Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is not a common example of positive communication strategy?
-More time spent talking together
-Validating the other partner
-Allowing 1 partner to always lead in affection
-Mirroring the other partner - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Allowing 1 partner to always lead
in affection
If Jim does not really care whether his wife Francis stays with him or not, he will have the
most power in the relationship according to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The principle of
least affection
T/F The degree of trust in a relationship influences the interpretation of ambiguous messages.
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
What impact does marital conflict have on children? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- lower self-
esteem
T/F While forgiveness is good for a relationship, it has no effect on the forgiver's self-esteem
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
The resource theory of power argues that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- As wives' earning
power increases, so does their decision-making in the relationship
T/F The relative love and need theory explains power in terms of an individual's involvement
and needs in the relationship. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Research has found that couples in satisfied marriages tend to do which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Engage willingly in conflict
,T/F Self-disclosure before or soon after marriage is related to relationship satisfaction later. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
All the following are true regarding couples and money except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Dating relationships are good indicators of how couples will deal with money matters in a
marriage.
In terms of education we find that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Girls excel in standardized
reading and writing tests
T/F Wives tend to believe in innate gender roles more than husbands do. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
T/F When it comes to expressing feelings, women continue to have greater difficulty
expressing their feelings than men do. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Learning through imitation is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Modeling
When it comes to gender differences, our culture has taught us that: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Exaggerate their degree and significance
__________ is learned at a very young age and is perhaps the deepest concept we hold of
ourselves. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gender identity
Gender theory is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Based on the idea that socially perceived
differences between the sexes are used to justify power relationships.
T/F Mothers who are employed full time come home do a "second shift" which refers to
housework and child care. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
T/F Research on the impact of teachers on gender role socialization has shown that girls are
praise more for their appearance and neatness of their work. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
, Which group is the fastest growing cohort in America? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 85 years
and over
In two-parent families, we find that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Women are primary
caretakers; men are secondary
T/F Women who work full-time earned about 80% of the income of men - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
T/F Non employed women are physically healthier than employed women - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
T/F An individual in a persistent vegetative state may still breathe on his/her own -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Which statement is true concerning living wills? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Living wills
provide instructions for the use of life-sustaining procedures
The end of all vital functions, including heartbeat and respiration, is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Functional Death
_________ is the complete cessation of menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Menopause
Family work is devalued in comparison to paid work because it: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Is unpaid
Which mental ability may begin to diminish by age 75? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Intellectual speed
What are signs that an older child or teen has been sexually abused? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- -Running away
-Behavior problems at home and at school