What can we conclude about gender differences in the way that love relationships break up?
a. No systematic gender differences can be found in this area.
b. Women are somewhat more sensitive than men to potential problems in a love relationship.
c. Women are more devastated by the break-up of a love relationship than men are.
d. Women are likely to perceive the break-up as an abrupt occurrence, whereas men perceive it to be gradual.
Question 2According to the research about the love relationships of heterosexual couples,
a. women are much more likely than men to disclose personal information about themselves.
b. relationships that are based on friendship are likely to last for a long time.
c. when women have a romantic partner who is a feminist, the relationship is less sexually satisfying.
d. when men have a romantic partner who is a feminist, the relationship is less sexually satisfying.
Question 3People tend to be more satisfied with their love relationships if
a. the relationship is based on friendship.
b. the male is nontraditional and the female is traditional.
c. the male in the relationship is more physically attractive than the female.
d. the male in the relationship is more emotionally expressive than the female.
Question 4What can we conclude about feelings of friendship among people who are in love?
a. Surprisingly, people's feelings of satisfaction in a love relationship are not related to the friendship they feel for their partner.
b. Men emphasize friendship more than women do in a love relationship.
c. Women emphasize friendship more than men do in a love relationship.
d. Both men and women emphasize friendship in a love relationship, and no gender differences have been reported in this area.
Question 5Which of the following students provides the most accurate description of gender comparisons in people's descriptions of their current heterosexual love relationship?
a. Keith: Women are more likely than men to report both positive characteristics and negative characteristics..
b. Judy: Women are more likely than men to report positive characteristics, but less likely to report negative characteristics..
c. Kerissa: Women are less likely than men to report positive characteristics, but more likely to report negative characteristics..
d. Saul: Surprisingly, no gender differences have been reported for these descriptions..
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