Exam 12: Attraction and Close Relationships

What characteristic distinguishes a fearful-avoidant attachment style from a dismissive attachment style?

Which of the following is NOT a component of the triangular theory of love?

Researchers studying the way the brain responds to social pain found that:

What attitude is considered to underlie the formation of attachment styles?

A combination of _____ self esteem and _____ interpersonal trust results in a dismissive attachment style.

Low levels of social interaction can be as detrimental to health as behaviours such as smoking.

What is the repulsion hypothesis and is there research evidence to support this idea?

The 'what is beautiful is good' stereotype would lead us to assume that because an individual is attractive he is also:

Rick is committed to his wife Laurie, but does not feel passion or intimacy with her. What type of love is Rick experiencing?

In research conducted by Hammermesh and Parker (2005), students rated professors as more skilled at teaching when they were __________.

In Sternberg's triangular theory of love, physical attraction and sexual consummation represent the component __________.

The "plain-ness penalty" refers to:

The desire to establish and maintain rewarding relationships is called:

According to work by Pennebaker and colleagues, if you were at a bar, the perceived attractiveness of another individual would ____ as the night progressed.

Mike and Sally are in a long-distance relationship but they are both very busy with their careers and don't have much free time. Since Sally feels that the relationship isn't strong enough to justify taking time off work to go visit Mike or spending the money it would cost to visit him, she decides to break things off. In this example, it appears that the costs of the relationship outweighed the benefits. Which of the following theories explains Sarah's decision to end her relationship with Mike?

Which attachment style is considered the most successful?

Laura is homely, artistic, and intelligent. She marries Jeff, who is also homely, artistic, and intelligent. Laura and Jeff's relationship illustrates an example of:

Research shows that same-sex couples are _______ than heterosexual couples.

What do those with a fearful-avoidant attachment style and a dismissive attachment style have in common?

Phil, who doesn't think much of himself and doesn't trust easily, has a preoccupied attachment style.