,CHAPTER 1: Why Study Intimate Relationships?
n n n n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Accordingntonthentextbook,nthendefiningnfeaturenofnanrelationshipnis:
a. acceptingnyournpartner’snspecificnfaults.
b. awarenessnofnthenother.
c. closeness.
d. interdependence.
ANS:n D DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependence MSC:n Factual
2. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnankeynaspectnofninterdependenceninnrelationships?
a. Interdependencenisnbidirectional.
b. Interdependenceninvolvesncontinuitynoverntime.
c. Interdependencenmustnincludenintimacy.
d. Interdependencenexistsnbetweenntwonpartners.
ANS:n C DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependence MSC:n Factual
3. Onnhisnwaynhomenfromnworkneachnday,nAbdulnbuysnhisnfavoritenbreadnfromnNisa’snbakery.nAsndefinedn
bynyourntextbook,nwhichnelementnofninterdependencenisnlikelynmissingnfromnAbdulnandnNisa’snrelatio
nship?
a. bidirectionality
b. continuitynoverntime
c. intimacy
d. AllnofnthenabovenarenlikelynpresentninnAbdulnandnNisa’snrelationship.
ANS:n C DIF: Medium
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependence MSC:n Applied
4. Impersonalnrelationshipsntendntonben ,nwhereasnpersonalnrelationshipsntendntonben .
a. informalnandnemotionallynconnected;nformalnandntask-oriented
b. formalnandntask-oriented;ninformalnandnemotionallynconnected
c. formalnandntask-oriented;nrelativelynhappy
d. relativelynhappy;ninformalnandnemotionallynconnected
ANS:n B DIF: Medium
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationshipsnT
OP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementnM
SC:n Conceptual
5. Thenrelationshipnbetweennanlawyernandnhernclientnwouldnbenconsideredna/ann
relationship,nandnthenre
lationshipnbetweennannauntnandnniecenwouldnbenconsideredna/ann relationship.
a. impersonal;npersonal c. distant;nclose
b. personal;nimpersonal d.n n close;ndistant
ANS:n A DIF: Medium
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationships
, TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementn
MSC:n Conceptual
6. Sandranregularlynstopsnatnanparticularncoffeenshopnonnhernwayntonwork.nAlthoughnshenprefersnitnwhennY
asirnmakesnhernlatte,nshendoesn’tnmindnwhennJamilanmakesnit.nHownwouldnyouncharacterizenSandra’snrel
ationshipnwithnYasir?
a. closenrelationship c. personalnrelationship
b. distantnrelationship d.n n impersonalnrelationship
ANS:n D DIF: Difficult
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationshipsnT
OP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementnM
SC:n Applied
7. BradleinbuysnorganicnsteaknfromnhisnfavoritenbutchernshopneverynSaturday.nHenprefersnitnwhennVeronican
slicesnthensteaknfornhim,nbutnhendoesn’tnmindnwhennRuthnslicesnit.nHownwouldnyouncharacterizenBradlei’
snrelationshipnwithnVeronica?
a. personalnrelationship c. closenrelationship
b. impersonalnrelationship d.n n distantnrelationship
ANS:n B DIF: Difficult
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationshipsnT
OP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementnM
SC:n Applied
8. AllnofnthenfollowingnarenkeynfeaturesnofnanclosenrelationshipnEXCEPT:
a. thenpartnersnhavenanstrongninfluencenovernonenanother.
b. thenpartnersnarenhappyninnthenrelationship.
c. thenpartnersnarenemotionallynengagedninnthenrelationship.
d. thenpartnersntreatneachnothernasnuniquenindividuals.
ANS:n B DIF: Medium
REF:n FromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nCloseness MSC:n Factual
9. Accordingntonyourntextbook,nwhichnofnthenfollowingndistinguishesnannintimatenrelationshipnfromnanclosen
relationship?
a. thenpotentialnfornsexualnintimacy c. enduringninterdependence
b. thenfrequencynofninteraction d.n n positivenfeelingsntowardnthenpartner
ANS:n A DIF: Easy
REF:n FromnClosenRelationshipsntonIntimatenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nSexualnintimacy MSC:n Factual
10. Mutualninfluencenisnton asnsexualnpassionnisnton .
a. interdependence;nintimatenrelationships
b. intimatenrelationships;ninterdependence
c. interdependence;ncloseness
d. closeness;ninterdependence
ANS:n A DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnClosenRelationshipsntonIntimatenRelati
onships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nSexualni
ntimacy MSC:n Conceptual
, 11. DalenandnJonathonnmetnanyearnagoninnannintroductorynchemistrynclass.nBeingnpsychologynmajors,ntheyn
werenbothnnervousnaboutntakingnchemistrynasnannelective.nTheynendednupnsharingnnotesnandnstudyingnt
ogether,nandntheyndidnwellninnthencourse.nSincenthen,nDalenandnJonathonnhavenkeptninntouchnandnoccasi
onallyngonoutntogethernonnthenweekend.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnbestncharacterizesnDalenandnJonathon’
snrelationship?
