Quiz 9 - Attraction & Close Relationships(1)

Question 1

In the study of ‘love and marriage in eleven cultures’ (see chapter 1 of the textbook), from which country was the greatest percentage of respondents who said ‘yes’ that they would marry if they were not in love (but the person had all the other qualities desired)?

Answer 1

Pakistan

NOT India

Question 2

Which of Sternberg’s components of love make up ‘consummate love’?

Answer 2

intimacy, passion, commitment.

Question 3

_______________________ of love is a state of complete absorption in someone, with tenderness and the ‘agony and ecstasy’ of intense emotions

Answer 3

Passionate

Question 4

According to the textbook, what is the relationship between arranged and love marriages and the level of romantic love in Jaipur, India?

Answer 4

Romantic love in arranged marriages increases over time whereas it declines in love marriages.

Question 5

What number goes in the blank in the statement below?

No wonder a Pew survey (2006) of Internet users who are single and looking for romance found that ….. percent used the Internet to further their romantic interests and that 37 percent had gone to an online dating website.

Answer 5

74

Question 6

What is one paradoxical feature of online romantic relationships?

Answer 6

They encourage deception and sincerity

Question 7

The main point of Miller’s chapter titled “We always hurt the ones we love: Aversive reactions in close relationships” is:

Answer 7

Realistic expectations are necessary for the development of positive relationships.

Question 8

Referring to the social psychology of interpersonal attraction, what does the ‘need complementarity’ hypothesis refer to (select the best answer)?

Answer 8

Sometimes people seek partners who balance their own personalities, for example, someone who is submissive might find complementarity in someone who is dominant.

Question 9

The Tim Minchin song “If I didn’t have you” was played in the lecture. What is the main point of this song?

Answer 9

If he didn’t have his wife he would probably have someone else.

Question 10

Sky has moved away to a new job in a new town, away from friends and family. What type of loneliness is she likely to be feeling?

Answer 10

Transitional loneliness.