Question 1

Most of the literature on _________________________ is within psychological social psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) the causes and consequences of divorce 
B) person perception and attraction 
C) relationship dissolution 
D) relationship maintenance 
E) role negotiation within personal relationships 
A) the causes and consequences of divorce 
B) person perception and attraction 
C) relationship dissolution 
D) relationship maintenance 
E) role negotiation within personal relationships

Question 2

What is the hookup culture and how does the college environment facilitate hookups? Among college students, who is most likely to participate in the hookup culture? Is this surprising? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The hookup culture refers to the practic

Question 3

A review of the research literature on dating relationships suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) cohabitation is replacing the institution of marriage 
B) social class has no effect on college students' sexual behaviors 
C) the power dynamic associated with gender in dating relationships has changed little over the past 35 years 
D) the sexual double standard (it's OK for men but not women to have casual sex or multiple sex partners) no longer exists 
E) youths today are more likely to have premarital sex than individuals who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s 
A) cohabitation is replacing the institution of marriage 
B) social class has no effect on college students' sexual behaviors 
C) the power dynamic associated with gender in dating relationships has changed little over the past 35 years 
D) the sexual double standard (it's OK for men but not women to have casual sex or multiple sex partners) no longer exists 
E) youths today are more likely to have premarital sex than individuals who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s

Question 4

Why does parental divorce increase individuals' risk for getting divorced themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) Children whose parents divorce don't learn how to resolve conflicts effectively. 
B) Individuals whose parents divorced when they are children tend to get married at younger ages, which puts them at risk for divorce. 
C) People whose parents divorced when they were children are more likely than other individuals to have prodivorce attitudes. 
D) The decrease in financial resources associated with divorce decreases the psychological well-being of children, which makes them less able to maintain stable relationships. 
E) It doesn't. Parent's marital status has no effect on people's risk for divorce. 
A) Children whose parents divorce don't learn how to resolve conflicts effectively. 
B) Individuals whose parents divorced when they are children tend to get married at younger ages, which puts them at risk for divorce. 
C) People whose parents divorced when they were children are more likely than other individuals to have prodivorce attitudes. 
D) The decrease in financial resources associated with divorce decreases the psychological well-being of children, which makes them less able to maintain stable relationships. 
E) It doesn't. Parent's marital status has no effect on people's risk for divorce.

Question 5

Research on online dating supports the matching hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The two relational bases of power in intimate relationships are relative love or liking and:

Accepted Answer

A) an individual's opportunities for other beneficial relationships relative to those of his or her partner 
B) gender ideology 
C) the sum total of an individual's assets relative to those of his or her partner 
D) relationship history 
E) relative earnings 
A) an individual's opportunities for other beneficial relationships relative to those of his or her partner 
B) gender ideology 
C) the sum total of an individual's assets relative to those of his or her partner 
D) relationship history 
E) relative earnings

Question 7

What is the cohabitation effect and how has it been explained within the social-psychological literature?

Accepted Answer

The cohabitation effect refers to the ph

Question 8

The results of Dutton and Aron's famous bridge experiment (where male subjects were interviewed by a female confederate of the experimenter on either a stable platform bridge or a flimsy suspension bridge) suggests 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 9

Social networks are characterized by homophily when:

Accepted Answer

A) individuals within the network have similar characteristics 
B) network members seek to minimize interactions with outsiders 
C) people within the network show in-group favoritism 
D) the majority of the network members are gay, lesbian, or bisexual 
E) their composition is stable over time 
A) individuals within the network have similar characteristics 
B) network members seek to minimize interactions with outsiders 
C) people within the network show in-group favoritism 
D) the majority of the network members are gay, lesbian, or bisexual 
E) their composition is stable over time

Question 10

The results of studies on the effects of similarity on person perception and attraction support the adage "opposites attract."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Members of the Millennial generation are more likely to be sexually active than individuals who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When it comes to love, research suggests that people sometime vacillate between conceptualizing love in romantic terms ("true love") and in companionate terms ("real love") because:

Accepted Answer

A) financial constraints force them to stay in unsatisfying marriages where there is little companionship 
B) in reality, most sexually intimate relationships move between the romantic and companionate ideals as they develop 
C) reality television programs like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette make it seem like its difficult to have both "true love" and "real love" at the same time 
D) the institution of marriage supports the romantic love myth, even though it isn't consistent with most people's experiences 
E) the stigma associated with divorce in some social networks makes it difficult for people to leave unfulfilling marriages, even if they find their "true love" 
A) financial constraints force them to stay in unsatisfying marriages where there is little companionship 
B) in reality, most sexually intimate relationships move between the romantic and companionate ideals as they develop 
C) reality television programs like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette make it seem like its difficult to have both "true love" and "real love" at the same time 
D) the institution of marriage supports the romantic love myth, even though it isn't consistent with most people's experiences 
E) the stigma associated with divorce in some social networks makes it difficult for people to leave unfulfilling marriages, even if they find their "true love"

Question 13

The two relational bases of power reflect:

Accepted Answer

A) macro-level social inequalities 
B) patterns of secondary socialization 
C) the equity rule 
D) the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 
E) the principle of least interest 
A) macro-level social inequalities 
B) patterns of secondary socialization 
C) the equity rule 
D) the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 
E) the principle of least interest

Question 14

Someone who enjoys Internet dating and meets lots of potential relationship partners is exhibiting which of the following love styles?

Accepted Answer

A) agape 
B) eros 
C) mania 
D) pragma 
E) storage 
A) agape 
B) eros 
C) mania 
D) pragma 
E) storage

Question 15

Social psychologists have distinguished between what they refer to as ____________ and ____________love.