a. annimpersonalnrelationship c. andistantnrelationship
b. anpersonalnrelationship d.n n anclosenrelationship
ANS:n B DIF: Medium
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersona
lnRelationshipsn|nFromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotion
alnengagementn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nCloseness
MSC:n Applied
12. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnandefiningnelementnofnannintimatenrelationship?
a. mutualninfluencenbetweennpartners
b. consideringnthenpartnernunique
c. positivenfeelingsntowardnthenpartner
d. thenpotentialnforneroticncontact
ANS:n C DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersona
lnRelationshipsn|nFromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationshipsn|nFromnClosenRelationshipsntonInti
matenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:n
Emotionalnengagementn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nClosenessn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRel
ationship?:nSexualnintimacy MSC:n Factual
13. YournfriendnYayoinrecentlynstartedndatingnsomeonennew.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnonenofnthenf
eaturesnyounwouldnlooknfornifnyounwerentryingntondeterminenwhethernshenandnhernnewnpartnernhavenf
ormednannintimatenrelationship?
a. sexualnpassion
b. positivenfeelingsntowardneachnother
c. consideringneachnothernirreplaceable
d. interdependence
ANS:n B DIF: Difficult
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersona
lnRelationshipsn|nFromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationshipsn|nFromnClosenRelationshipsntonInti
matenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:n
Emotionalnengagementn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nClosenessn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRel
ationship?:nSexualnintimacy MSC:n Applied
14. Younarentakingnpartninnanstudynonnrelationshipsnandnpain.nYounarenaskedntonplacenyournhandninnfreezing-
ncoldnwaternfornasnlongnasnyouncan.nItnbecomesnquitenpainfulnafternanfewnminutes.nGivennwhatnyounknown
aboutnthenneurochemistrynofnclosenrelationships,nundernwhatnconditionndonyounthinknyounwouldnsubject
ivelynexperiencenthenleastnpain?
a. whenntherenisnanstrangerninnthenroomnwithnhisnornhernhandnonnyournshoulder
b. whennyournromanticnpartnernisninnthenroomnwithnyounwithnhisnornhernhandnonnyournshoulder
c. whennyounarenaloneninnthenroom
d. whennyounarenaloneninnthenroomnbutnknownyournpartnernisnnearby
n n n n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Accordingntonthentextbook,nthendefiningnfeaturenofnanrelationshipnis:
a. acceptingnyournpartner’snspecificnfaults.
b. awarenessnofnthenother.
c. closeness.
d. interdependence.
ANS:n D DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependence MSC:n Factual
2. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnankeynaspectnofninterdependenceninnrelationships?
a. Interdependencenisnbidirectional.
b. Interdependenceninvolvesncontinuitynoverntime.
c. Interdependencenmustnincludenintimacy.
d. Interdependencenexistsnbetweenntwonpartners.
ANS:n C DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependence MSC:n Factual
3. Onnhisnwaynhomenfromnworkneachnday,nAbdulnbuysnhisnfavoritenbreadnfromnNisa’snbakery.nAsndefinedn
bynyourntextbook,nwhichnelementnofninterdependencenisnlikelynmissingnfromnAbdulnandnNisa’snrelatio
nship?
a. bidirectionality
b. continuitynoverntime
c. intimacy
d. AllnofnthenabovenarenlikelynpresentninnAbdulnandnNisa’snrelationship.
ANS:n C DIF: Medium
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependence MSC:n Applied
4. Impersonalnrelationshipsntendntonben ,nwhereasnpersonalnrelationshipsntendntonben .
a. informalnandnemotionallynconnected;nformalnandntask-oriented
b. formalnandntask-oriented;ninformalnandnemotionallynconnected
c. formalnandntask-oriented;nrelativelynhappy
d. relativelynhappy;ninformalnandnemotionallynconnected
ANS:n B DIF: Medium
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationshipsnT
OP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementnM
SC:n Conceptual
5. Thenrelationshipnbetweennanlawyernandnhernclientnwouldnbenconsideredna/ann
relationship,nandnthenre
lationshipnbetweennannauntnandnniecenwouldnbenconsideredna/ann relationship.
a. impersonal;npersonal c. distant;nclose
b. personal;nimpersonal d.n n close;ndistant
ANS:n A DIF: Medium
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationships
, TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementn
MSC:n Conceptual
6. Sandranregularlynstopsnatnanparticularncoffeenshopnonnhernwayntonwork.nAlthoughnshenprefersnitnwhennY
asirnmakesnhernlatte,nshendoesn’tnmindnwhennJamilanmakesnit.nHownwouldnyouncharacterizenSandra’snrel
ationshipnwithnYasir?
