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

Research on attachment styles, as first described by John Bowlby with reference to infants, identified ____ main types of attachments.

While exchange relationships are based on a norm of ____, communal relationships are based on a norm of ____.

Social psychologists have identified several different types of love. Which type of love refers to strong feelings of longing, desire, and excitement toward a special person?

Regarding oneself as a reasonably good person "as is" is known as ____.

The so-called "investment model" is a model that seeks to explain why people stay with their long-term relationship partners. This model identifies three key factors, namely ____.

In John Bowlby's original formulation of attachment theory, applied to infants, there were ____ different attachment styles. In more recent formulations of attachment theory, applied to adults, there are ____ different attachment styles.

Given the research on gender differences in sexuality, it would make the most sense to suppose that African women and Australian women have ____ sexual lives, while African men and Australian men have ____ sexual lives.

Men who have been primed to think about sex are more likely to wait for more money later than to settle for less money at the present.

Alexis found out her dad had an affair. She is furious and thinks his behavior is completely unacceptable. Later, she learns that her mom had an affair as well. She does not condemn her mother nearly as harshly. Alexis has a(n) ____.

Jed is very interested in having a committed relationship with someone. Based on Diamond's research, this is probably motivated by the ____.

Samantha and her friend Felicity are extremely close, and treat one another like sisters. When Felicity was broke, for example, Samantha let her stay at her apartment for several months without charging rent. When Samantha was in the hospital for a knee surgery, Felicity brought her movies, food, and other gifts nearly every day. Social psychologists would say that Samantha and Felicity have a(n) ____ relationship.

Research shows that, across time, married couples have sex less and less often. However, it should be noted that the ____.

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

Suppose that Pen and Tim, a gay couple, have been dating for several months, but that Pen finds out that Tim has been cheating on him. If Pen is like most people, then which of the following will have the biggest impact in terms of determining whether or not he becomes jealous?

Research on long-term relationships indicates that people tend to perceive that their relationship satisfaction is ____ year after year, when in reality, their relationship satisfaction is ____ across time.

According to attachment theory, someone who has a secure attachment style is ____ in anxiety and ____ in avoidance.

According to the text, modern societies have apparently thrived on ____ relationships, which seem to promote achievement, increase wealth, and ultimately drive societal progress.

In Sternberg's triangular theory of love, intimacy refers to ____.

In John Bowlby's research on infant attachment styles, infants who were emotionally distant, slow to trust others, and unwilling to depend on others were said to have an ____ attachment style.

Does social psychological research support the popular notion that "first you must love yourself, and only then you are ready to love someone else?" Why or why not?