Chapter 11
Multiple-Choice Items
1. Qualities that set committed romantic relationships apart from other close relationships
include:
A. trust.
B. self-disclosure.
C. assumed permanence.
D. social support.
E. replaceability.
2. Three dimensions of committed romantic relationships are
A. intimacy, commitment, and passion
B. intimacy, passion, and love
C. intimacy, warmth, and trust
D. commitment, love, and passion
E. passion, commitment, and trust
3. fell in love. It was more like we
grew together kind of gradually. I think of my husband as my
have which style of loving?
A. eros
B. ludus
C. agape
D. storge
E. pragma
4.
I saw Doreen. It was a classic case of love at first sight, and I still light up whenever I see
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
5. In terms of love styles, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A. most people have a combination of styles.
B.
C. love style is part of an overall system.
D. individual styles are not necessarily good or bad.
E. love style is affected by all other aspects of a relationship.
6. Which of the following comments would likely be made during the invitational stage of
romantic relationships?
A.
B. for me to bond with
C.
D.
E.
7. In reference to her love life,
which style of loving?
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
8. According to research reports discussed in the textbook, the greatest influences on
interpersonal attraction include:
A. proximity.
B. love style.
C. trust.
D. passion.
E. nonverbal cues.
9. During the ____ phase of romantic relationship deterioration, individuals try to make sense
A. social support
B. intrapsychic
C. grave dressing
D. dyadic
E. dyadic breakdown
10. Relational culture is best defined as:
A.
B. the degree to which a relationship is tied into the larger culture within which it
exists.
C. private understandings, rules, and meanings that partners create.
D. the degree to which a couple enjoys cultural activities such as attending concerts
and going to art museums.
E. the culture that develops when the participants are from different cultural
backgrounds.
11. In the ____ phase of romantic relationship deterioration, relational partners may begin to
consider alternatives to the relationship.
A. social support
B. intrapsychic
C. grave dressing
D. dyadic
E. dyadic breakdown
12. Which one of the following statements is true about violence and abuse in romantic
relationships?
A. Only women can be targets of violence and abuse.
B. Sexual abuse incidents in the United States have declined significantly in
the past 20 years.
C. Violence is rare in heterosexual cohabiting couples.
D. All abuse in romantic relationships is physical.
E. Many people do not report violent or abusive incidents.
13. The resurrection process of relationship deterioration involves all of the following except.
A. the two people move on with their lives
B. the two people conceive of themselves as single again
C. attempting to restore the deteriorating relationship
D. the previous partner is no longer an intimate
E. reorganizing their lives without the partner
14. The three primary styles of love are.
A. infatuation, lust, and expressive
B. like, lust, and vibrance
C. pragma, mania, and agape
D. eros, storge, and ludos
E. eros, agape, and amor
15. The three secondary styles of love are.
A. infatuation, lust, and expressive
B. like, lust, and vibrance
C. pragma, mania, and agape
D. eros, storge, and ludos
E. eros, agape, and amor
16. This is the most intuitive and spontaneous of all love styles, and it is also the fastest moving.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
17. These lovers are likely to self-disclose early in a relationship, be very sentimental, and fall in
love fast.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
18. Men are more likely than women to be this kind of lover,
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
19. This is a comfortable, even-keeled kind of love based on friendship and compatibility.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
20. This love tends to develop gradually and to be peaceful and stable.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
21. This kind of love grows out of common interests, values, and life goals.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
22. These
the fiery conflict and anger that can punctuate erotic relationships.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
23. This kind of love sees love as a game.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
24. They commitment is not the goal. Instead, they like to play the field and enjoy falling in love.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
25. This kind of love is practical love.
A. eros
B. storge
C. ludus
D. pragma
E. agape
26. This describes the intensely positive feelings and fervent desire for the other person. It is not
restricted to sexual and sensual feelings.
A. eros
B. romance
C. commitment
D. passion
E. intimacy
27. To build a lasting relationship with someone, we need something more durable than passion,
we need ___.
A. sensuality
B. communication
C. complexity
D. commitment
E. intimacy
28. The feelings of closeness, connection, tenderness are associated with this dimension. ___ is
abiding affection and warm feelings for another person.
