaviors (e.g., alcohol or drug abuse) will be punished, leaving them few other options for low-consequence deviance 
C) promoting a sense of safety by making campus security personnel and procedures highly visible 
D) providing a social context in which individuals have similar characteristics and feel familiar to one another even when they are strangers 
E) providing access to birth control and testing for STDs

Question 11

How do common perceptual biases affect person perception and attraction? Using this information, discuss how people can make themselves more attractive to others they are meeting for the first time

Accepted Answer

Common perceptual biases can greatly aff

Question 12

Thorne and Luria suggest that "fag talk" is more common among boys than among girls because:

Accepted Answer

A) boys' group interactions are accompanied by a sort of communal arousal that could readily facilitate sexual encounters 
B) boys are less likely than girls to be punished for using foul language 
C) girls are more accepting than boys of anyone who differs from dominant cultural patterns 
D) girls develop romantic desires later than boys do and are thus less concerned with issues pertaining to sexual orientation 
E) heterosexual girls are more likely than heterosexual boys to identify with groups within society that are the targets of prejudice and discrimination 
A) boys' group interactions are accompanied by a sort of communal arousal that could readily facilitate sexual encounters 
B) boys are less likely than girls to be punished for using foul language 
C) girls are more accepting than boys of anyone who differs from dominant cultural patterns 
D) girls develop romantic desires later than boys do and are thus less concerned with issues pertaining to sexual orientation 
E) heterosexual girls are more likely than heterosexual boys to identify with groups within society that are the targets of prejudice and discrimination

Question 13

Psychological orientations, or approaches to love, composed of complexes of attitudes and beliefs about love, which lead to particular types of romantic behavior, are called:

Accepted Answer

A) affective attitudes and role scripts 
B) orientations toward intimacy 
C) love styles 
D) passion guides 
E) romantic schemata 
A) affective attitudes and role scripts 
B) orientations toward intimacy 
C) love styles 
D) passion guides 
E) romantic schemata

Question 14

Internet users have larger social networks than people who don't use the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why are couples who cohabitate before becoming engaged more likely to divorce than individuals who cohabitate only after an engagement or never live together before getting married?

Accepted Answer

A) Cohabitation and prodivorce attitudes are highly correlated. 
B) Cohabitation before an engagement is associated with infidelity, which often persists after the couples marry. 
C) Couples who cohabitate before an engagement tend to be from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and poverty increases the risk for divorce. 
D) Couples who cohabitate before getting engaged tend to have lower relationship commitment when they get married than other couples. 
E) both b and c 
A) Cohabitation and prodivorce attitudes are highly correlated. 
B) Cohabitation before an engagement is associated with infidelity, which often persists after the couples marry. 
C) Couples who cohabitate before an engagement tend to be from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and poverty increases the risk for divorce. 
D) Couples who cohabitate before getting engaged tend to have lower relationship commitment when they get married than other couples. 
E) both b and c

Question 16

"Fag talk" is exhibited when:

Accepted Answer

A) adults speak negatively about men in power who do not display characteristics associated with masculinity within this culture 
B) children use terms like "fag" or "queer" to derogate others without really knowing what these terms mean 
C) older adults use terms in reference to gays, lesbians, transgendered individuals, or homosexuality that are outdated and considered offensive by others within society 
D) people express their heterosexist bias, especially when it comes to males, through their use of language 
E) preteens or teenagers become aware of differences in sexual orientation and either embrace or resist cultural stereotypes about homosexuality 
A) adults speak negatively about men in power who do not display characteristics associated with masculinity within this culture 
B) children use terms like "fag" or "queer" to derogate others without really knowing what these terms mean 
C) older adults use terms in reference to gays, lesbians, transgendered individuals, or homosexuality that are outdated and considered offensive by others within society 
D) people express their heterosexist bias, especially when it comes to males, through their use of language 
E) preteens or teenagers become aware of differences in sexual orientation and either embrace or resist cultural stereotypes about homosexuality

Question 17

Who has studied how children's peer interactions shape their conceptions of love and their expectations for their romantic relationships during adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) identity theorists 
B) social exchange theorists 
C) social structure and personality researchers 
D) status characteristics theorists 
E) symbolic interactionists 
A) identity theorists 
B) social exchange theorists 
C) social structure and personality researchers 
D) status characteristics theorists 
E) symbolic interactionists

Question 18

Within your social network, people you know from work, class, or your place of residence who are more than acquaintances but not good friends can be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) ambiguous links 
B) core ties 
C) peripheral links 
D) significant ties 
E) subsidiary connections 
A) ambiguous links 
B) core ties 
C) peripheral links 
D) significant ties 
E) subsidiary connections

Question 19

The results of Dutton and Aron's famous bridge experiment suggest that romantic attraction may result from:

Accepted Answer

A) a mismatch in individuals' relative levels of power within a social encounter 
B) social comparison processes 
C) the misattribution of arousal 
D) people's desire to comply with the norm of reciprocity 
E) the receipt of positive interpersonal feedback, even when it is known to be false 
A) a mismatch in individuals' relative levels of power within a social encounter 
B) social comparison processes 
C) the misattribution of arousal 
D) people's desire to comply with the norm of reciprocity 
E) the receipt of positive interpersonal feedback, even when it is known to be false

Question 20

What characteristic has NOT been associated with the frequency with which college students participate in the hookup culture?

