HRLO: Part Two: Research Studies

Question 1

Sweaty T-shirt Study

Answer 1

LO#7 - Weedekind, 1995

Question 2

Jealousy Study

Answer 2

LO#7 - Buss, 1996

Question 3

Serotonin Study of Lovers

Answer 3

LO#7 - Marazziti, 1999

Question 4

Attraction Similarity Study

Answer 4

LO#7 - Dijkstra and Barelds, 2010

Question 5

Compatibility Study

Answer 5

LO#7 - Markey and Markey, 2007

Question 6

Self Esteem Study

Answer 6

LO#7 - Kiesler and Baral, 1970

Question 7

Cross-Cultural Relationships Study

Answer 7

LO#7, LO#9 - Buss, 1994

Question 8

Sweaty T-shirt Study Description

Answer 8

When mates have dissimilar genes their offspring have better immune systems and women prefer the odor of men with dissimilar genes

Question 9

Jealousy Study Description

Answer 9

During menstruation women are more sexually jealous and during ovulation they are more emotionally jealous

Question 10

Serotonin Study of Lovers Description and Vasopressin

Answer 10

Serotonin is lower in lovers

and vasopressin prairie vole study - when suppressed male devotion to female disappears

Question 11

Attraction Similarity Study Description

Answer 11

People perceive their partner from their current perspective

Question 12

Compatibility Study Description

Answer 12

People look for mates who are similar to them but a follow showed that complimentary traits are a better indicator of romantic harmony

Question 13

Self Esteem Study Description

Answer 13

After a fake IQ test, the higher scoring men flirted with a woman, showing that perception of the self influences attraction

Question 14

Cross-Cultural Study Description

Answer 14

Women ranked finances as important. Us ranked love as 1st. South Africa ranked emotional stability as 1st.

Question 15

Married Couple Study

Answer 15

LO#8 - Bradbury and Fincham, 1992

Question 16

Relationship Attribution Study

Answer 16

LO#8 - Bradubury and Fincham, 1993

Question 17

Married Couple Study Description

Answer 17

Wives who made dispositional attributions in negative situations behaved more negatively towards their husbands

Question 18

Relationship Attribution Study Description

Answer 18

Attributions made at the beginning of a year long study predicted marital satisfaction at the end of the study

Question 19

Arranged versus Love Marriage Study

Answer 19

LO#9 - Gupta and Singh, 1992

Question 20

Arranged versus Love Marriage Study Description

Answer 20

Couples in India who married for love reported diminished levels of love while those in arranged marriages reported increased levels of love

Question 21

Equity Theory Study

Answer 21

LO#10 - Hatfield, 1979

Question 22

Study of Couples and Well-being

Answer 22

LO#10 - Flora and Segrin, 2003

Question 23

Equity Theory Study Description

Answer 23

Those who felt under benefited in a relationship were quicker to have extramarital sex after marriage. Those who felt equal believed they would still be together in 5 years

Question 24

Study of Couples and Well-Being Description

Answer 24

Common interests was the most important factor for still dating couples, while breakups most often occurred because of the woman’s negative feelings