A. respect
B. commitment
C. lust
D. intimacy
E. passion
29. Although passionate feelings also matter, they are less central to perceptions of love than all
of the following except:
A. caring
B. honesty
C. respect
D. imagination
E. trust
30. The cycle of abuse contains all of the following except:
A. tension
B. explosion
C. remorse
D. perspective
E. honeymoon
True-False Items
1. The hypothesis that the United States is classless has been disproved by the fact that most
people seek romantic partners of their own social class or above it.
2. Many lesbians place priority on physical characteristics.
3. The pragmatic style of loving (pragma) is too cold and practical to involve real love or
intimacy.
4.
5. How we see ourselves greatly influences our choices in potential romantic partners.
6. Men are more likely than women to feel a relationship is breaking down if they and their
7. Half of all new STDs occur in people 15 to 24 years old.
8. Two million new cases of STDs are diagnosed each year.
9. Researchers have shown that many people who engage in violence against romantic
partners lack the communicative skills to constructively manage emotions and conflicts.
10. Passion is the primary foundation for enduring romance.
11. Storge love tends to grow quickly.
12. Women are more likely than men to perceive companionship as a goal for a first date.
13. Pragma love types are more likely to use online matching services to specify their criteria
for a desirable mate.
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14. Women are more egalitarian than men in regards to who was responsible for paying for
the first date.
15. Wo
16. Male abusers are far more likely than female abusers to inflict physical injuries,
sometimes severe ones.
17. Commitment is the determination to stay together despite trouble, disappointments,
sporadic restlessness, and lulls in passion.
18. Commitment involves accepting responsibility for maintaining a relationship
19. Passion happens without effort sometimes despite our efforts. Commitment is an act of
will.
20. Intimacy is abiding affection and warm feelings for another person.
21. Romantic relationships do not follow a developmental course.
22. The meanings we assign to behavior in romantic relationships are entirely individualistic.
23. The majority of college students think that men should initiate and plan dates and control
sexual activity.
24. Men and women also tend to have dissimilar ideas about how men and women should
act.
Identification Items
1. Intimacy
2. Agape
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3. Mania
4. Environmental spoiling
5. Placemaking
6. Relational culture
7. Explorational communication
8. Intrapsychic phase
9. Cycle of abuse
10. Eros
11. Ludus
12. Storge
13. Pragma
14. Individuality
Essay Items
1. A friend who learns you are studying interpersonal communication asks for your opinion on
what really holds a relationsh
taking care of the big things like getting a home and celebrating anniversaries and stuff. But
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your opinion, but also to cite research findings (no need to footnote specific sources) that
support your opinion.
2. Identify the challenges (or difficulties) of long-distance romantic relationships, and explain
communication strategies for coping with these challenges. Your response should focus on
how couples involved in long-distance relationships can establish and sustain satisfying
communication.
3. Statistics on violence between intimates are based on reported incidents. Given what you
have learned about feminine and masculine socialization, why might male and female
victims not report violent incidents (hint: be sure to discuss potentially different reasons for
each).
4. Relationship researchers have identified six stages of development for progressive intimacy
in romantic relationships. Identify all six stages and describe the characteristics of each.
Feel free to use a real or hypothetical example to illustrate the general developmental path.
5. Critics of on-line communities argue that there is greater potential for deceit in online
relationships in comparison to face-to-face ones. In online relationships, they argue, people
may misrepresent their appearance, sex, sexual orientation, etc. What are the advantages of
disadvantages of having the ability to be represent yourself differently in an online
community than you are able to in a face-to-face community? If you think there are ethical
concerns here, discuss these. If you feel ethics are irrelevant to this issue, explain why.
6. Relationship researchers have identified patterns in terms of how relationships tend to
deteriorate. Put the following phases in sequential order and explain characteristics of each
phase. Feel free to use a real or hypothetical example to illustrate these phases: intrapsychic
phase, dyadic breakdown phase, grave dressing, social phase, dyadic phase, social support
7. The book discusses six styles of love. Describe each of the love styles and give a
media example of each of these love styles.
8. There are several myths about sexually transmitted diseases discussed in your book.
Identify at least four misconceptions about STDs and what the true facts.
9. The book discusses Day, explain wh
10. Are workplace romances common? If so, what does the book discuss about workplace
romances?
11. What is the chemistry of love?
12. Describe the triangle of love and each of the components.
13. What are the four distinct developmental stages for interracial relationships?
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Rejoinders
Multiple-Choice Items
True-False Items
Identification Items
Essay Items