Accepted Answer

A) gender 
B) religiosity 
C) sexual orientation 
D) social class 
E) race/ethnicity 
A) gender 
B) religiosity 
C) sexual orientation 
D) social class 
E) race/ethnicity

Even when family members and friends support the relationship, interracial romantic relationships are more likely to end than same-race romantic relationships.

The state prior to the dissolution of a relationship where one's partner becomes interested in someone else when one has no similar (competing) interest in an alternative partner is called:

Research suggests that "hooking up" is broadly defined and may mean different things to different people.

What, in relation to other personal relationships, is unique about friendships?

Discuss the structural and interpersonal causes of divorce. Why does having divorced parents increase individuals' risk for divorce?

What characteristics do college students value in friends? How and why does the gender of the friend (opposite sex vs. same sex) matter?

Which of the following characteristics are college students more likely to value in opposite-sex than in same-sex friends?

Social psychologists have studied the effects of all of the following factors except ___________________ on the initiation of personal relationships.

What is romantic or passionate love? How has the misattribution of arousal been used to explain this phenomenon? Why are studies on the misattribution of arousal usually conducted by psychological rather than by sociological social psychologists?

Sociological social psychologists who study the hookup culture have argued that the college environment facilitates hookups by:

How do common perceptual biases affect person perception and attraction? Using this information, discuss how people can make themselves more attractive to others they are meeting for the first time

Thorne and Luria suggest that "fag talk" is more common among boys than among girls because:

Psychological orientations, or approaches to love, composed of complexes of attitudes and beliefs about love, which lead to particular types of romantic behavior, are called:

Internet users have larger social networks than people who don't use the Internet.

Why are couples who cohabitate before becoming engaged more likely to divorce than individuals who cohabitate only after an engagement or never live together before getting married?

"Fag talk" is exhibited when:

Who has studied how children's peer interactions shape their conceptions of love and their expectations for their romantic relationships during adulthood?

Within your social network, people you know from work, class, or your place of residence who are more than acquaintances but not good friends can be considered:

The results of Dutton and Aron's famous bridge experiment suggest that romantic attraction may result from:

What characteristic has NOT been associated with the frequency with which college students participate in the hookup culture?

What Is Sociological Social Psychology

Research Methods in Sociological Social Psychology

Symbolic Interactionism and Related Perspectives

The Social Structure and Personality Perspective

Group Processes and Structure

Socialization Throughout the Life Course

Self and Identity

Emotions and Social Life

Deviance and Social Control

Mental Health and Illness

Prejudice and Discrimination

Social Influence, Social Constraint, and Social Change

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Exam 11: Personal Relationships

Even when family members and friends support the relationship, interracial romantic relationships are more likely to end than same-race romantic relationships.

The state prior to the dissolution of a relationship where one's partner becomes interested in someone else when one has no similar (competing) interest in an alternative partner is called:

Research suggests that "hooking up" is broadly defined and may mean different things to different people.

What, in relation to other personal relationships, is unique about friendships?

Discuss the structural and interpersonal causes of divorce. Why does having divorced parents increase individuals' risk for divorce?

What characteristics do college students value in friends? How and why does the gender of the friend (opposite sex vs. same sex) matter?

Which of the following characteristics are college students more likely to value in opposite-sex than in same-sex friends?

Social psychologists have studied the effects of all of the following factors except ___________________ on the initiation of personal relationships.

What is romantic or passionate love? How has the misattribution of arousal been used to explain this phenomenon? Why are studies on the misattribution of arousal usually conducted by psychological rather than by sociological social psychologists?

Sociological social psychologists who study the hookup culture have argued that the college environment facilitates hookups by:

How do common perceptual biases affect person perception and attraction? Using this information, discuss how people can make themselves more attractive to others they are meeting for the first time

Thorne and Luria suggest that "fag talk" is more common among boys than among girls because:

Psychological orientations, or approaches to love, composed of complexes of attitudes and beliefs about love, which lead to particular types of romantic behavior, are called:

Internet users have larger social networks than people who don't use the Internet.

Why are couples who cohabitate before becoming engaged more likely to divorce than individuals who cohabitate only after an engagement or never live together before getting married?

"Fag talk" is exhibited when:

Who has studied how children's peer interactions shape their conceptions of love and their expectations for their romantic relationships during adulthood?

Within your social network, people you know from work, class, or your place of residence who are more than acquaintances but not good friends can be considered:

The results of Dutton and Aron's famous bridge experiment suggest that romantic attraction may result from:

What characteristic has NOT been associated with the frequency with which college students participate in the hookup culture?

What Is Sociological Social Psychology

Research Methods in Sociological Social Psychology

Symbolic Interactionism and Related Perspectives

The Social Structure and Personality Perspective

Group Processes and Structure

Socialization Throughout the Life Course

Self and Identity

Emotions and Social Life

Deviance and Social Control

Mental Health and Illness

Prejudice and Discrimination

Social Influence, Social Constraint, and Social Change

Filters