human relationships - personal relationships

Which of the following neurotransmitters is not part of Fischer's "love cocktail" that is correlated with passionate love

• noradrenaline

• dopamine

• serotonin

• acetylcholine

Evolutionary psychologists have found that which characterisitic is most associated with a history of good health and a strong immune system?

• one's body odour

• the smell of one's breath

• facial symmetry

• height and weight

According to Buss, although there are cultural differences in his research, what is the most important factor in determining what we look for in a mate?

• social standing in the community

• similarity

• the pressure of sexual and natural selection

• self-esteem

Which of the following is not a limitation of self-report questionnaires in the study of attraction?

• They are influenced by memory distortion

• The results cannot be replicated.

• They are influenced by demand characteristics.

• They are often influenced by sampling bias

A study that looks at communication at the beginning of a relationship to determine its effect over time - and then measures the health of the relationships after several years, is what type of study?

• A retrospective cross-sectional study.

• A prospective longitudinal study

• A quasi-experiment.

• A field experiment.

One of the limitations of Altman & Taylor's Social Penetration Theory is that we cannot determine if a good relationship leads to more disclosure or whether more disclosure leads to a good relationship. What is the name given to this problem?

• deman characteristics

• peak end rule

• confirmation bias

• bidirectional ambiguity

the tendency to form an impression created in one area to influence opinion in another area is known as

• the halo effect

• illusory correlation

• confirmation bias

• the impression effect

Which one is not true about the cognitive explanations of attraction?

• cognitive explanations account for personal differences

• Many of the studies are high in ecological validity, making use of actual dating sites

• Factors influencing relationship formation are impossible to isolate under natural conditions.

• The approach may be considered as holistic

Which of the following is not one of Gottman’s four horses of the apocalypse?

• criticism

• defensiveness

• disagreement

• the silent treatment

Evolutionary psychologists argue that people cheat in relationships because …

• they feel that there are not enough benefits in their current relationship.

• the male has low levels of dopamine and high levels of serotonin.

• they want to maximize the chance to reproduce.

• in order to increase one's position in the social hierarchy