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What is the term that refers to problems that can be worked out and may include such things as not helping each other reduce daily stresses and not being verbally affectionate?

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Which of the following is true about gender differences in adult friendships?


A) Compared with women,men have more close friends.
B) Adult male friendships are more competitive than those of women.
C) Compared with women,men's friendships involve more self-disclosure and exchange of mutual support.
D) The adult female pattern of friendship often involves keeping one's distance while sharing useful information.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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According to Robert J.Sternberg,which of the following BEST describes the love in a relationship where passion is the only ingredient,and intimacy and commitment are low?


A) Fatuous love
B) Consummation
C) Infatuation
D) Companionate love

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to the Pew Research Center,in 2011 the average age for first marriage in the U.S.:


A) was higher for women than men.
B) was higher than at any other point in history.
C) declined to an all-time low.
D) was the same as it was in 1980.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Compare women's and men's friendship patterns.

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Davis's divorce was final just last week,and already he is out looking for a new romantic relationship.Davis is a(n) :


A) competent loner.
B) seeker.
C) enhancer.
D) codependent.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is NOT a myth about parenting?


A) A child is an extension of the parent
B) Parenting requires some training
C) Parenting is an instinctual process
D) The birth of a child will save a failing marriage

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Female friendships involve more _____ than male friendships.


A) competition
B) outdoor activities
C) self-disclosure
D) sharing of useful information

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to Erik Erikson,which of the following is a precursor to intimacy in romantic relationships during emerging adulthood?


A) Identity development in adolescence
B) Insecure attachment in childhood
C) Postconventional reasoning in childhood
D) Postformal thought in adulthood

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following factors is NOT associated with an increase in divorce?


A) Marrying late in life
B) Having a baby prior to marriage
C) Low education levels
D) Low income

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Currently,the average duration of marriage in the United States is just over _____ years.


A) 5
B) 9
C) 15
D) 23

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Penelope is describing her marriage of 15 years: "My husband and I were eating breakfast the other day.Neither of us was talking,both of us just reading and thinking our own thoughts.But it was a very comfortable,companionable silence,and I love it!" What aspect of their relationship does this illustrate?


A) Passion
B) Infatuation
C) Romantic love
D) Affectionate love

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following scenarios will most likely increase the tendency of a child to become an introvert and create more emotional problems as an adult?


A) Admitting the child to peer groups with other inhibited children with common interests.
B) Having caregivers who are sensitive and accepting,and allowing the child to set his own pace.
C) Presence of 'defensible shelters' that the child can retreat to when there is too much stimulation in the physical environment.
D) Enrolling the child in school that is overmanned.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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If passion and commitment are present but intimacy is not,Sternberg calls the relationship _____ love,as when one person worships another from a distance.


A) romantic
B) fatuous
C) affectionate
D) consummate

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Theodore Wachs proposed ways that linkages between temperament in childhood and personality in adulthood might vary depending on the:


A) genetic makeup of the individual.
B) intervening contexts in individuals' experience.
C) age at which the child exhibited the personality trait.
D) brain development of the individual.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is NOT a component of Sternberg's triangular theory of love?


A) passion
B) exchange
C) commitment
D) intimacy

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Sandra and Tom divorced after an 18-year marriage when Tom left Sandra for his colleague.Since the divorce two years ago,Sandra has been promoted in her job,has an active social life with her friends,and has taken up golf.However,when her friends suggest that she meet a man,Sandra tells them that she has no interest in men and that she is really quite content with her life.Sandra is a(n) :


A) defeated divorcee.
B) competent loner.
C) enhancer.
D) libertine.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Recent research suggests that cohabiting:


A) before marriage increases marital satisfaction.
B) before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce.
C) couples have less difficulty owning property jointly.
D) couples face less disapproval from parents and other family members.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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According to Erik Erikson,which of the following stages occurs during early adulthood,after individuals are well on their way to establishing stable and successful identities?


A) Identity versus identity confusion
B) Generativity versus stagnation
C) Integrity versus despair
D) Intimacy versus isolation

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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In her meeting with a counselor,Dalton revealed that he was uncomfortable being close to others.He finds it difficult to trust people completely and doesn't allow himself to depend completely on them.He gets nervous if someone tries to get too intimate with him.It seems likely that Dalton has a(n) _____ attachment style.


A) secure
B) anxious
C) conflicted
D) avoidant

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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