Accepted Answer

A) companionate, romantic or passionate 
B) dependent, mature 
C) emotional, pragmatic or need-based 
D) role-based, impulse-based 
E) routinized, expressive 
A) companionate, romantic or passionate 
B) dependent, mature 
C) emotional, pragmatic or need-based 
D) role-based, impulse-based 
E) routinized, expressive

Question 16

What is the biggest concern about adolescents' Internet use, given the results of studies on this topic?

Accepted Answer

A) identify formation 
B) its effects on self-esteem 
C) safety 
D) social integration 
E) stunted development 
A) identify formation 
B) its effects on self-esteem 
C) safety 
D) social integration 
E) stunted development

Question 17

The cohabitation effect refers to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A) cohabitation increases the risk for divorce only among couples who live together before getting engaged 
B) cohabitation increases the risk for divorce only among individuals with substance abuse or other mental health issues 
C) cohabitation reduces the risk for divorce 
D) living together before marriage is considered deviant within the United States 
E) the increase in divorce in the past 50 years can be explained by the increase in cohabitation 
A) cohabitation increases the risk for divorce only among couples who live together before getting engaged 
B) cohabitation increases the risk for divorce only among individuals with substance abuse or other mental health issues 
C) cohabitation reduces the risk for divorce 
D) living together before marriage is considered deviant within the United States 
E) the increase in divorce in the past 50 years can be explained by the increase in cohabitation

Question 18

The symbolic interactionist literature on primary socialization suggests that boys are more likely than girls to:

Accepted Answer

A) keep their friends' secrets 
B) physically touch one another during their group encounters 
C) play with adults as well as their children 
D) have a best friend 
E) interact in large groups 
A) keep their friends' secrets 
B) physically touch one another during their group encounters 
C) play with adults as well as their children 
D) have a best friend 
E) interact in large groups

Question 19

The use of cell phones to stay in constant contact with friends is perceived by adolescents and young adults as having both positive and negative consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The more familiar you are to people, the more likely they are to find you appealing. This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the bias of visual routine 
B) the commonality principle 
C) the mere exposure effect 
D) the misattribution of liking 
E) the presence fallacy 
A) the bias of visual routine 
B) the commonality principle 
C) the mere exposure effect 
D) the misattribution of liking 
E) the presence fallacy

Most of the literature on _________________________ is within psychological social psychology.

What is the hookup culture and how does the college environment facilitate hookups? Among college students, who is most likely to participate in the hookup culture? Is this surprising? Explain.

A review of the research literature on dating relationships suggests that:

Why does parental divorce increase individuals' risk for getting divorced themselves?

Research on online dating supports the matching hypothesis.

The two relational bases of power in intimate relationships are relative love or liking and:

What is the cohabitation effect and how has it been explained within the social-psychological literature?

The results of Dutton and Aron's famous bridge experiment (where male subjects were interviewed by a female confederate of the experimenter on either a stable platform bridge or a flimsy suspension bridge) suggests that romantic attraction may result from:

Social networks are characterized by homophily when:

The results of studies on the effects of similarity on person perception and attraction support the adage "opposites attract."

Members of the Millennial generation are more likely to be sexually active than individuals who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s.

When it comes to love, research suggests that people sometime vacillate between conceptualizing love in romantic terms ("true love") and in companionate terms ("real love") because:

The two relational bases of power reflect:

Someone who enjoys Internet dating and meets lots of potential relationship partners is exhibiting which of the following love styles?

Social psychologists have distinguished between what they refer to as and love.

What is the biggest concern about adolescents' Internet use, given the results of studies on this topic?

The cohabitation effect refers to the fact that:

The symbolic interactionist literature on primary socialization suggests that boys are more likely than girls to:

The use of cell phones to stay in constant contact with friends is perceived by adolescents and young adults as having both positive and negative consequences.

The more familiar you are to people, the more likely they are to find you appealing. This is called:

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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Most of the literature on _________________________ is within psychological social psychology.

What is the hookup culture and how does the college environment facilitate hookups? Among college students, who is most likely to participate in the hookup culture? Is this surprising? Explain.

A review of the research literature on dating relationships suggests that:

Why does parental divorce increase individuals' risk for getting divorced themselves?

Research on online dating supports the matching hypothesis.

The two relational bases of power in intimate relationships are relative love or liking and:

What is the cohabitation effect and how has it been explained within the social-psychological literature?

The results of Dutton and Aron's famous bridge experiment (where male subjects were interviewed by a female confederate of the experimenter on either a stable platform bridge or a flimsy suspension bridge) suggests that romantic attraction may result from:

Social networks are characterized by homophily when:

The results of studies on the effects of similarity on person perception and attraction support the adage "opposites attract."

Members of the Millennial generation are more likely to be sexually active than individuals who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s.

When it comes to love, research suggests that people sometime vacillate between conceptualizing love in romantic terms ("true love") and in companionate terms ("real love") because:

The two relational bases of power reflect:

Someone who enjoys Internet dating and meets lots of potential relationship partners is exhibiting which of the following love styles?

Social psychologists have distinguished between what they refer to as ____________ and ____________love.

What is the biggest concern about adolescents' Internet use, given the results of studies on this topic?

The cohabitation effect refers to the fact that:

The symbolic interactionist literature on primary socialization suggests that boys are more likely than girls to:

The use of cell phones to stay in constant contact with friends is perceived by adolescents and young adults as having both positive and negative consequences.

The more familiar you are to people, the more likely they are to find you appealing. This is called:

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

Social psychologists have distinguished between what they refer to as and love.