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

Having a negative, critical attitude toward yourself can ____.

Research by Murray and Holmes suggests that people who ____ their partner's bad points and ____ their partner's good points have the happiest relationships.

Ethan and Rita are infatuated with one another. Whenever they see each other, their hearts pound and they feel sexually excited. They also think about one another constantly when they are apart. Social psychologists would say that they are experiencing ____.

The sexually arousing power of a new partner is called the Coolidge effect.

In general, sex is more physically and emotionally satisfying for ________________ people.

Which ideas are most inconsistent, or most in disagreement, in terms of their explanations of sexual behaviors?

Identify the three attachment styles first described by John Bowlby, and later elaborated upon by Phillip Shaver, and provide a brief description of what each attachment style looks like.

Emile is very satisfied with his lover, Genevieve, and they have been together for many years. But he is constantly investigating other "alternatives" by going to singles bars and having his profile up on online dating sites. What would the investment model predict about the stability of this relationship?

Andre really believes in himself and doesn't suffer much in the way of social anxiety. Yet he has a hard time trusting his girlfriend (even though she has given him no reason for this). His girlfriend feels frustrated with the relationship, because Andre seems so aloof and far away. Andre probably has a ____ attachment.

The so-called ____ is defined as a pattern of moral judgment that says specific sexual behaviors (especially premarital sex) are acceptable for men but immoral for women.

Moira and Abdul fell in "love at first sight" a few days ago. They think about each other constantly and the sexual tension between them runs high. Consequently, they spend most of their time having sex and little time talking. How would you rate their intimacy level according to Sternberg's theory?

Social psychologists have identified several different types of love. So-called "affectionate love" is referred to as ____.

When people suspect that their spouse has been cheating on them, they are right most of the time.

According to the textbook, which percentage is probably the most accurate estimate of men in the U.S. who have extramarital affairs?

Some research has suggested that women eat less than usual when they are in the presence of an attractive male. They seem to do this because ____.

If Ann engages in a relationship-enhancing style of attribution when explaining her husband Tom's behavior, then she will make ____ attributions for Tom's achievements and ____ attributions for Tom's failures.

Happy and unhappy couples tend to make use of different attributional styles when explaining their spouses' behaviors.

Sternberg has concluded that the most common element of his triangular love theory across relationships is ____.

Diamond's research regarding the attachment drive and the sex drive indicates that ____.

Suppose that Ina is a typical woman and Ted is a typical man. Based on the research discussed in the textbook, which of the following is most likely to be true?