Exam 12: Gender and Sexuality

The relationship between the occupational status of men and the degree to which women consider them attractive in terms of being desirable for a date can be stated (at least according to the study reported by the authors of your text)as

A number of studies have demonstrated that subjects express greater liking for more attractive individuals.This phenomenon

Sociobiological theory does NOT explain

Which of the following is FALSE regarding passionate and companionate love?

According to Bartholomew and Horowitz's (1991)attachment theory of love,__________ people view themselves and others in a negative way (i.e. ,not worthy of receiving the love of others).

____________ is intentionally insulting or orally abusing the other person in an interaction,according to Gottman (1994).

Explain the relationship between intimacy and self-disclosure.

Concern with your partner forming an emotional attachment to another is to concern over your partner engaging in sexual activity with another as _____________ jealousy is to ______________ jealousy.

Briefly define Sternberg's three components of love.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four patterns of destructive interaction identified by Gottman (1994)?

Jenna and Sam have been dating for three years.Jenna is constantly looking for reasons why Sam will end the relationship,tries to keep herself distant from Sam much of the time,and can't understand why Sam is in love.Jenna is MOST LIKELY a _____ lover according to the attachment theory of love.

Discuss how falling in love can be considered a love story.Explain and give at least one example.

Last night Pat came home three hours late.At breakfast Corey said to Pat,"I feel frustrated sometimes when you are late.For example,last night I was worried when you didn't come home.I'm relieved you weren't in an accident,but I'm also really angry that you didn't call to tell me you would be late." Corey is doing something called _____.

The "mere exposure" effect means

A high state of physiological arousal in a male caused by any source,such as fear or physical exercise,can result in the misattribution of feelings about liking an attractive person.

Which of the following people is most likely to experience jealousy?

According to attachment theory,those with a preoccupied approach to being in love tend to avoid relationships.

Which emotion is characterized by increased blood pressure,heart rate,muscular tension and sweating palms?

Hyde,DeLamater,and Byers discuss a research project where snapshots were taken of university men and women.Their degree of attractiveness was then judged.Along with this a dating history was obtained.The largest number of dates occurred among

What is one very important advantage of "I" language?