Deck 5: Love and Mate Selection

Question 1

A common manifestation of the separation of love and sex today is:

A)disappointment
B)erotic love
C)rational love
D)casual sex

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to Freud,the two important elements of the sexual aim of adults are:

A)sensual and psychical
B)rational and emotional
C)sensual and rational
D)egoistic and sensual

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Individuals who fall in love with people who manifest the characteristics of their ego ideal are said to experience:

A)erotic love
B)dependent love
C)narcissistic love
D)romantic love

Answer 3

C

Question 4

According to Freud's theory of love,

A)love and sex are identical.
B)sex is the drive that produces the need for affection
C)love and sex are two separate entities.
D)love and sex cannot be separated.

Question 5

Orgasms are followed by the release of the "cuddle chemicals" that make us feel attachment and union with someone.The cuddle chemicals are:

A)dopamine & oxytocin
B)dopamine & endorphin
C)oxytocin & vasopressin
D)vasopressin & endorphin

Question 6

According to the text,to accurately define the word 'love' requires

A)at least one college course
B)an understanding of its different aspects
C)people to look to their own experience
D)knowing what the other person means

Question 7

People who believe love and sex are different but connected may also believe that:

A)you can't have one without the other
B)sex means love
C)to love someone means you want sex with them
D)sex is a physical way of showing emotional love

Question 8

People who think love and sex are the same thing believe that:

A)sex is biological but love is emotional
B)we love another because they meet our sexual needs
C)romance is necessary for sexual pleasure
D)you cannot have one without the other

Question 9

According to Liebowitz,which type of love results in the brain's producing narcotic-like substances called endorphins,which give a sense of tranquility?

A)romantic love
B)companionate love
C)erotic love
D)conscious love

Question 10

Romantic love can also be narcissistic love when:

A)it is a forbidden or secret love
B)it becomes the only thing one can think about
C)we love in the other the characteristics we would like to have
D)it is not based on reality but on an idealistic image

Question 11

According to Liebowitz,excitement and arousal of romantic love are a result of increased levels of which of the following in the bloodstream?

A)endorphins
B)dopamine and norepinephrine
C)serotonin
D)blood sugar

Question 12

Which kind of love does the text say can become problematic if it is taken as the only criterion for marriage?

A)romantic love
B)companionate love
C)erotic love
D)dependent love

Question 13

Tennov found that when passion is strong,lovers are in a wildly emotional state,obsessed with thoughts of their loved one.These feelings are labeled:

A)limerence
B)altruistic love
C)infatuation
D)erotic love

Question 14

Another term for sexual,sensuous love is:

A)romantic love
B)narcissistic love
C)erotic love
D)limerence

Question 15

Love defined as profoundly tender or passionate affection for another person is termed:

A)erotic love
B)dependent love
C)romantic love
D)conscious love

Question 16

Who viewed love and sex as the same thing?

A)Maslow
B)Reik
C)Fromm
D)Freud

Question 17

The basic point of view of the text is that love is:

A)a simple concept
B)a multidimensional concept
C)primarily emotional
D)exclusively a physiological reaction

Question 18

According to the text,romantic love can become a problem when:

A)it fades before people get married
B)a person doesn't recognize it
C)it is not accompanied by sexual passion
D)it becomes the basis for marriage

Question 19

Research shows that the excitement and arousal of romantic love are caused by:

A)companionate,or conscious,love
B)physiological mechanisms
C)finding the perfect life partner
D)the release of neurotransmitters

Question 20

_______ is defined as a wildly emotional state,seesawing between bliss and jealousy.

A)companionate love
B)romantic love
C)altruistic love
D)limerence

Question 21

Altruistic love is different from all other types of love because of its emphasis on:

A)care and concern for other's feelings
B)not dominating the other person
C)understanding and nurturing another person
D)lack of concern for one's own needs

Question 22

Which of the following kinds of love does your text say is NOT important for a successful marriage?

A)narcissistic
B)erotic
C)dependent
D)friendship

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of the concept of altruistic love?

A)respect
B)attraction
C)responsibility
D)nurturing care

Question 24

Which of the following components is NOT part of altruistic love according to Fromm?

A)passion
B)care
C)responsibility
D)knowledge

Question 25

Maslow's term for love for the very being and uniqueness of another person is

A)altruistic love
B)D-love.
C)B-love.
D)U-love.

Question 26

Researchers have found that a person who is _____ is most likely to be committed in a love relationship.

A)dependent
B)conscientious
C)altruistic
D)heterogamous

Question 27

According to the text,when people are friends,they:

A)are more likely to have a romance
B)truly like the other person
C)may not like the other person
D)are companions

Question 28

The text points out that as a love relationship matures over the years,friendship is likely to _____.

