Intimate Relationships Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course explores the psychological, social, and cultural dynamics of intimate relationships, emphasizing romantic partnerships. Students will examine theories and empirical research related to attraction, love, emotional communication, conflict resolution, commitment, and relationship satisfaction. The course also addresses issues such as the impact of gender, sexuality, attachment styles, culture, life cycle changes, and digital technologies on the development and maintenance of intimate bonds. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and case studies, students will develop a deeper understanding of the factors influencing healthy and fulfilling intimate relationships.
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Intimate Relationships 7th Edition by Rowland Miller
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Chapter 1: The Building Blocks of Relationships
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Q1) What do recent studies suggest about the labels we use in describing attachment?
A) The labels are widely and correctly used.
B) It is better to describe people with regard to their relative standing on dimensions of anxiety and avoidance.
C) Labels should be thought of as describing distinctly different categories that have nothing in common.
D) The labels are largely useless.
Answer: B
Q2) Some researchers believe that our need to belong:
A) is evolutionarily adaptive.
B) causes destructive behaviors, such as substance abuse, if it is not satisfied.
C) can be fulfilled regardless of the quality of our relationships.
D) can be satisfied with certain solitary pursuits if one cannot find companionship.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Research Methods
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Q1) A researcher who decides to study domestic violence because of a sudden increase in incidents of abuse is obtaining a research question from:
A) personal experience.
B) a social problem.
C) previous research.
D) the theories of relationships.
Answer: B
Q2) A research measure that produces the same results time after time under the same conditions is said to be _____.
A) valid
B) reliable
C) structured
D) causal
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Attraction
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Q1) In speed dating the most desirable people are usually:
A) the most outgoing.
B) the least discriminating.
C) already taken.
D) the choosiest and most discriminating.
Answer: D
Q2) Repeated contact with someone usually increases our liking for him or her.This concept is known as _____.
A) reciprocity
B) the mere exposure effect
C) complementarity
D) reactance
Answer: B
Q3) Most people partner with people:
A) as attractive as they are.
B) more attractive than they are.
C) less attractive than they are.
D) in no particular pattern with respect to attractiveness.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Social Cognition
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Q1) In making attributions for conflict in her marriage,Linda sees her own behaviors as caused by situational factors and the behaviors of her partner as caused by his dispositional characteristics.Linda's explanations have most clearly been influenced by:
A) the powerlessness bias.
B) the conflict in her relationships.
C) gender stereotypes.
D) the actor/observer effect.
Q2) Researchers found that people were _____ in assessing HIV risk status of their partner early in a relationship and they became _____ as the relationships developed.
A) fairly accurate; even more accurate
B) overconfident; even more overconfident
C) overconfident; more accurate
D) fairly accurate; overconfident
Q3) When we reconstruct memories we tend to:
A) forget disappointments in our relationships if we are currently happy.
B) forget disappointments in our relationships if we are currently unhappy.
C) always believe our relationships are getting better.
D) have less vivid and detailed memories about our relationships.
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Chapter 5: Communication
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Q1) After listening to her husband talk about their dwindling finances,Sabrina says,"Am I correct in thinking you are feeling anxious that we are spending more than we can afford and would like us to look for ways of cutting expenses?" This illustrates:
A) dysfunctional communication.
B) mindreading.
C) paraphrasing.
D) perception checking.
Q2) When researchers compare the percentage of time a speaker looks at a listener to the percentage of time he or she gazes at a speaker,it is known as:
A) interpersonal contact.
B) interpersonal distance.
C) microexpressions.
D) visual dominance ratio.
Q3) Authentic flashes of real emotion are called:
A) mimicry.
B) display rules.
C) microexpressions.
D) belligerence.
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Chapter 6: Interdependency
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Q1) In Gottman and Levinson's work,they found that couples at a low risk for divorce showed a ratio of positive to negative exchanges of:
A) 1:1.
B) 3:1.
C) 5:1.
D) 10:1.
Q2) In his relationship with Andrea,Tom perceives his ratio of benefits to contributions to be 30/80,whereas he perceives Andrea's ratio to be 50/100.Tom probably experiences:
A) equity.
B) underbenefit.
C) overbenefit.
D) entrapment.
Q3) In interdependence theory the value of the outcomes that we believe we deserve in our dealings with others is our:
A) comparison level.
B) social exchange.
C) outcome.
D) investment level.
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Chapter 7: Friendship
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Q1) Research on peer popularity in elementary school has found that:
A) it is not very stable in elementary school, so it is not a very good predictor of subsequent behavior.
B) peer popularity in elementary school predicts peer popularity toward the end of high school.
C) rejection by peers in elementary school is a risk factor for later difficulties.
D) None of these; there isn't enough research to draw a conclusion.
Q2) Three broad themes of friendship include:
A) affection, communion, and society.
B) affection, romance, and companionship.
C) affection, communion, and companionship.
D) None of these.
Q3) In general women's friendships are characterized by _____ and men's friendships involve _____.
