Question 1

The term "paternity uncertainty" refers to the fact that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  males have an instinct to provide for and protect offspring from uncertain conditions 
B)  males do not have an "instinct" to interact and care for infants in the same way that females do 
C)  males are less motivated to procreate than females 
D)  a man cannot be sure that children born to his female partner are genetically his

Question 2

The highest rate of sexual activity occurs amongst people who live together without being married.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Research suggests that, compared to people who never get married, people who marry ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  live longer 
B)  live about the same amount of time 
C)  do not live as long 
D)  live longer if they are male, but do not live as long if they are female

Question 4

When it comes to close interpersonal relations, ____ relationships tend to be more mature, and more indicative of long-term success, than ____ relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  exchange; distributive 
B)  communal; exchange 
C)  distributive; communal 
D)  exchange; pragmatic

Question 5

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 a(n) ________________ attachment style.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which description comes closest to the social psychological term "extradyadic sex"?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual foreplay 
B)  having an affair 
C)  having a threesome 
D)  sex before marriage

Question 7

Which relationship has the highest "sunk costs"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ryan and Amy, who have just started dating 
B)  Jeff and Lisa, who have been dating for a blissful year 
C)  Kara and Adam, who have been together for years 
D)  Melissa and James, who are having a stormy, but probably brief, affair

Question 8

People in committed romantic relationships are ____ in the long run.

Accepted Answer

A)  more sensitive to relationship problems 
B)  more vulnerable to relationship problems 
C)  more resilient in the face of relationship problems 
D)  more likely have trouble resolving relationship problems

Question 9

Men who have looked at pictures of women in bikinis and lingerie tend to be ____ in the ultimatum game.

Accepted Answer

A)  more willing to take an unfair offer 
B)  more willing to make an unfair offer 
C)  less willing to take an unfair offer 
D)  less willing to make an unfair offer

Question 10

Is sex better within the context of marriage or when one is single?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is sex better within the context of...

Question 11

When men look at pictures of ____, they tend to want to take less money immediately rather than more money later. When men look at pictures of ____, they tend to want to take more money later rather than less money immediately.

Accepted Answer

A)  attractive females; cars 
B)  attractive females; unattractive females or cars 
C)  unattractive females; attractive females 
D)  unattractive females; cars

Question 12

Rachel is an accountant and her husband Arnold is a contractor. Suppose that Arnold has had a number of sexual affairs during the course of their relationship, with men as well as women. Given the research on sexual jealousy, which of the following affairs-if she found out about it-would Rachel be most upset about? That is, which affair would she object to the most?

Accepted Answer

A)  his affair with John, a successful male accountant 
B)  his affair with Ned, a male college student studying accounting 
C)  his affair with Sarah, a successful female accountant 
D)  his affair with Gina, a female college student studying accounting

Question 13

Consider the common stereotype that views female sexuality as primarily influenced by "nature," and male sexuality as primarily influenced by "culture." What does the text say about this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research generally supports the first part of this stereotype, but fails to support the second part. 
B)  Research generally supports the second part of this stereotype, but fails to support the first part. 
C)  Research generally supports both parts of this stereotype. 
D)  Research finds no support whatsoever for this stereotype.

Question 14

According to social exchange theory, men's sexuality is the supply and women's sexuality creates the demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What does research indicate about the relationship between extramarital sex and divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extramarital sex is a strong predictor of divorce for both men and women. 
B)  Extramarital sex is a strong predictor of divorce for men, but is unrelated to divorce for women. 
C)  Extramarital sex is a strong predictor of divorce for women, but is unrelated to divorce for men. 
D)  Extramarital sex is unrelated to divorce for both men and women.

Question 16

Discuss current social psychological knowledge regarding passionate love versus companionate love.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

John Bowlby's interest in attachment began in the context of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Korean War 
B)  World War I 
C)  World War II 
D)  the Vietnam War

Question 18

When people suspect that their spouses have been cheating on them, they are often correct. However, among cohabitating partners, approximately ____ are wrong (they think their spouse is cheating when in fact their spouse has not cheated).

Accepted Answer

A)  70% 
B)  50% 
C)  35% 
D)  20%

Question 19

According to your text, the beneficial effects of the wedding are more about its ____ impact.

Accepted Answer

A)  financial 
B)  spiritual 
C)  legal 
D)  social

Question 20

The tendency for a new sexual partner to be arousing (more arousing than a familiar sexual partner) is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Coolidge effect 
B)  excitation transfer theory 
C)  broaden-and-build theory 
D)  erotic plasticity

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