A)increase
B)decrease
C)evolve into companionate love
D)develop into romance

Question 29

The type of love between individuals with common concerns is referred to as:

A)friendship love
B)altruistic love
C)B-love
D)D-love

Question 30

One of the chief proponents of altruistic love is

A)Freud.
B)Maslow.
C)Fromm.
D)Sternberg.

Question 31

Which kind of love is the combination of intimacy,passion,and commitment that Sternberg says is important for enduring love?

A)companionate love
B)complete love
C)consummate love
D)altruistic love

Question 32

Dependency love is defined as the kind of love that:

A)children have for their parents
B)parents have for their children
C)people cannot live without
D)married people develop after many years

Question 33

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,a person who is possessive and manipulative in a love relationship is likely to:

A)have being needs that are unmet
B)have deficiency needs that are unmet
C)be looking to a partner to meet his/her being needs.
D)focus on giving a partner what the partner need

Question 34

According to Maslow,when one's basic needs are not met as a child,________ in an adult love relationship.

A)only B-love can be fulfilled
B)deficiency needs will be met
C)deficiency love can develop
D)both D-love and B-love will be present

Question 35

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,what must I do before I can focus on personal growth?

A)experience B-love from my mate
B)experience D-love from my mate
C)meet my basic needs
D)meet my partner's basic needs

Question 36

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,when someone's deficiency needs are fulfilled by another person,_____ love develops.

A)erotic
B)dependent
C)rational
D)romantic

Question 37

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following refers to the highest three levels of need?

A)A-needs
B)B-needs
C)C-needs
D)D-needs

Question 38

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,a person who expects his/her partner to make up for all the love s/he did not receive as a child will most likely _______.

A)be in D-love
B)be in B-love
C)look for D-love
D)look for B-love

Question 39

Who would suggest that love is associated with need fulfillment?

A)Freud
B)Reik
C)Fromm
D)Maslow

Question 40

Which of the following does Maslow extol as being particularly virtuous?

A)B-love
B)D-love
C)self-revelation
D)mutual dependency

Question 41

Theories of mate selection based on the notion that we enter into relationships with those who possess resources that we value are referred to as:

A)psychodynamic
B)needs
C)exchange
D)developmental process

Question 42

Which is an example of an exchange theory of mate selection?

A)propinquity theory
B)equity theory
C)parent image theory
D)ideal mate theory

Question 43

Which of the following does your text say is most emphasized as the basis for mate selection in Western culture?

A)romantic love
B)companionate love
C)dependent love
D)erotic love

Question 44

Of the three attachment styles,a person with an avoidant attachment style would be MOST likely to:

A)seek idealistic romantic love
B)use sex to achieve prestige among peers
C)use sex to achieve intimacy
D)experience dependent love

Question 45

Compatibility means that people:

A)have the same values,likes,and dislikes
B)are meant to be together
C)have complementary needs
D)can live together amicably

Question 46

College students with an anxious/ambivalent attachment style were most likely to have sex to:

A)satisfy their own physical needs
B)reduce insecurity and foster intimacy
C)impress their friends
D)express their love for their partner

Question 47

What is an example of a psychodynamic theory of mate selection?

A)ideal mate theory
B)equity theory
C)propinquity theory
D)filter process theory

Question 48

Which of the following components is NOT a part of love according to Sternberg?

A)intimacy
B)passion
C)decision/commitment
D)friendship

Question 49

Across the life span men's attitudes toward love are ______ than/as women's.

A)more erotic
B)less inhibited
C)about the same
D)more possessive

Question 50

According to psychodynamic theories of mate selection,we are most likely to marry someone who is _______.

A)like our opposite-sex parent
B)the opposite from us
C)a good parent
D)employed in a high status occupation

Question 51

Selecting a partner who is different from oneself is called:

A)heterogamy
B)propinquity
C)exogamy
D)homogamy

Question 52

Which theories of mate selection describe it as a process of filtering and weeding out ineligible and incompatible people until an appropriate person is selected?

A)psychodynamic
B)needs
C)exchange
D)developmental process

Question 53

Selecting a mate who is geographically close is called:

A)exogamy
B)heterogamy
C)propinquity
D)logical

Question 54

According to research,which of the following is most likely to be associated with adults' satisfaction with their relationships?

A)how long they have been married
B)an experienced sexual history
C)exclusive commitment to their partner
D)whether couples have children in the home

Question 55

Which theories of mate selection emphasize the influence of experiences of earlier years on mate selection?

A)psychodynamic
B)needs
C)exchange
D)developmental process

Question 56

Marrying outside one's kin group is called:

A)homogamy
B)heterogamy
C)endogamy
D)exogamy

Question 57

Montgomery and Sorell's study of differences in love attitudes across family life stages suggested that

A)there is a smooth developmental progression of love attitudes during the life span.
B)at all stages of the life course,adults endorse passion,friendship,and self-giving love attitudes.
C)strategies that encourage eroticism are likely to decrease a couple's satisfaction with the relationship as the life cycle progresses.
D)only in the early stages do love attitudes encompass friendship

Question 58

Adolescents who were securely attached as infants were more likely to have ______ dating relationships.

