Question 1

Marital ________ is a subjective evaluation of a couple's relationship on a number of different dimensions.

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Question 2

The theory that the selection of one's partner is based on similarity is referred to as _____ mating.

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Question 3

Retaining a strong sense of ________ is very important for Native American families, as it promotes strong ties to parents, siblings, and grandparents.

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Question 4

Steve is a football coach who has taken a head coaching at a new university and has moved his entire family to that city. After only one year it is clear that his children are not adapting well to their new environment. Steve decides to give up his dream job and move his family back to their former town. This value of placing the well-being of the family ahead of that of the individual is called ________.

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Question 5

Marina and Reid are living together while they are in a monogamous romantic relationship. They are unmarried, and do not currently have plans to get married. They are currently in ________ living situation.

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Question 6

The "A" in the ABCDE model of adult friendship development stands for _____.

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Question 7

A commonly held belief that is not supported by research is that people who get married very shortly after a divorce, sometimes called the ________ effect, will have a greater likelihood of going through a second divorce.

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Question 8

According to Sternberg (2006), ________ is the element of a love relationship that involves a willingness to stay with one's partner through both good and bad times.

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Question 9

________ environments may be a more comfortable medium for people who are shy to make friends in an atmosphere of greater anonymity, where intimacy and interaction levels can be controlled

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Question 10

________ divorce is a voluntary, contractually based alternative dispute resolution process for couples who want to negotiate a resolution of their situation rather than having a ruling imposed upon them by a court or arbitrator.

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Question 11

One particular concern for single parents is ________, due to insecurities over sexuality and uncertainty about how they should behave around their children in terms of having partners stay overnight.

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Question 12

One important predictor of marital success is ________, or the extent to which the couple shares similar values and interests.

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Question 13

A(n) ________ family consists of parents and children living in a home together.

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Question 14

There is a continuum of abusive relationships that can occur toward a partner, with the most serious type of abusive behavior culminating in ________.

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Question 15

Couples who marry in the United States of America today have about a(n) ___% chance of ending in divorce.

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Question 16

The Healthy Marriage Initiative is an example of marriage ________, an approach based on the idea that the more prepared couples are for marriage, the better the relationship will survive over the long run.

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Question 17

The concept of ________ is used by some Muslim women to explain being unmarried due to the fact that they have not yet found their soul mate according to God's plan.

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Question 18

Dennis and Meg have been married for six years. Each of them makes their own contributions to their home, even though those contributions are different. Dennis feels that Meg "does her share," and Meg feels the same way about Dennis. According to ________ theory, their marriage will be more likely to be satisfying and happy.

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Question 19

The inability to let go of one's spouse following a divorce is called "divorce _____." This can also lead to difficulties making new friends and starting to date again.

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Question 20

Many men and women choose to delay marriage and to remain single longer so that they can focus on establishing their ________.

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Quiz 11: Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood