There is a relationship between the prevalence of food in a culture and perceptions of female beauty in that as food becomes:
a. more plentiful, heavier women are perceived as more attractive.
b. less plentiful, thinner women are perceived as more attractive.
c. less plentiful, heavier women are perceived as more attractive.
d. more plentiful, older women are perceived as more attractive.
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The __________ effect finds people tend to like others more when they have seen them more frequently, even if they haven’t spoken to the person.
a. attraction
b. mere exposure
c. similarity
d. complementarity
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Susan has a difficult time trusting her partner and spends much of her time engaging in obsessive, desperate, and possessive behaviors. This love style is known as ________.
a. storge
b. pragma
c. mania
d. agape
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According to Gottman, we create a(n) ___________ by making small, everyday sacrifices and by making efforts to notice and appreciate the kindnesses of our partner.
a. tit-for-tat strategy
b. reciprocal strategy
c. plus system
d. emotional bank account
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Jared hasn’t felt the same about Stacy for some time. He commented to his brother, “ I remember when the hair on my neck stood up when she entered a room and I wouldn’t stop thinking about her. I guess I just don’t love her any more.” Based on his statement, we can infer that Jared defines love as _________-based.
a. companionate
b. passion
c. friendship
d. communication
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Mason is literally getting ready to marry the girl next door. He and Sandra grew up in the same neighborhood and their parents were friends. The idea that we are attracted to individuals who live nearby is called the ________ effect.
a. eros
b. association
c. attractiveness
d. proximity
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I would say B or D. Is it not in your textbook?
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Sam and Michael are similar in that they have comparable values concerning education and family. This is an example of ___________ similarity.
a. demographic
b. attitude
c. personality
d. lifetime
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Audrey and Jackson both think their relationship is in a rut and decide to take up a new hobby together, hiking. According to Baumeister & Bratslavsy (1999), this new adventure should correlate with:
a. increased relationship satisfaction.
b. decreased relationship satisfaction.
c. aspects of individual happiness.
d. increased fighting.
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Mr. and Mrs. Stevens have been married for 35 years. Their kids think their relationship is without passion and intimacy or typical of __________ love, when in fact it is full of intimacy and commitment, which is indicative of __________ love.
a. emotional; empty
b. emotional; romantic
c. empty; companionate
d. passion; storge
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Darren has asked his fiancée to marry him and she has agreed. According to Sternberg, Darren’s conscious decision to maintain this relationship over the long term is also known as ___________.
a. eros
b. commitment
c. passion
d. intimacy
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