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

Question 1

1. Samantha’s roommate buys a pair of bright orange running shoes. Initially, Samantha doesn’t like the
   shoes very much, but as she sees her roommate wearing the shoes more often, she starts to like them
   more and even considers getting a pair for herself. This is an example of
   a. investment model of close relationship.
   b. secure attachment style.
   c. halo effect.
   d. mere exposure effect.

Answer 1

d

Question 2

2. Which of the following is a benefit of online dating?
   a. The ability to achieve propinquity with a wider range of people
   b. Mathematical formulas that are highly effective at creating compatibility matches
   c. People tend to be more honest about themselves online
   d. With online dating, there’s no such thing as potential mates feeling “out of your league”

Answer 2

a

Question 3

3. Which of the following is false?
   a. People in communal relationships tend to keep track of who is contributing what to the relationship.
   b. People find “average” faces to be more attractive than unusual faces.
   c. People like others who like them.
   d. The more we see and interact with people, the more we will like them.

Answer 3

a

Question 4

4. Sue and Dan are currently in a relationship. According to the investment model of close relationships,
   which of the following would be an indication of Sue’s intention of breaking up with Dan?
   a. There is an attractive guy in her class who has been pursuing her for some while.
   b. They have only recently started dating.
   c. Sue is not always happy around Dan and finds excuses to avoid spending time with him.
   d. All of the above.

Answer 4

d

Question 5

5. __________ style is characterized by difficulty in forming close relationships with others because of being
   rejected in previous attempts to form such relations.
   a. Reciprocal attachment
   b. Avoidant attachment
   c. Anxious/ambivalent attachment
   d. Secure attachment

Answer 5

b

Question 6

6. Which of the following statements regarding attachment style is true?
   a. Few if any individuals change their attachment style once they reach adulthood.
   b. A majority of adults have been found to exhibit an avoidant attachment style.
   c. The attachment style that adults display is shaped by their partner’s behavior and the type of
   relationship they’ve created as a couple.
   d. Your attachment style as an infant typically has little to do with the attachment style you have in your
   adult relationships.

Answer 6

c

Question 7

7. Which of the following is representative of the equity theory of relationship satisfaction?
   a. Eric decides to stop helping Madison because he feels Madison never helps him as much as he helps
   Madison.
   b. Eric helps Mary with her homework, and Madison likes Eric.
   c. Eric forgets to help Aaron with his homework even though Aaron had asked him for help.
   d. Eric lets Justin pay for his lunch instead.

Answer 7

a

Question 8

8. A person who has a secure attachment style tends to exhibit
   a. low anxiety and low avoidance.
   b. high anxiety and low avoidance.
   c. low anxiety and high avoidance.
   d. high anxiety and high avoidance.

Answer 8

a

Question 9

9. You are considering breaking up with your significant other after 1 month of being a couple. While the
   relationship gives you lots of rewards and has few costs, you have recently met someone new whom you
   anticipate will give you even more rewards for even fewer costs. Your dilemma stems from the fact that
   you have a __________ and a __________.
   a. low comparison level; high comparison level for alternatives
   b. high comparison level; high comparison level for alternatives
   c. low comparison level; low comparison level for alternatives
   d. high comparison level; low equity level

Answer 9

b

Question 10

10. According to research, who among the following would most likely find the end of a relationship as
the least stressful and upsetting?
a. Breakers
b. Breakees
c. Mutuals
d. Avoidants

Answer 10

a