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If passion and commitment are present but intimacy is not, Sternberg calls the relationship _____ love, as when one person worships another from a distance.


A) romantic
B) fatuous
C) affectionate
D) consummate

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to Ellen Berscheid, the most important ingredient of romantic love is:


A) friendship.
B) sexual desire.
C) long-term commitment.
D) spontaneity in behavior.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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List five characteristics of couples and/or individuals who have higher divorce rates.

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Characteristics include youthful marriag...

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A broad term that refers to individuals whose gender identity or behavior is either completely or partially at odds with the sex into which they were born.

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Which of the following is an outcome of the growing trend to have fewer children?


A) Institutional care is replaced by parental care.
B) Women have less time for other endeavors.
C) Men are apt to invest a greater amount of time in fathering.
D) Parents are bound to have more realistic expectations for their children.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Nicholas and George seem to have an emotional, intense relationship. Both are possessive of each other, and either one gets jealous of any outside attention. Except for when they are at work, they tend to stay physically close, as if they are keeping an eye on each other. It seems that both Nicholas and George have a(n) _____ style.


A) secure attachment
B) anxious attachment
C) avoidant attachment
D) autonomous attachment

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Philip is in the military and often away for months at a time. Some of his deployments are sensitive and he is not allowed to have any contact with his wife. In those times of isolation, using terms from Sternberg's triarchic theory of love, Philip and his wife are relying on _____ to keep them together.


A) commitment
B) intimacy
C) attachment
D) passion

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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An attachment style that describes adults who are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships and once they are in a relationship tend to distance themselves from their partner.

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According to Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory of love, couples in fatuous love need to add _____ to have consummate love.


A) attachment
B) commitment
C) intimacy
D) passion

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Of the following married women, who is most likely to have the longest-lasting marriage, based on research on the influence of ethnicity?


A) Sierra, an African American woman
B) Lucy, a Latino woman
C) Coe, an Asian American woman
D) Brittney, a non-Latino white woman

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Most divorces occur in the _____ year of marriage.


A) first to third
B) second to fifth
C) fifth to tenth
D) tenth to twelfth

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is TRUE regarding couples that cohabitate?


A) In general, cohabitators are more likely to stay married than non-cohabitators.
B) If cohabitation begins at age 19, the couple is more likely to get and stay married.
C) If cohabitation begins in the mid-twenties or later, the risk of marital dissolution is reduced.
D) Cohabitators often have more traditional views and lifestyles than non-cohabitators.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Women's friendships are characterized by all of the following except:


A) extended talking and listening.
B) depth and breadth of topics.
C) matching interests in activities and sports.
D) self-disclosure and mutual support.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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_____ love has strong components of sexuality and infatuation, and it often predominates in the early part of a love relationship.


A) Companionate
B) Affectionate
C) Consummate
D) Romantic

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Sophia and Eduardo are likely to experience _____ primarily because they are a married couple.


A) better health
B) financial security
C) gender equity
D) closer friendships

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following was FALSE of research on adult attachment styles?


A) Adoption was linked to an insecure attachment at age
21)
B) An insecurity avoidant attachment at eight years old was linked to higher social anxiety at age
21)
C) Infants who were securely attached at age one were attached securely to a romantic partner at age
21)
D) An insecurity avoidant attachment at eight years old was linked to loneliness at age
21)

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Casey is recently divorced. She is still feeing numb and confused about where she is in life now. Research would say that, due to this experience, she can expect all of the following EXCEPT:


A) depression.
B) anxiety.
C) alcohol use.
D) longevity.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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In Sternberg's view, an affair or a fling in which there is little intimacy and even less commitment is an example of:


A) infatuation.
B) consummation.
C) fatuous love.
D) companionate love.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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According to Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory of love, _____ involves physical and sexual attraction to another.


A) attachment
B) commitment
C) intimacy
D) passion

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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One of the benefits of a good marriage is:


A) better health.
B) financial security.
C) gender equity.
D) closer friendships.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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