Final Flashcards
(99 cards)
in his study of sex differences in mate preference across 37 cultures, buss found that
women preferred men who were older than they were
helen fisher and her colleagues found that that _____ is highly active when we experience new romantic love
prefrontal cortex
a number of studies have shown that
women are more attracted to socially dominant men
loving attachment, deep friendship and nonsexual affection describe the ancient greek concept of
philia
people who say “ i keep my lover up in the air about my commitment” or “i get over love affairs pretty easily” appear to be in the ___ style of love
game playing
the idea that people are more likely to look for romantic relationships with those who are similar to themselves are known as
attraction similarity hypothesis
hendrick and hendrick found that college men were significantly more likely than college women to develop a ___ love style
romantic
sternberg’s triangular theory of love includes intimacy, passion and
commitment
in the early stages of a relationship, love and ___ may be difficult to distinguish
infatuation
according to research by wentland and muise, which of the following is an acceptable way to ask a person for a date
phone call
what is small talk
stresses breadth of conversation topics
all of the following encourage the continuation of relationships
maintaining interest
evidence of caring
mutual satisfaction
–not jealousy
all of the following can cause jealousy
having a former partner cheat on you
a lack of self confidence
fear of not being able to find another partner
–except high level of independence
recent research shows that men are more upset by ____infidelity and women are more upset by ___ infidelity
men- sexual
women- emotional
a study of 5000 people who responded to an internet survey found that after a relationship breakup, emotionally secure people were more likely to:
seek support from their friends and family
according to macneil and byers, couples who disclose more about their sexual likes and dislikes report:
higher levels of sexual satisfaction
which of the following is not an irrational belief about communication:
people should know what their parters want sexually without having to ask
all of the following are suggestions that enhance communication of sexual needs except:
honestly rating each others sexual performance on a scale of 1-10
according to stat canada, in 2005 the avg age of women having their first baby was
29.2
___ may carry either x or y chromosomes
sperm
the most common cause of fertility problem in males:
low sperm counts
all of the following can lead to infertility in women except:
use of illicit drugs
as of 2010, the only provine to cover the cost of IVF was
quebec
the first stage of prenatal development is the ___
germinal