Deck 7: D: Developing and Maintaining Relationships

Question 1

Because family relationships are our first and most basic relationships, it is within them that we learn basic communication skills that affect how we interact with others later in life.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Research indicates that perceptions and definitions of love differ greatly in Western cultures as compared to Eastern cultures.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The term family is only used to refer to people united by their biological relationship to one another.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

It is a cultural myth that physical attraction plays an important role in interpersonal attraction.

Question 5

Children who form successful friendships do better behaviorally and academically than those who do not.

Question 6

Dialectical tensions are a sign of an unhealthy relationship that is transitioning into the declining stage.

Question 7

Online relationships tend to be less deep and less intimate than traditional face-to-face relationships.

Question 8

The only effective way for us to gain predictability and reduce uncertainty in our relationships is to be upfront and ask our partners for the information we want.

Question 9

People need interpersonal relationships.

Question 10

We tend to be more comfortable interacting with others when we perceive their behavior as predictable.

Question 11

Loneliness and isolation have been linked to physical, emotional, and psychological health.

Question 12

People tend to prefer forging relationships with others who are different from themselves over forming bonds with people whom they perceive as similar to themselves.

Question 13

It is normal for the partners in a romantic relationship to feel the need to be close and connected to each other while also feeling the need to be independent and have some time away from the relationship.

Question 14

Andrew has a membership at a fitness center that permits him to bring a guest with him when he goes to exercise. His friend David often goes as his guest because he can't afford to join a gym at this time. Andrew's ability to provide this opportunity to David would be considered an intrinsic reward to David.

Question 15

Intimate romantic relationships can only be achieved once the partners give up their desire to keep deeply personal information about themselves private.

Question 16

Proximity is a less important element of interpersonal attraction today than it was in the past.

Question 17

People from collectivist cultures value relationships more than individuals from individualist cultures do.

Question 18

People who are considered to be attractive are also often considered to be more intelligent, kinder, and warmer than those who are not.

Question 19

Recent research has effectively disproven the social exchange theory, in part, because today most of us base our relationship choices on "chemistry" rather than on costs and rewards.

Question 20

Although it is natural for people to desire to keep some information about themselves private, the refusal to disclose personal information prevents a relationship from moving to a more intimate level.

Question 21

Money is one of the most common reasons why couples fight, and differences in perception about money can present a significant challenge to both romantic relationships as well as friendships.

Question 22

Choosing to disclose deeply personal information, such as past sexual experiences, too early in a relationship can have a negative impact on the relationship's development.

Question 23

Cultural norms contribute to our choices about what information to talk about versus what we choose to keep private on a first date.

Question 24

Experts say that once a relationship reaches the declining stage, it has deteriorated beyond the point where there are effective strategies for repairing it.

Question 25

The use of "we" talk is a sign that a relationship has entered the stable stage.

Question 26

A relationship could be doomed from the moment we meet the other person if our expectations are unrealistic.

Question 27

Bonding is an early sign that a relationship is headed toward intimacy.