Kap 10: Tiltrækning og forhold: Fra førstehåndsindtryk til langvarig intimitet Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following examples best illustrates how familiarity plays a role in the propinquity effect?
    a. Peter sends out an invitation to Tom for his party, as Tom had invited Peter over for his last month.
    b. Zayn and Azim, whose dorm rooms are adjacent to each other’s, fall in love.
    c. Chris and Peony start dating after having met each other via an online dating app as their personalities
    and hobbies match.
    d. Yin, an introvert by nature, and Yang, an extrovert by nature, find each other to be very interesting after
    having met for the first time at a conference.
A

b

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  1. Which of the following is most likely to be due to the mere exposure effect?
    a. Concert attendees have especially favorable attitudes toward songs that they have listened to toward
    the end of their visit.
    b. Sean, the CEO of a company, prefers the company’s new slogan to the existing one.
    c. Radio listeners tend to like a song that the station had
    played multiple times in comparison to one that has been played only once or twice.
    d. Ruth, a high schooler, memorizes humorous poems at a much faster pace than she does dramatic
    poems.
A

c

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  1. Similarity in terms of which of the following dimensions has been found to predict increased attraction?
    a. attitudes
    b. attractiveness level
    c. genetics
    d. All of the above
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d

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  1. Which of the following statements is true?
    a. We tend to like people who are genetically similar to us.
    b. We are often attracted to people who share a similar life experience with us.
    c. The more someone looks like us, the more attractive we typically find them to be.
    d. All of the above.
A

d

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5. Which of the following is not identified as a major predictor of attraction in long-term romantic
relationships?
a. Similarity
b. Reciprocity
c. Complementarity
d. Propinquity
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c

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  1. Research indicates that a face’s symmetry is a reliable predictor of how attractive it is seen to be. An
    evolutionary psychology explanation for this finding would be that
    a. symmetrical faces remind us of ourselves and therefore elicit positive feelings.
    b. symmetry is a sign of health and that a potential mate has good genes.
    c. “Western” cultures place a greater emphasis on physical attractiveness than do “Eastern” cultures.
    d. All of the above
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b

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  1. Men and women differ in their approach while choosing their partners. According to the evolutionary
    perspective, what are the specific characteristics that men and women favor while making this decision?
    a. Men tend to favor trustworthiness while women favor a pleasant personality.
    b. Women tend to favor physical attractiveness while men favor industriousness.
    c. Men tend to favor reproductive capability while women favor men with resources.
    d. Women tend to favor earning capacity while men favor ambitious women
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c

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  1. Research on the influence of phones on social interaction indicates that
    a. contrary to what some critics believe, the availability of mobile phones has no negative effect on social
    engagement.
    b. men are more easily distracted by the presence of a phone during a conversation than are women.
    c. even if a phone isn’t being used during a conversation, it can still pose a distraction that comes at the
    expense of social engagement.
    d. while laptops and tablets can be distracting during face-to-face interaction, phones are not.
A

c

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  1. Research on the effectiveness of dating websites and apps indicates that
    a. websites and apps using mathematical algorithms to match couples by compatibility are far more
    successful than more traditional ways of meeting a partner such as getting fixed up by friends.
    b. people tend to send messages to fellow website users whose attractiveness and popularity levels are
    similar to their own.
    c. these sites and apps are very popular among gay and lesbian users, but not among heterosexuals.
    d. the more you find out about someone you met online the more you tend to like that person
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b

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  1. Which of the following statements is true regarding online dating profiles?
    a. Misinterpretation in online profiles are usually unintentional, especially among women.
    b. Online profiles are accurate representations of people’s personalities.
    c. People typically find an online profile to be rather reliable.
    d. Online dating profiles are typically harder to navigate or manipulate.
A

a

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  1. Melissa is a17-year-old girl and a die hard fan of Justin Bieber. She has been his fan for over eight years
    and even has his picture set as her phone’s wallpaper. Which of the following component of love,
    according to the Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, best captures Melissa’s “love” for Justin Bieber?
    a. Romantic love
    b. Fatuous love
    c. Companionate love
    d. Consummate love
A

b

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2. Which of the following is not one of the three major components of love, according to Sternberg’s
triangular theory of love?
a. Intimacy
b. Passion
c. Reciprocity
d. Commitment
A

c

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3. The positive emotional state when one is indulged and taken care of by one’s romantic partner is
known as
a. yuan.
b. gan qing.
c. amae.
d. jung.
A

c

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Which of the following sentiment best captures an anxious/ambivalent attachment style?
a. “I find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like. I often worry that my partner doesn’t
really love me or won’t stay with me. I want to merge completely with another person, and this desire
sometimes scares people away.”
b. “I am very close to some people within my life, but not to others. When I love someone, I want to spend
all my time with them, but when I dislike someone, I try to avoid any kind of interaction with them. I am
happy having just a few close relationships in my life.”
c. “I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others; I find it difficult to trust them completely, difficult
to allow myself to depend on them. I am nervous when anyone gets close, and often my romantic
partners want me to be more intimate than I feel comfortable being.”
d. “I find it relatively easy to get close to others and am comfortable depending on them and having them
depend on me. I don’t often worry about being abandoned or about someone getting too close.”

A

a

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  1. The regions of the brain that exhibit signs of increased activity when someone thinks about feelings of
    romantic love are the same regions that exhibit signs of increased activity when a person
    a. sleeps.
    b. ingests cocaine.
    c. cries.
    d. is anxious about being the focus of attention.
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b

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  1. According to the investment model of close relationships, which of the following is an important factor
    in determining your commitment to a relationship?
    a. The attitude of your family members toward your romantic partner.
    b. The proximity of your house location to your partner’s.
    c. Whether its compassionate or companionate love that dominates in your relationship.
    d. The duration of your relationship.
A

d

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  1. Equity theory suggests that if a relationship is not equitable
    a. the overbenefited individual will still be satisfied with it.
    b. both the underbenefited and the overbenefited individuals will still be satisfied with it.
    c. both the underbenefited and the overbenefited individuals will be unsatisfied with it.
    d. it will transition from a communal relationship to an exchange relationship.
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c

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  1. Which of the following is not an example of a dyadic/social phase of relationship dissolution?
    a. Discussing with your partner whether or not to stay as friends after the breakup.
    b. Gossiping with your friends about how dissatisfied you were in the relationship.
    c. Updating your family and friends about your current relationship status.
    d. Trying to get over your breakup by developing other hobbies.
A

d

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  1. Which of the following findings regarding breakups is true?
    a. Initiating a breakup is even more stressful than being broken up with.
    b. The dissolution of same-sex relationships is not marked
    by the same type and amount of negative emotional response as is the dissolution of cross-sex
    relationships.
    c. Staying in contact and up-to-date on the activities of an ex-partner can have both positive and negative
    effects on an individual after a breakup.
    d. On average, men are not nearly as upset by breakups as women are.
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b