a. closenrelationship c. personalnrelationship
b. distantnrelationship d.n n impersonalnrelationship
ANS:n D DIF: Difficult
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationshipsnT
OP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementnM
SC:n Applied
7. BradleinbuysnorganicnsteaknfromnhisnfavoritenbutchernshopneverynSaturday.nHenprefersnitnwhennVeronican
slicesnthensteaknfornhim,nbutnhendoesn’tnmindnwhennRuthnslicesnit.nHownwouldnyouncharacterizenBradlei’
snrelationshipnwithnVeronica?
a. personalnrelationship c. closenrelationship
b. impersonalnrelationship d.n n distantnrelationship
ANS:n B DIF: Difficult
REF:n FromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersonalnRelationshipsnT
OP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotionalnengagementnM
SC:n Applied
8. AllnofnthenfollowingnarenkeynfeaturesnofnanclosenrelationshipnEXCEPT:
a. thenpartnersnhavenanstrongninfluencenovernonenanother.
b. thenpartnersnarenhappyninnthenrelationship.
c. thenpartnersnarenemotionallynengagedninnthenrelationship.
d. thenpartnersntreatneachnothernasnuniquenindividuals.
ANS:n B DIF: Medium
REF:n FromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nCloseness MSC:n Factual
9. Accordingntonyourntextbook,nwhichnofnthenfollowingndistinguishesnannintimatenrelationshipnfromnanclosen
relationship?
a. thenpotentialnfornsexualnintimacy c. enduringninterdependence
b. thenfrequencynofninteraction d.n n positivenfeelingsntowardnthenpartner
ANS:n A DIF: Easy
REF:n FromnClosenRelationshipsntonIntimatenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nSexualnintimacy MSC:n Factual
10. Mutualninfluencenisnton asnsexualnpassionnisnton .
a. interdependence;nintimatenrelationships
b. intimatenrelationships;ninterdependence
c. interdependence;ncloseness
d. closeness;ninterdependence
ANS:n A DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnClosenRelationshipsntonIntimatenRelati
onships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nSexualni
ntimacy MSC:n Conceptual
, 11. DalenandnJonathonnmetnanyearnagoninnannintroductorynchemistrynclass.nBeingnpsychologynmajors,ntheyn
werenbothnnervousnaboutntakingnchemistrynasnannelective.nTheynendednupnsharingnnotesnandnstudyingnt
ogether,nandntheyndidnwellninnthencourse.nSincenthen,nDalenandnJonathonnhavenkeptninntouchnandnoccasi
onallyngonoutntogethernonnthenweekend.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnbestncharacterizesnDalenandnJonathon’
snrelationship?
a. annimpersonalnrelationship c. andistantnrelationship
b. anpersonalnrelationship d.n n anclosenrelationship
ANS:n B DIF: Medium
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersona
lnRelationshipsn|nFromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nEmotion
alnengagementn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nCloseness
MSC:n Applied
12. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnandefiningnelementnofnannintimatenrelationship?
a. mutualninfluencenbetweennpartners
b. consideringnthenpartnernunique
c. positivenfeelingsntowardnthenpartner
d. thenpotentialnforneroticncontact
ANS:n C DIF: Easy
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersona
lnRelationshipsn|nFromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationshipsn|nFromnClosenRelationshipsntonInti
matenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:n
Emotionalnengagementn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nClosenessn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRel
ationship?:nSexualnintimacy MSC:n Factual
13. YournfriendnYayoinrecentlynstartedndatingnsomeonennew.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnonenofnthenf
eaturesnyounwouldnlooknfornifnyounwerentryingntondeterminenwhethernshenandnhernnewnpartnernhavenf
ormednannintimatenrelationship?
a. sexualnpassion
b. positivenfeelingsntowardneachnother
c. consideringneachnothernirreplaceable
d. interdependence
ANS:n B DIF: Difficult
REF:n InterdependencenasnthenCornerstonenofnRelationshipsn|nFromnImpersonalnRelationshipsntonPersona
lnRelationshipsn|nFromnPersonalnRelationshipsntonClosenRelationshipsn|nFromnClosenRelationshipsntonInti
matenRelationships
TOP:n WhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nInterdependencen|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:n
Emotionalnengagementn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRelationship?:nClosenessn|nWhatnIsnannIntimatenRel
ationship?:nSexualnintimacy MSC:n Applied
14. Younarentakingnpartninnanstudynonnrelationshipsnandnpain.nYounarenaskedntonplacenyournhandninnfreezing-
ncoldnwaternfornasnlongnasnyouncan.nItnbecomesnquitenpainfulnafternanfewnminutes.nGivennwhatnyounknown
aboutnthenneurochemistrynofnclosenrelationships,nundernwhatnconditionndonyounthinknyounwouldnsubject
ivelynexperiencenthenleastnpain?
a. whenntherenisnanstrangerninnthenroomnwithnhisnornhernhandnonnyournshoulder
b. whennyournromanticnpartnernisninnthenroomnwithnyounwithnhisnornhernhandnonnyournshoulder
c. whennyounarenaloneninnthenroom
d. whennyounarenaloneninnthenroomnbutnknownyournpartnernisnnearby