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This quiz preparation collection examines testing your knowledge of concepts such as the attachment and the attraction. Presents supplies test questions featuring verified responses, detailed explanations, and concept glossaries enriched with accurate responses and detailed solution explanations. Quick answer verification with comprehensive explanations facilitates optimal learning and study efficiency.
The learning objectives include:
✓ Describe changes in temperament and attachment in young adulthood.
✓ Identify key aspects of intimate relationships and love.
✓ Identify key aspects of intimate relationships and love.; Summarize perspectives on personality development during adulthood.
Question 1
According to leading experts Mario Mikulincer and Phillip Shaver, individuals who ________ have a well-integrated sense of self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-efficacy.
- have an attachment-avoidant style
- are insecurely attached
- are securely attached
- have an anxious-attachment style
Correct Answer:
are securely attached
Glossary:
Securely Attached Babies: Babies who use the caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the environment.
Question 2
Which of the following is a characteristic of attachment-anxious individuals?
- They show strong ambivalence toward a romantic partner.
- They tend to have low levels of health anxiety.
- They tend to distance themselves from their partner.
- They are unlikely to be characterized by higher negative affect.
Correct Answer:
They show strong ambivalence toward a romantic partner.
Glossary:
Anxious Attachment Style: An attachment style that describes adults who demand closeness, are less trusting, and are more emotional, jealous, and possessive.
Question 3
Research indicates that links between early attachment styles and later attachment styles were ________ by stressful and disruptive experiences.
- not impacted
- lessened
- facilitated
- enhanced
Correct Answer:
lessened
Glossary:
Attachment: A close emotional bond between two people.
Question 4
________ adults have positive views of relationships, find it easy to get close to others, and are not overly concerned with or stressed out about their romantic relationships.
- Securely attached
- Attachment-anxious
- Attachment-avoidant
- Securely detached
Correct Answer:
Securely attached
Glossary:
Securely Attached Babies: Babies who use the caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the environment.
Question 5
Amy is not overly stressed out about her relationship with her boyfriend Danny. She trusts him and is sure that if there are any problems, they can talk it through and come to an understanding. Which of the following best describes Amy's attachment style?
- disorganized
- anxious
- avoidant
- secure
Correct Answer:
secure
Glossary:
Attachment: A close emotional bond between two people.
Question 6
Securely attached adults
- are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships but are committed once they are in one.
- demand closeness in relationships and are more emotional.
- are less likely than others to have one-night stands.
- tend to distance themselves from their partner.
Correct Answer:
are less likely than others to have one-night stands.
Question 7
________ individuals are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships and once in a relationship tend to distance themselves from their partner.
- Disorganized
- Anxious
- Securely attached
- Avoidant
Correct Answer:
Avoidant
Glossary:
Avoidant Attachment Style: An attachment style that describes adults who are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships and once in a relationship tend to distance themselves from their partner.
Question 8
In his meeting with a counsellor, 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.
- secure
- anxious
- conflicted
- avoidant
Correct Answer:
avoidant
Glossary:
Attachment: A close emotional bond between two people.
Question 9
Secure attachment to parents during childhood correlates with
- higher academic achievement in college.
- stronger sibling relationships in adulthood.
- secure attachment to romantic partners in adulthood.
- an easy temperament in adulthood.
Correct Answer:
secure attachment to romantic partners in adulthood.
Question 10
Individuals with an anxious attachment style
- are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships but are committed once they are in one.
- demand closeness in relationships and are less trusting and more emotional.
- are less likely than others to have one-night stands.
- tend to distance themselves from their partner.
Correct Answer:
demand closeness in relationships and are less trusting and more emotional.
Glossary:
Anxious Attachment Style: An attachment style that describes adults who demand closeness, are less trusting, and are more emotional, jealous, and possessive.
Question 11
Rose's ex-boyfriend, Peter, describes her as clingy and dependent. During their relationship, she always told him that she loved him and wanted to rush into marriage. She also kept tabs on Peter and was jealous of all his female friends and colleagues. Rose seems to have a(n) ________ attachment style.
- secure
- anxious
- conflicted
- avoidant
Correct Answer:
anxious
Question 12
Which of the following characteristics do men rate in women as most important?
- good looks
- honesty
- understanding
- kindness
Correct Answer:
good looks
Question 13
Latrell is very intelligent but only of average physical attractiveness. The matching hypothesis states that he will choose a partner who
- is also intelligent but very attractive.
- is bright but unattractive.
- is of average physical attraction.
- is very attractive but not very intelligent.
Correct Answer:
is of average physical attraction.
Glossary:
Matching Hypothesis: Theory that although we prefer a more attractive person in the abstract, in the real world we end up choosing someone who is close to our own level of attractiveness.
Question 14
The matching hypothesis says that we choose partners
- who have similar values.
- who are close to our level of physical attractiveness.
- on the basis of proximity.
- who have opposing personality traits.
Correct Answer:
who are close to our level of physical attractiveness.
Glossary:
Matching Hypothesis: Theory that although we prefer a more attractive person in the abstract, in the real world we end up choosing someone who is close to our own level of attractiveness.
Question 15
According to research, which of the following is the least important characteristic that women look for in men?
- kindness
- good looks
- earning prospects
- considerateness
Correct Answer:
good looks