The bonding benefits of oxytocin and vasopressin can be used to help people with disorders like autism and schizophrenia to develop close relationships.
T/F
True
Monogamy is very common throughout the animal kingdom.
T/F
False
According to neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, which of the following is the "hormone of monogamy"?
A. Oxytocin
Men focus more on the physical appearance of a potential mate, whereas women place more importance on personality.
T/F
True
Opposites attracts in terms of intelligence, family, and economic background. (in terms of article)
T/F
False
Online daters can easily tell if there is an attraction byj ust looking at photos in someone's profile.
T/F
False
What we consider to be attractive depends on
D. all of the above.
Good earning power is considered attractive by
C. both men and women.
According to a study at the University of Rochester, what color worn by women was judged most attractive by men?
B. red
Women are drawn to men whose immune system proteins are different thant heirs, which is detectable from kissing?
T/F
True
The majority of people kiss with their heads tilted to the left.
T/F
False
When people kiss, their level of cortisol drops, which reduces stress.
T/F
True
What hormone is responsible for the sex drive in both men and women?
D. Testosterone
What other animals kiss besides humans?
B. Chimps
The author asserts that emotional isolation is traumatizing and dangerous for humans beings.
T/F
True
Men are often more sensitive than women to the first sings of a relationship connection breakdown.
T/F
False
Touching your partner during an argument can instantly defuse anger and anxiety.
T/F
True
What part of the brain is considered our "fear center", triggered when we lose connection with a loved one?
C. Amygdala
When faced with conflict by a partner, men are inclined to
B. withdraw themselves.
We have different expecations for friend than for romantic partners, and flaws that are acceptable in a friendship may not be in a romantic relationship.
T/F
True
Timing plays a key role in determining whether the transition from friends to romantic partners is succesful.
T/F
True
Author kathy Werking states that when people look for a romantic partner, they want someone
D. whom they do not know well and who has an air of mystery.
According to the article, what can be a powerful agen in turning platonic relationships into sexual ones?
A. Alcohol
According to J.W. Wiley, an instructor of a romantic relationships course, various duties in a healthy relationship should naturally fall to one gender or the other, such as the expectation that the man should pay for dinner or initiate sex.
T/F
False
Due to evolution, men are more biased towards short-term relationships whereas women are more biased twards long-term relationships.
T/F
True
According to the article, which of the following qualities would a woman value the most in a partner?
A. Dependability
A disadvantae cited regarding the use of the Internet to find romance is
C. spending too much time o the Internet.
When former partners reunite, their relationship tends to be more enduring and to have a much lower divorce rate than the general public.
T/F
True
Threats to a relationship can actually increase feelings of longing, causing separated lovers to want to reunite desperately.
T/F
True
Having had a past relationship with a partner, most people understand what to expect and are fully prepared for the impact that seeing an ex will have on their lives or current relationships.
T/F
False
According to Dr. Helen Fisher, when a lover is absent, our brain cells prolong their activities of secreting the chemical _________, intensifiying our passion to reunite.
A. Dopamine
What percentage of lost-love reuinits studied by the author involved extra-marital affairs?
B. Approximately 60%
According to the article, most people in the US will spend more of their adult lives single than married.
T/F
True
The banking industry today continues to discriminate against single women and makes it difficult for women to qualify fo home loans.
T/F
False
Psychologist McGrath finds that single men and women are often more sexually adventurous.
T/F
True
Nowadays, many single people are no longer waiting for Ms. or Mr. Right to
D. all of the above.
All of the following are important for a single person to feel fullfilled, EXCEPT
C. a lot of money in savings.
New data shows that when someone cohabits only with a future spouse, divorce rates are the same or lower than if they had not lived together before marriage.
T/F
True
The majority of Americans now live together before getting married.
T/F
True
According to sociologist Pamela Smock, most people live together for many years without leading up to marriage in the US.
T/F
False
The article states that San Francisco has a higher rate of unmarried partners living together as compared to the national average.
T/F
True
One reason cited as to why more couples are living together and delaying the wedding is
D. weddings are expensive.
The main reason why partners move in together, even without plans for marriage, is
A. due to economics.
Nowadays, about 5 million opposite-sex coules and more than 600,000 same-sex couples cohabit, making living together a much more common and normal choice.
T/F
True
According to sociologist Paul Amato, people have much higher standards about whom they marry than whom they live with.
T/F
True
Sociologist Susan Brown found that a cohabiting couple has a higher chance of getting married if the woman really wants to do so.
T/F
False
Sociologist Paul Amato statest hat couples who cohabit before marriage may be or become less traditional, which can translate to their willingness to consider divorce, which is tradtionally frowned upon.
T/F
True
About 80 percent of all cohabiters eventually get married.
T/F
False
The article recommends combining your finances together as soon as you two move in together.
T/F
False
Why do people who live together, but may not be the best life partners, edup marrying anyways?
D. All of the above
In general, how does cohabitation affect children?
A. Emotinally and academically, children of cohabiters do not do as well as those with two married parents.
One suggestion to protect against the potentially harmful effects of cohabitation is to
A. get engaged before moving in together so that your expectations of commitment are clear.
According to the article, arranged marriage is an outdated and increasingly unpopular way for modern young people to find a spouse.
T/F
False
The matchmaker for an arranged marriage is always a parent of either the bride or groom.
T/F
False
According to author Reva Seth, women in arranged marriages are mostly happy because they have realistic expectations about their partners. T/F
True
The article states that the common Western notion of romantic love and a perfect soul mate causes much dissatisfaction. T/F (It certainly does, read up on this)
True
One advantage that arranged marriage may have is that an objective third party can match the couple for
A. shared values.
In the article, Dr. Epstein made which of the following statements?
C. Love in a marriage can be "made" if we work on accepting our partner bit by bit.
According to the article, being divorced ends up being more difficult than people anticipate.
T/F
True
The article states that most divorced people remarry within four years of their divorce?
T/F
False
Divorce can negatively affect your finances for the rest of your life.
T/F
True
During couple's therapy, simple agreeing to forget past relationship injuries is not enough; couples must reach their underlying emotions and truly forgive their partner in order to mend their friendship.
T/F
True
The first question divorce educator Deborah Maskovitch asks someone contemplating dirvorce is:
C. "Are you sure your relationship is over?"
What percentage of second marriages ends up in divorce?
B. 60%
The article states that it may be impossible to pull a couple back from the brink of divorce if one partner has
D. had an affair.
The federal government recognizes only marriages between one man and one woman.
T/F
True
In gay divorces, money or assets ordered by a judge to be given to a spouse can be subjected to income taxes, whereas they are not in a heterosexual divorce.
T/F
True
The Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law by President
A. Bill Clinton
The institutions mentioned in the chapter that have influeced relationship construction are medicine, religion, the law, politics, the family, and education.
T/F
True
One way school-based sexuality education has helped to queer relationships is to focus on the abstinece-only approach.
T/F
False
Same-sex marriage does not afford gays and lesbians even a little social approval, and certainly not even a few rewards.
T/F
False
Queer relationships have been around forever.
T/F
True
Although marriages are ultimately formal legal contracts, they
D. are often shrouded in religious overtones and meanings.
According to the chapter Queering Relationships: Toward a Paradigmatic Shift?, perhaps the best example of material benefits resultng from being in a traditional relationship is
D. tax benefits.
Which following statement(s) is/are true based on the chapter Queering Relationships: Toward a Paradigmatic Shift?