A) shared activities; capitalization
B) shared activities; emotional sharing
C) emotional sharing; shared activities
D) capitalization; emotional sharing
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Chapter 8: Love
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Q1) Which of the following statements about the course of romantic love between partners over the life span is true?
A) Feelings of romantic love rise dramatically early and then increase gradually over time.
B) The gap between ideal and experienced love widens over time.
C) Romantic love is less of an issue for older Americans because they grew up in an era when love was less important for marriage. (This is likely a cohort effect.)
D) The fantasy, novelty, and arousal decline in committed relationships, which relates to the decline of romantic love.
Q2) The Coolidge effect refers to the tendency for:
A) the presentation of a new female to increase arousal in male animals.
B) repeated presentation of the same female to increase arousal in male animals.
C) a partner with which one shares much intimacy to continue to be exciting.
D) a partner to whom one is committed to continue to be exciting.
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Chapter 9: Sexuality
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Q1) As suggested by self-determination theory,sex is more satisfying to both members of the couple if it fulfils the needs of:
A) autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
B) autonomy, submission, and nurturance.
C) authority, competence, and nurturance.
D) authority, submission, and relatedness.
Q2) Pursuing long-term mates that contribute resources to raising offspring and meanwhile surreptitiously seeking desirable genes in order to have strong healthy children that survive is called:
A) the tend and befriend hypothesis.
B) sexual double standard.
C) the good genes hypothesis.
D) sociosexual orientation.
Q3) What constitutes cybersex?
A) Sexual chat for the purpose of sexual gratification
B) Visiting a pornographic Website
C) Reading online erotic fiction
D) Casually flirting in a chatroom
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Chapter 10: Stresses and Strains
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Q1) Which of the following types of people are most likely to forgive?
A) Insecure people (in terms of attachment style)
B) Those high in agreeableness
C) Those high in neuroticism
D) Those high in narcissism
Q2) Are apologies helpful in forgiveness?
A) No, it is better to simply beg for understanding and mercy.
B) Yes, expressions of shame and regret are helpful.
C) No, they simply open old wounds.
D) Yes, even if they seem insincere.
Q3) Reactive jealousy involves:
A) being suspicious when there is no threat to the relationship.
B) snooping around to confirm suspicions.
C) being jealous in response to another's jealousy.
D) identifying real threats.
Q4) Research on lying suggests that most lies are:
A) not successful.
B) casual, spontaneous events.
C) infrequent (we don't tell lies very often).
D) considered fairly serious by those who tell them.
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Chapter 11: Conflict
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Q1) The dialectic of openness and closedness is related to:
A) interdependence.
B) predictability.
C) social networks.
D) self-disclosure.
Q2) What is a noticeable tendency among couples with regard to conflict style?
A) Most couples change conflict styles often, fighting constructively one month and more destructively the next.
B) Most couples can't be categorized as using one conflict style.
C) Although change is possible, couples tend to maintain the same conflict style.
D) Couples maintain conflict styles, never changing.
Q3) Carole's relationship with James is pleasant,but Carole is also starting to feel bored.She is experiencing the dialectic of:
A) openness and closedness.
B) stability and change.
C) autonomy and connection.
D) integration and separation.
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Chapter 12: Power and Violence
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Q1) In terms of gender differences in partner violence:
A) most of the injuries are suffered by women.
B) most of the injuries are suffered by men.
C) women are more likely to murder their partners.
D) women are more likely to become stalkers after a break-up.
Q2) In the context of power differentials,who is most likely to be interrupted in a conversation?
A) A man talking to another man
B) A woman talking to another woman
C) A man talking to a woman
D) A woman talking to a man
Q3) For your roommate,it is very important that the two of you live together next year.You wouldn't mind living with him/her again next year but have considered other options.In this relationship,you have more power than your roommate.This is an example of:
A) the principle of lesser interest.
B) the principle of greater options.
C) intimate terrorism.
D) behavior control.
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Chapter 13: The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships
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Q1) When asked,"What caused your divorce?" women most commonly gave which response?
A) Infidelity
B) Incompatibility
C) Substance use (including drinking)
D) Personality problems
Q2) The stage that occurs first in the dissolution of most relationships is called the:
A) dyadic phase.
B) personal phase.
C) social phase.
D) grave-dressing phase.
Q3) How has individualism likely influenced the divorce rate in the United States?
A) We demand more of our spouses than in the past.
B) We are less connected to social norms that might discourage divorce.
C) We have less social support from friends and family than in the past.
D) All of these.
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Chapter 14: Maintaining and Repairing Relationships
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Q1) The shift from thinking of oneself as an "I" to a "we" in relationships is known as:
A) cognitive dissonance.
B) cognitive-behavioral maintenance.
C) cognitive interdependence.
D) cognitive decline.
Q2) Most people divorce:
A) without consulting a marital therapist.
B) within a year of marriage.
C) without much thought.
D) out of boredom.
Q3) Our enhanced well-being and enhanced relationships due to partners that encourage us to be all that we can be is named the:
A) positivity phenomenon.
B) enhancement phenomenon.
C) Michelangelo phenomenon.
D) Monet phenomenon.
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