A)longer lasting
B)very few
C)more mature
D)many

Question 59

According to developmental process theories,finding a suitable marriage partner requires ________.

A)falling in love with someone who can take care of us
B)filtering out people who aren't like our parents
C)sorting out people with the right characteristics
D)finding someone who is our picture of an ideal mate

Question 60

Researchers found that young singles tend to have attitudes about love that are more ____ than married adults.

A)possessive
B)liberal
C)self-giving
D)erotic

Question 61

People who were raised in unhealthy families:

A)should not get married
B)may have developed characteristics that can cause problems in marriage
C)cannot have a happy marriage unless they get premarital counseling
D)can be happy only if they marry someone else who was raised in an unhappy family

Question 62

The extent of agreement or disagreement between the husband and wife partially describes

A)homogamy
B)compatibility
C)propinquity
D)heterogamy

Question 63

What is the relationship between marital satisfaction and consensus and similarity of attitudes and values?

A)Consensus develops slowly in a personal relationship,and the more it develops,the greater the satisfaction.
B)The more intimate dating couples become,the less likely they are to express agreement in a number of important areas.
C)Marital satisfaction is not related to having similar attitudes and values.
D)If people love each other,consensus is not necessary for marital satisfaction.

Question 64

Research shows that marriages tend to be homogamous with respect to:

A)religion
B)race
C)both religion and race
D)neither religion nor race

Question 65

Which of the following appears to be likely regarding the effect of education and intelligence on mate selection?

A)Most females with 4 years of college marry college graduates or those with more education than they have.
B)Educationally homogamous marriages tend to be much more compatible than educationally heterogamous marriages.
C)Intelligence compatibility appears to have about the same level of importance as does educational compatibility.
D)Most males with 4 years of college marry women with equal or more education than they have.

Question 66

Which of the following issues does research indicate seems to be the LEAST important for couples to have consensus about?

A)when they go to bed and wake up
B)how they spend their money
C)where they are going to live
D)what movies they are going to watch

Question 67

Interviews with cohabiting couples indicate that they considered living together to be all of these EXCEPT:

A)convenient
B)practical financially
C)a stage of dating
D)a substitute for marriage

Question 68

A 2004 study found that interfaith marriages are more likely to occur when _______.

A)the woman is not Catholic or Jewish
B)the religion is more orthodox
C)socioeconomic status is similar
D)people are more educated

Question 69

As the tradition of the man as the family's sole source of income disappears:

A)women are finally considering the economic characteristics of potential husbands in the mate selection process.
B)men are finally considering the economic characteristics of potential wives in the mate selection process.
C)women are increasingly hesitant to marry.
D)men are increasingly hesitant to marry.

Question 70

Research shows that both men and women tend to live longer if they are married to:

A)their best friend
B)someone older than they are
C)someone younger than they are
D)a sociable person with high self-esteem

Question 71

Which of the following refers to marrying someone across outside one's own kin group?

A)endogamy
B)exogamy
C)homogamy
D)heterogamy

Question 72

Which of the following is not true regarding age differentials in mate selection?

A)The median age differential between husband and wife in the first marriage is about 2 years.
B)Marriages tend to be age homogamous.
C)Significant differences in marital quality occur among couples from various age dissimilar categories.
D)A young wife marrying an older man is likely to be widowed at an early age.

Question 73

Which of the following characteristics tends to be at the top of the process of filtering through a wide field of eligibles in order to select a mate?

A)compatibility
B)temperament
C)propinquity
D)habits

Question 74

Which of the following issues does research suggest is MOST likely to be able to be worked out in an otherwise compatible marriage?

A)age differences between spouses
B)differing religious convictions
C)annoying personal habits
D)inadequate interpersonal skills

Question 75

Marriages between people with differing educational levels ______ than/as those between people with similar educational levels.

A)are slightly more stable
B)are equally as stable
C)are somewhat less stable

Question 76

The propensity to choose a spouse similar to oneself is called:

A)homogamy
B)heterogamy
C)hypogamous
D)propinquity

Question 77

The text states that marriage tends to be happier when partners are:

A)hypogamous
B)compatible
C)younger when they marry
D)sociable

Question 78

People raised in a middle class family are most likely to be happy:

A)with mates from middle class families
B)if they marry up
C)with mates who are more educated
D)marrying either up or down

Question 79

Some ____ million couples are cohabiting; most are under age _____.

A)1 million: 30 years
B)5 million: 40 years
C)6 million: 30 years
D)8 million: 40 years

Question 80

Impulsivity and unconventionality are associated with:

A)greater marriage satisfaction
B)lower marriage satisfaction
C)greater age difference between partners
D)people who marry at a younger age