Chapter 12: Love and Relationships - T/F

Question 1

Romantic love is the basis for marriage in most cultures.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In Western culture, romantic love is separate from sexual desire.

Answer 2

false

Question 3

In terms of attachment styles, the most common romantic pairing is a secure-secure matching.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

The least common attachment style is the avoidant style.

Answer 4

false

Question 5

People rate best friends and lovers similarly on characteristics such as acceptance, trust, respect, mutual assistance, and understanding.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

According to Lee, love-styles are fixed and repetitive.

Answer 6

false

Question 7

As a general rule, people are most attracted to opposites.

Answer 7

false

Question 8

The decision and commitment to love another person without intimacy or passion is experienced as empty love, according to Sternberg.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

One of the major predictors of marital success is the number of pleasurable activities the couple shares.

Answer 9

true

Question 10

The ludus love-style is a strong negative predictor of relationship satisfaction.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Feelings of romantic love tends to be unconditional.

Answer 11

true

Question 12

Anthropologists have found that romantic love is an idealized notion tat is found almost exclusively in industrialized cultures where emphasis is on the individual.

Answer 12

false

Question 13

In order for a couple to become more intimate, it is important for them to withhold their negative feelings about each other.

Answer 13

false

Question 14

Self-disclosure is always important in a relationship, but it is not necessary that both individuals self-disclose.

Answer 14

false

Question 15

Men and women are most likely to become jealous if they perceive a partner to be sexually unfaithful.

Answer 15

false (true for men only)

Question 16

Romantic love tends to be unconditional

Answer 16

false